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  • Pre Grapefest Romp

    Richard_s and I went to London today to pick up some grapes....we left at 6 am....bought the grapes processed them and are now drinking some of my home made beer....life is good
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  • #2
    Some more

    drew off some juice to make a rose....may end up white.....look at the seperation!


    and a nice apricot beer to finish with
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    • #3
      Hmmmmm I bought the Ciliguilio


      Brix at 19....harvested a little early I'm thinking....

      PH is 2.9
      TA is 8.5 g/l

      have split mine into two buckets ( I bought 12 X 20lb boxes) one I will ferment as is with PH low and acid high, to hopefully produce a very fruity red that will need acid dropping out via cold stabilisation, the other bucket I will add around 1.5 gallons of sugar syrup at 1.100, this will hopefully bring numbers more like Brix 21 and PH 3.4 (I'm hoping) and acid numbers more like 7 to 7.5 g/l

      both batches will benefit from American white oak sawdust (cheers Curt) and Trenolin rouge DF (allegedly gives extra juice...we will see!.....£11 for 100ml it better!)


      but Im tired now....so having a beer




      update:

      added the sugar syrup and some tancor grand cru....on the batch with the sugar syrup added the acid is now 7 g/l (whoo hoo) and the PH registers as 3.1 (however my PH meter is having a bit of a do!......or the beer is affecting me more than I think)


      Fermentation is underway already (pre made starter of Lalvin RC-212)


      life is gooooooooooooooooood

      about to open a bottle of wine No 1 citrus aperitif...richard went home with a bottle of my 05 sangiovese and the 04 Raisin (EEK) and 7 gallons of red wine must
      Last edited by lockwood1956; 30-08-2008, 07:02 PM.
      N.G.W.B.J.
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      Wine, mead and beer maker

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      • #4
        Bugger...didnt check the brix!!!


        well it will be above 19 (which is 1.077 SG)
        N.G.W.B.J.
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        Wine, mead and beer maker

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        • #5
          What a day! This was a bit of an "off the cuff" adventure as I was waiting 'till Grapefest but the temptation of these early grapes was too much after waiting for so long. I got 5 boxes of Ciliguilio and a 25l carbouy (a snip at £12).

          After processing the grapes, Bob produced a variety of beers & lagers produced from scratch. Not a bad one among them, in fact the lager was sublime stuff.

          Anyway, after doing a couple of adjustments when I got home, the wine will now be pretty much be left alone to do it's thing
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          • #6
            Good job fellows !

            Hey man, just call it 11% PA. should be about right !

            The beer looks tasty indeed.

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            • #7
              Was awake early

              off to the winery to check on progress, very misty this morning...but everything looks great, and smells great too
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              • #8
                There is a picture called "RICH-PRESS.jpg" that looks rather like it's a warehouse type place that. Plus Richard_S's comment about the cheap 25 ltr glassware seems that they also sell good value stuff.

                Where is it? because if it's the place where you get the grapes it'd be a good place to know (I'm looking for a reasonably priced, decent sized fruit press).

                regards

                JtFB
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                • #9
                  Yes John, it's the same place the grapes come from, he has various sized presses, carbouys from 10l up to 54l and a few other bits and bobs. Give him a ring and get a price.
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                  My friends would think I was a nut, turning water into wine....... Lyrics from Solsbury hill by Peter Gabriel

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                  • #10
                    I PM'd you the number john
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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by lockwood1956 View Post
                      I PM'd you the number john
                      Cheers Bob, I've put "it" in my "saved PM's" folder

                      regards

                      JtFB
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                      • #12
                        Looks just like Merry Old England looks in the movies...misty !!!

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                        • #13
                          What do you store the wine in once finished, assuming you don't bottle it all? I know for small amounts dj's are fine but for a large quantity?

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                          • #14
                            My Montypulciano from last year is still in demi johns, I intend to bottle that today. For larger quantities (5 gal) a glass carbouy is ideal.
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                            My friends would think I was a nut, turning water into wine....... Lyrics from Solsbury hill by Peter Gabriel

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                            • #15
                              Is the what you bought for £12 then?

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