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Wine Making Forum: Beginners Wine Making Forum 03-23-2013, 01:43 PM
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Posted By ShepherdQ
Bottled! Got the approval of the main customer,...

Bottled! Got the approval of the main customer, my wife. See the main DB thread for a Q I have about a leftover haze, not sure if you can see it in the pic.



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Wine Making Forum: Recipes 03-23-2013, 01:40 PM
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Posted By ShepherdQ
Bottled mine yesterday, and got a resounding...

Bottled mine yesterday, and got a resounding approval from my wife. It tastes exactly as people have described it, with slightly stringer lemon than I'd like right now but it's perfect for my wife's...
Wine Making Forum: Recipes 03-21-2013, 01:34 PM
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Posted By ShepherdQ
Dave, have you ever let a batch age in the...

Dave, have you ever let a batch age in the carboy? I simply haven't had time to bottle the batch I racked almost a month ago, I'm wondering if it will have mellowed as much as it would had I bottled...
Wine Making Forum: Recipes 03-11-2013, 12:38 PM
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Posted By ShepherdQ
I ran into this as well on my first batch, so I'm...

I ran into this as well on my first batch, so I'm interested to hear what people say. I used a good 15 second blast of Winelife to fill as much of the ullage as possible with a barrier gas (Winelife...
Wine Making Forum: Recipes 03-04-2013, 02:54 PM
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Posted By ShepherdQ
Dave: I should have mentioned that I already used...

Dave: I should have mentioned that I already used kieselsol and chitosan to clear, and they worked quite well. I'm going to give it another week to see if anything else precipitates out. Time is...
Wine Making Forum: Recipes 03-04-2013, 01:21 PM
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Posted By ShepherdQ
I racked my first batch yesterday to get the wine...

I racked my first batch yesterday to get the wine off the fine lees in the secondary, and snuck a sampling in at the same time. I noticed a distinct yeasty sour flavour. It's partially masked by the...
Wine Making Forum: Beginners Wine Making Forum 03-03-2013, 07:06 PM
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Posted By ShepherdQ
So I racked again today to get the wine off the...

So I racked again today to get the wine off the fine lees in the secondary, and found that in had no discernible CO2, either when splash racking for 30 seconds or in tasting. Phew!

However, I do...
Wine Making Forum: Beginners Wine Making Forum 02-28-2013, 12:29 PM
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Posted By ShepherdQ
Triplett, yeah I think I should have degassed a...

Triplett, yeah I think I should have degassed a couple more times. I did it til the battery on my cordless drill died and then continued by hand, but the CO2 in this is stubborn I guess. The temp was...
Wine Making Forum: Beginners Wine Making Forum 02-27-2013, 06:17 PM
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Posted By ShepherdQ
With a starting SG of 1.085-1.09, you're looking...

With a starting SG of 1.085-1.09, you're looking at a final ABV of between 11.9 and 12.5, depending on yield. If you go all the way from 1.09 down to 0.995, you should be around 12.5-12.9%.
Wine Making Forum: Beginners Wine Making Forum 02-27-2013, 04:44 PM
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Posted By ShepherdQ
So I siphoned to secondary on Monday, added...

So I siphoned to secondary on Monday, added stabilizers, degassed for 15 mins then added kieselsol and chitosan to clear. I ended up with a strange effect: most of the lees fell to the bottom just...
Wine Making Forum: Beginners Wine Making Forum 02-17-2013, 10:53 PM
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Posted By ShepherdQ
No one said anything, but I just noticed that I...

No one said anything, but I just noticed that I wrote I'd added 17 cups of "wine", rather than sugar... shouldn't have been drinking the last batch whilst making this one clearly!
Wine Making Forum: Beginners Wine Making Forum 02-17-2013, 04:44 AM
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Posted By ShepherdQ
Started: First Quad Berry DB

Hi all,

I've read the DB threads and even downloaded Dave's recipe onto my phone so I could look at it throughout the process, and now it was time to start my own batch! Used a strawberry,...
Wine Making Forum: Beginners Wine Making Forum 02-03-2013, 06:33 PM
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Posted By ShepherdQ
Dangit, using mobile app with fat thumbs... ...

Dangit, using mobile app with fat thumbs...

As I was saying, I'm going to try fermenting down to dry before transferring to secondary, and won't worry about the temp change too much because I'm...
Wine Making Forum: Beginners Wine Making Forum 02-03-2013, 06:30 PM
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Posted By ShepherdQ
Yeah, but I'm worried about the glass cracking...

Yeah, but I'm worried about the glass cracking due to the temp differential, and I think I'm going to .

Botigol, I will be using EC-1118 so I don't think I'll worry too much
Wine Making Forum: Kit Winemaking 02-03-2013, 06:24 PM
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Posted By ShepherdQ
I'm no expert (understatement), but I have read a...

I'm no expert (understatement), but I have read a couple times on WMT that people who really like oak invariably have to add more than what comes with the kit.
Wine Making Forum: Kit Winemaking 02-01-2013, 03:57 PM
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Posted By ShepherdQ
Bottled! Storebought labels, obviously, haven't...

Bottled! Storebought labels, obviously, haven't figured out making my own yet.

Will post final SG and ABV when I pick up my notebook.

A bit green when I sampled it, but Pinots mature faster...
Wine Making Forum: Kit Winemaking 02-01-2013, 03:53 PM
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Posted By ShepherdQ
Hi all, Bottled! I sampled a bit and man is...

Hi all,

Bottled! I sampled a bit and man is it good! Plenty of oak, as far as I can tell, and I can't wait for it to age and develop a bit.

Left my notes in my 'lab' across town, will pick them...
Wine Making Forum: Beginners Wine Making Forum 02-01-2013, 02:57 PM
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Posted By ShepherdQ
OK, sounds good, thanks!

OK, sounds good, thanks!
Wine Making Forum: Beginners Wine Making Forum 01-31-2013, 05:16 PM
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Views: 500
Posted By ShepherdQ
No Secondary Fermentation w/ Brew Belt?

Hi all,

I've been using my in-laws heated basement to make wine since we moved to freezing Calgary, but the distance/time is inconvenient. So I'm going to get a Brew Belt and set up in my 10C...
Wine Making Forum: Beginners Wine Making Forum 01-23-2013, 09:10 PM
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Views: 566
Posted By ShepherdQ
My goodness, 'Tim' from WineMaker mag doesn't...

My goodness, 'Tim' from WineMaker mag doesn't recommend bulk aging past 90 days because of the relatively poor seal between the neck of a carboy and the bung. I have to say I agree, no amount of...
Wine Making Forum: Beginners Wine Making Forum 01-23-2013, 01:02 AM
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Views: 787
Posted By ShepherdQ
Cool beans, tks.

Cool beans, tks.
Wine Making Forum: Beginners Wine Making Forum 01-22-2013, 05:15 PM
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Views: 787
Posted By ShepherdQ
I have a question about the belt in a similar...

I have a question about the belt in a similar vein. Apparently the manufacturer's instructions say not to use these on glass carboys, but I'm worried that my basement is so cold secondary...
Wine Making Forum: Kit Winemaking 01-19-2013, 08:44 PM
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Views: 326
Posted By ShepherdQ
Cool beans, Dave.

Cool beans, Dave.
Wine Making Forum: Beginners Wine Making Forum 01-19-2013, 08:32 PM
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Views: 583
Posted By ShepherdQ
Thanks Boatboy, thanks Wineforfun.

Thanks Boatboy, thanks Wineforfun.
Wine Making Forum: Beginners Wine Making Forum 01-18-2013, 02:27 PM
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Views: 583
Posted By ShepherdQ
Hi all, Has anyone tried making a off-dry...

Hi all,

Has anyone tried making a off-dry Dragon Blood? My guess is that it wouldn't be good absolutely dry (too tart) but I wonder what it would be like with less sugar?
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