Boatboy24
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Got these pretty little ladies all dressed up. Nowhere to go, sadly, but into the stack of wine boxes. 
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Got these pretty little ladies all dressed up. Nowhere to go, sadly, but into the stack of wine boxes.
Boatboy24
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Well, I am working from home, but I keep running outside every couple of minutes to watch F/A-18's scream low over my house in close formation. 
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Boatboy24
No longer a newbie, but still clueless.
Got the Cabernet Sauvignon Rose into secondary and now watching the Nats. Tonight, Zac Brown Band w/ the boys (and our wives).
GreenEnvy22
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Chillin at the cottage.
Biked downtown to our Bastille Days festival (a celebration of all things French). After sipping a glass of Beaujolais-Village and listening to some music, I biked over to the lakefront for the Air and Water Show. I enjoyed some acrobatic displays in small prop planes and a Douglas A-4, but the highlight was the Blue Angels. Before the F/A-18s came out, they put the support plane of the Blue Angels, a good ol' Hercules C-130, through its paces. I had seen the Blue Angels before, but had not seen the C-130 display before. I learned this week that the "Fat Albert" C-130 of the Blue Angels team is piloted exclusively by Marines for some reason, and they really pushed the big bird's flight envelope. They scooted around, making banked turns of about 80 degrees, and then flew low over the water to climb at about 70 degrees slope. Very impressive. Then the F/A-18s came out to play, and that is always a sight to see. I could have hit them with a pitching wedge from where I was standing!
On the bike ride home, I had to stop at the biergarten for a porter on the way home! Then, a little barbecue of lamb chops with the neighbors, and they supplied leek/potato soup. Yum!
On the bike ride home, I had to stop at the biergarten for a porter on the way home! Then, a little barbecue of lamb chops with the neighbors, and they supplied leek/potato soup. Yum!
Did the daunting prep work for bottling a couple batches with old bottles. Set up a 'corkador' for the first time (cork soaking just isn't my thing---not that there's anything wrong with that) and cleaned up 70 used bottles. I've never removed labels from this many bottles in one shot before, and it sure was huge PIA!
This time around I utilized tips ive read on the site. Filled em with hot water and placed them all in the bathtub filled with some oxyclean water. Soaked all afternoon. A few labels floated right off. About 20% came off with little to no residue rather easily. The rest took some work.
I found the best way was to scrape off the paper with a little cheap razor scraper. And then an sos pad to get the glue. The really stubborn labels I rubbed some vegetable oil on the residue and let sit for a few minutes before wiping with the sos pad. Took longer than I wanted -after the tub soak, I scraped and cleaned about 3 hours. Just in time for GOT!
This time around I utilized tips ive read on the site. Filled em with hot water and placed them all in the bathtub filled with some oxyclean water. Soaked all afternoon. A few labels floated right off. About 20% came off with little to no residue rather easily. The rest took some work.
I found the best way was to scrape off the paper with a little cheap razor scraper. And then an sos pad to get the glue. The really stubborn labels I rubbed some vegetable oil on the residue and let sit for a few minutes before wiping with the sos pad. Took longer than I wanted -after the tub soak, I scraped and cleaned about 3 hours. Just in time for GOT!
Brought home my daughter's first car yesterday. Then, spent a couple hours giving it a bath. Seriously, is there a more perfect car for a 16 year old girl?
It really is perfect. You are are way nicer dad then me but I only have boys and they all got clunkers because I knew they would destroy them. I was right.
Boatboy24
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Lucky lady.
I am forbidding my 16 yr old daughter from looking at this thread...thanks alot! I'm also sure Maggie is going to be bugging Jenny and Brian for something along those lines (my Niece, Sister and BIL who live about a mile from the car buyer).
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It took weeks to find this one. And the car was 90 miles away. But it all seemed to fall into place. It'll be about 5 months till she gets her drivers license, so between now and then, momma will be driving it.
Boatboy24
No longer a newbie, but still clueless.
Nice. Among other things last night, he did Enter Sandman and Paradise City. Fun show.
Temperature and humidity here today are the same, 97. I'm no fool, since its 58F and 70% in the wine room, I took refuge. Racked and sufited all of my "ready to bottle" wines and commenced bottling. The top storage shelf is ready to go. So far, I've done:
Mosti Mondiale Meglioli Amarone, started December 2015
Mosti Mondiale Meglioli Shiraz + once pressed skins, started February 2016
Mosti Mondiale Meglioli OVZ + once pressed skins, started July, 2016
Brehm Las Limones Zinfandel grapes (2014), started April 2016
Next up:
M&M Chilean Cab grapes, started June, 2016
In a few months:
2 carboys of Lanza Koch Cab grapes, started October, 2016
All been through barrels, with added oak stix and cubes as needed. Another year or so and I'll start doing some tasting.
Mosti Mondiale Meglioli Amarone, started December 2015
Mosti Mondiale Meglioli Shiraz + once pressed skins, started February 2016
Mosti Mondiale Meglioli OVZ + once pressed skins, started July, 2016
Brehm Las Limones Zinfandel grapes (2014), started April 2016
Next up:
M&M Chilean Cab grapes, started June, 2016
In a few months:
2 carboys of Lanza Koch Cab grapes, started October, 2016
All been through barrels, with added oak stix and cubes as needed. Another year or so and I'll start doing some tasting.
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I'm up in Anchorage. Just bought a new beer bottle capper. Killing a little time before we go to Benihana for dinner. Today is our 39th anniversary. Then coffee with my niece killing more time waiting for my son and family to fly in at 10pm.
What a gorgeous summer day finally.
What a gorgeous summer day finally.
Boatboy24
No longer a newbie, but still clueless.
@mainshipfred: I haven't made one, but have read the Megs take a while to come around and are worth the wait. I have the patience of a gnat though, so I haven't ventured there.
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