Recent content by Oneo Teras

Shocked and sorry to hear this news. I also came over from FVW and have bought wine kits exclusively from George for many years. Mosti product has produced many fine bottles for me.

https://www.homebrewsupply.com/winexpert-selection-australian-petit-verdot-with-grape-skins-winemaking-kit.html

I have had some good luck up to 3 years. After that mixed results.

Nice setup. Nice selection as well. Looks like I need to be more creative in my use of space! I only "plan" on using two kegs... By the way Moto-girl, I only have two motorcycles. One for her and one for us! That's what 21 years of marriage will do to you.Edited by: Oneo Teras

Better a bottle soaker than a cork soaker... http://www.noob.us/humor/saturday-night-live-cork-soaker/

Ok. Maybe I have a real problem... Can anyone help me with a reality check on this? How many refrigerators does it take to make you look insane? For various reasons we ended up with three refrigerators for the last few years. One in the kitchen (food), one in garage (overflow food storage)...

I don't know what kind they are as I did not plant them... They came with the house when we bought a few years ago. At the time we moved in they were spindley and wild and I have since set up posts and wire and tried to train them. They are seedless and very sweet. Much sweeter than regular...

Grapes are ready for picking! Things move fast in the desert... Not enough to do anything this year. Only about 5 lbs. Maybe next year.

I have been reading a book on modern wine making techniques and it discusses oaking in depth. One suggestion that is made is to soak oak in vodka for a few weeks to create an 'oak extract' that you can add directly to aging wine to the intensity level you desire. Cuts some of the guess work out...

Nice bird... If you know anyone that ties fishing flies them there is some nice feathers! Don't let them go to waste.

Hydrometers are calibrated at a standard temperature to give a reading of 1.000 in water. First make sure that you are recording the temperature of the liquid you are measuring then make the adjustment to the reading per the instructions included with the hydrometer. That said the calibration...

I read a book on making beer and there was a neat suggestion to check the carbonation... When you prime and bottle the beer fill one plastic soda bottle with the beer and cap tightly. Then you can squeeze the bottle every few days and check the status of the carbonation. After a week or two it...

Amarone is a very special wine with low yield and significant investment of time to make according to the traditional style. It is unfortunate... but the reality is that you can rarely find a 'good' Amarone for less than $65 and if you want to truly experience the wonder of this wine you should...

Nice job! Cheers from land of the sun.

A fine Pinot Noir is the best... Second is Amarone.