Recent content by wormcoach

Thanks Wade. I'll proceed as directed!

I started an apple wine. Used bottled juice and added enough sugar to get a gravity of 1.085. Let it ferment for 6 days. When I checked the SG after 6 days it was 0! Yikes. So I racked into carboy and put airlock on. No bubbling or gassing. Did I wreck this batch? I tasted it and it...

I'll check it out. Fascinating stuff.

Mike, I just checked out your vineyard/winery. Very nice!!!!

Bottle Shock Watched Bottle Shock. Very good. Great characters and wonderful story line. I'm not familiar with the history it portrays, although they summarize it at the end, so I can't comment on the dramatic license invoked.

That was hilarious. I liked how he named a wine after his mother as well.

Glad to see we got some takers on this post. Jet, I've got Bottle Shock cued up. ibglowen, I lived near Show Low for about 10 years and had been through Jerome several times. I had no idea what was going on and by whom. If I had, I would have stopped. I'm missing the dry desert climate...

Has anybody seen Blood into Wine? Great movie. I really enjoyed it. Mondovino is also quite good. Mondovino is what got me started thinking that maybe I should make some wine.

Thanks Green Mountains. Love your picture.

Thanks, Greg. It seems you couldn't go wrong with a syrup.

Thank you, wine gurus. That helps a lot.

I've got a 6 gallon carboy. I was planning on making 3 gallons of wine. Can I use the 6 gal carbon for 2ndary fermentation? Or do I need to fill it? I figure if I can't use it, I'll use the glass gallon jugs the juice came in to ferment, just get more stoppers and air locks. Also, during...

Thanks rythmsteve. I do have a hydrometer and I plan to use it. I have a couple of additional questions, but I think I'll start a new thread called: newbee carboy question

I don't know grape growing specifics, but check into worm tea. Your vines will grow healthy and the tea will halt any fungus problems.

Something to think about. I'm just gonna try a simple apple wine to start.