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• Posted in thread: Enology Question for the Pros.. on 05-04-2013 at 03:15 PM
  Part of your undergrad should include some sort of research or internship. You can contact some
  vineyards or look for a list of approved vineyards to intern at through your schools internship
  coordina...

• Posted in thread: What R you doing today? on 01-11-2013 at 02:22 PM
  Will be cleaning a couple hundred bottles tonight. Should be bottling either tomorrow evening
  or Sunday. The 2011 reds are all ready to be bottled. Sadly, I did not make anything in 2012.

• Posted in thread: What's your other hobbies? on 01-06-2013 at 10:09 PM
  That's gotta feel good. Keep it up, it is worth it! We got off the consumer lifestyle 20 years
  ago, and it has been great to see the effect on our bank account, but especially on our feeling
  of freedo...

• Posted in thread: What's your other hobbies? on 01-06-2013 at 10:03 PM
  Competition pistol shooting, bullet casting and reloading, fishing, smoking meats,
  canning.Which calibers do you reload?

• Posted in thread: I may have to rescind my "never make a another Kit" comment! on 01-06-2013 at 02:53 AM
  Some of the limited edition kits like the chocolate raspberry port are worth a try. Mmmm port

• Posted in thread: What's your other hobbies? on 01-06-2013 at 02:47 AM
  Besides winemaking, and when I'm not studying for my Bio degree: Fishing, hunting, target
  shooting (new hobby), gardening (even grow fruits for wine), computer games, traveling and
  hosting wine tastin...

• Posted in thread: Note to self on 01-05-2013 at 12:32 AM
  Always buy hydrometers in pairs. When they get lonely, they commit hari-kari.

• Posted in thread: Best Wine Degassing Tool on 01-04-2013 at 10:18 PM
  I use a drill mounted paddle. I don't know if Wade is still around, he comes into these pumps
  he liked to rig up ever once in a while. They seemed to be excellent for degassing. Be careful
  using a vac...

• Posted in thread: I think the yeasties are just afraid of Danger Dave! on 01-04-2013 at 10:04 PM
  I had the same problem with the regular skeeter pee. Could it be because we added more sugar
  than the original recipe? I also started at 1.075. Perhaps it take a bit more nutrient and
  energizer at tha...

• Posted in thread: Hello Everyone! on 01-04-2013 at 09:50 PM
  Welcome! Skeeter Pee is always fun to make.