Xandra
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24 bottles of beet wine. Now I've got 2 empty carboys! And 2 empty buckets! So... when I return from FLETC, I'll start up a batch of Skeeter Pee. Gotta do something with all the clear bottles I've collected, right? *smile*
The tip for dunking the bottles & capsules into boiling water to shrink them on worked perfectly. Thanks!!
My only concern with this batch is that I may not have degassed enough. I degassed a lot, but perhaps I should have done more. I guess only time will tell, no corks popped yet over the last 2 days. But the 16 or so leftover ounces that I put into a soda bottle fizzes pretty good when I shake it up. Oddly enough, though, there's been no fizzy mouth feel when I've sampled. That's why I "hope" it's degassed enough.
Time will tell, also, if I let it age enough before bottling. We'll see how much sediment drops throughout the next year... First try, tweaked recipe, no chemicals and newbie skills. So I'm not unhappy thus far, have learned a lot and am eager to get back and get started on something new! The pineapple and rhubarb are still clearing, so at least getting this batch done helped with my impatience
Here's the pic:
The tip for dunking the bottles & capsules into boiling water to shrink them on worked perfectly. Thanks!!
My only concern with this batch is that I may not have degassed enough. I degassed a lot, but perhaps I should have done more. I guess only time will tell, no corks popped yet over the last 2 days. But the 16 or so leftover ounces that I put into a soda bottle fizzes pretty good when I shake it up. Oddly enough, though, there's been no fizzy mouth feel when I've sampled. That's why I "hope" it's degassed enough.
Time will tell, also, if I let it age enough before bottling. We'll see how much sediment drops throughout the next year... First try, tweaked recipe, no chemicals and newbie skills. So I'm not unhappy thus far, have learned a lot and am eager to get back and get started on something new! The pineapple and rhubarb are still clearing, so at least getting this batch done helped with my impatience
Here's the pic:
