Label? No one said I had to do a label!!
Just kidding Red, I just didn’t think I would produce something I was happy enough with to attach a label. I am on to it though.
I have been giving some thought to this whole sorry process (and thank you for hanging in along the way) during the bottling I had approx. 600 ml left over and if you recall I can often hear my dear departed Mother’s voice calling out, saying,”Don’t you waste that!!!”.
This was often followed by a short, sharp smack with a fly swatter or what ever else was close to hand. Now that I think about it, I’m pretty glad she wasn’t a blacksmith.
So!! Not wanting to waste anything, I diligently drank it all and MY LORD, it has some kick.
I am thinking with what I did with all the extra sugar, the poor little EC118 yeasties did their best until they could do no more. Meaning the ABV is probably close to 18% and explaining the stop ferment and sweet finish.
However, it all turned out for the best and after the wine bottle/label photos I feel I can put this behind me and move on to the next screw up.
Let’s not mention this again my friend.