What R you doing today?

[Runningwolf]

I'm not sure what you're talking about Julie, but quit taking the fun out of it! LOL All I know for a dummy like me when it comes to this stuff it walks me right through everything as long as I have my documentation ready to go.

 

[dangerdave]

Dinner at our house. Chicken Marsala over pasta with a nice Pinot Grigio from the cellar. My wonderful wife, Johnna, is becoming an impressive cook. This dish was absolutely delicious! She has really upped her game in the kitchen since I started making wine in the cellar. Just another benefit of home wine making!

 

[Pumpkinman]

Nice Dave! Looks great!!!
How Ironic, we were at a big Italian baptism today that ended up at the best Italian Restaurant in the tri-state, one of the dishes that we had was Chicken Marsala, and the Pinot Grigio and Chianti was flowing like water!
Got to see old friends of the family that I haven't seen in over 15 years, how time flies!
What a great time.

 

[Pumpkinman]

As I posted in another thread:
I finally made the decision to buy oak barrels, I think that I'm going to go with 2 5 gallon barrels for now, one for the juice bucket wines, and one for the wine kits, even though the kits are 6 gallons, I'll use the extra gallon to top off.
I plan on buying a 10 gallon to follow my plan of making fewer, but larger batches of wine, unfortunately, Vadai is out of 20 Liter, so I may have to wait...Bummer!!!

I was tossing between buying a Mash Tun setup to go All Grain Beer brewing, or the barrels, I am more than content with the beer that I am making (and I have started making batch after batch) using LME and grain, Austin Homebrew sells fresh LME and it really has made a difference, everyone that has had a few has been very impressed, so I will continue to brew beer and create recipes geared towards our tastes and a few clones as I move forward, and get the barrels so I can start to step up the wine making to the next level.
Now I just need to confirm that I can use my buddies crusher/destemmer and press, and I will start a batch of Cab Sav this Chilean season!
The barrels will get good use!

 

[ffemt128]

Just opened a bottle of 2011 Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon. Wow, has this turned into an enjoyable wine. Wish I were having more than hot dogs and baked beans with it for dinner. Lol

 

[tonyt]

Just opened a bottle of 2011 Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon. Wow, has this turned into an enjoyable wine. Wish I were having more than hot dogs and baked beans with it for dinner. Lol

Doug Doug Doug . . . what could be better than hod dogs and wine. We had hot dogs with Tony's Famous Chili and a bottle of 2011 Valpolicella. Delizioso!

 

[ffemt128]

Doug Doug Doug . . . what could be better than hod dogs and wine. We had hot dogs with Tony's Famous Chili and a bottle of 2011 Valpolicella. Delizioso!

Tony, I have to agree. It was wonderful because of the company I shared it with. Having another now, wine, not hotdog.

 

[Hokapsig]

Danger, that looked good until I saw the mushrooms - YUK!!! (mushrooms have a very "cleansing" effect on me)

I got my Milwaukee pH/Temp monitor today with a bottle of probe preservation and I'm waiting on my calibration fluid. Once I get my taxes and FASFA done, I can get back to addressing the wines.

The new company called today and asked me to go to New Hampshire for a conference in early March. As long as I get to stay at a Holiday Inn, not a problem (so I can get the Priority club points).

 

[ibglowin]

Looking good Dave. Love both Chicken and Steak Marsala. I make a pretty mean one myself.

Dinner at our house. Chicken Marsala over pasta with a nice Pinot Grigio from the cellar. My wonderful wife, Johnna, is becoming an impressive cook. This dish was absolutely delicious! She has really upped her game in the kitchen since I started making wine in the cellar. Just another benefit of home wine making!

 

[Pumpkinman]

Racked the merlot (tastes great!) Topped off with a bottle of Nero D'avola that I had.
Racked and bottled 5 gallons Rocket Red Ale
Racked and bottled 5 gallons Belgian Grand Cru

 

[Hokapsig]

An early morning behind Mountaineer Casino in WV for 2 meetings, my last time to go to this plant. I have to clean out the company car tonight to return it tomorrow. A busy weekend planned with the FIL birthday dinner and poker night at the neighbors, then work in DC on Sunday. I need to find time for wine, and I just pitched the yeast for my Key Lime Skeeter Pee last night.

 

[olusteebus]

I am still grieving over a broken bottle while bottling yesterday. It broke in the corker.

 

[Brew and Wine Supply]

Freezing rain/sleet/snow coming down, looking around 3 to 5 inches of the stuff. The whole town is closed except me and the gas station.....

 

[reefman]

So is that bottle a Shard-onney?

Was it a standard corked bottle or a screw top bottle? I hear the necks are thinner in the screw tops

 

[Boatboy24]

Tubing in Canaan Valley, WV. Snowboarding the next few days.

 

[Runningwolf]

I am still grieving over a broken bottle while bottling yesterday. It broke in the corker.

Hey could you please expand on this some more. What kind of bottle and which corker you were using. Hopefully you didn't get hurt.

 

[olusteebus]

I was using a used bottle (winking owl). The corker is a collona.

http://www.homebrewit.com/aisle/1043

Either the bottle had a flaw which I doubt or I did not have bottle top aligned properly. I now put the bottle in, align and then put in cork and press. I am not crazy about that corker.

 

[ffemt128]

At some point in time today, I'll be moving some of my fall wines to the stairwell from my basement leading out doors. I put a gallon of Niagra outside 3 days ago to see if it was going to drop anymore crystals and it did.

 

[ffemt128]

Airlocks filled with Bacardi and 29 gallons of wine moved to the stairwell. The temperature witht he door open was 45 degrees there and still dropping on the thermometer. I'm guessing it will maintain right around freezing depending on the outside temps. I'll forget those carboys exist for the next week or 2.

 

[Hokapsig]

Last day at work and feeling bittersweet. This was a job that I liked and was given the freedom to do as I please and the plant managers really appreciated my work. But, it's off to bigger and better (with a 50% pay increase), so that will hopefully get me closer to my goal of being a winery operator.