Wild Grapes

[grapeman]

So let me get this straight now, BOTH 0's quit working at the same time? I guess you do need a new keyboard! I just can't type wll anymore. Ny fingers cramp up and a lot of times so does the brain

 

[Wade E]

We noticed in that post!

 

[JWMINNESOTA]

Oy, there's two 0's ya say.....its worse than I first thought

 

[JWMINNESOTA]

The WWJD (What Would Jobe Drink) was racked to glass today, still looking and smelling pretty good.

24 hours after pitching the Cotes Des Blancs and we're sizzling away nicely on the three gal batch.

Edited by: JWMINNESOTA

 

[NorthernWinos]

Nice color JW....I can smell it from here.


I tasted some of my Valiant grapes today...they are almost all purple now.......actually were much sweeter than I thought they would be.
Now I have to figure out how to use the Refractometer.


I don't have any distilled water...I do have water in the dehummidifier....Does anyone know if that wateris like distilled water so I can calibrate my Refracrtometer..????

 

[Wade E]

Dont know the answer to the humidifier water but would like to as I too
have a humidifier. Have never seen the Cotes Des Blanc yeast work that
ast, did you do a starter or rehydrate it? Must looks awesome!

 

[JWMINNESOTA]

I would try it NW and when you do have a chance to use distilled , calibrate it again. Chances are it wont be that far off. At work we use distilled or R.O. water, both work fine for this purpose, at any rate, just one time comparison would tell you if your available water is good enough.


Wade, I did rehydrate the yeast prior to pitching, something I usually don't do but from your comments thought I would go that route. Fermentation started like clockwork.Edited by: JWMINNESOTA

 

[Wade E]

Gld to hear that!

 

[Waldo]

Looking mighty good jw

 

[jobe05]

Both batches look really good JW

They look full bodied with awesome color.

 

[PeterZ]

As long as the catch bucket is clean, then dehumidifier water is pretty much distilled.

 

[Wade E]

Thanks Peter!

 

[NorthernWinos]

As long as the catch bucket is clean, then dehumidifier water is pretty much distilled.

Thanks Peter...I thought that was distilled water....now I have to clean the tray and wait for some fresh water......We just let the trayover-flow into the floor drain...

Edited by: Northern Winos

 

[JWMINNESOTA]

Found this link NW, just so no assumptions are made, Don't drink it!

http://www.growingedge.com/community/archive/read.php3?c=ED&q=1205

Now why haven't I been using it on the house plants? Think I'll start.Edited by: JWMINNESOTA

 

[Wade E]

Great info JWM, I have no need for using distilled water but much the less like the knowledge.

 

[JWMINNESOTA]

I have a recipe JW. When I was a kid people made wine out of them. Can't tell you if it was any good though. It doesn't take very many grapes per gallon.

Id love to see your recipe Swill, compare to what I did here, and of course I have plenty in the freezer to try more.

 

[JWMINNESOTA]

Racked the wild wine with Cotes De Blancs, definitely a different smell than the first batch I put together using Montrachet.

It is still chugging along, WWJD looking good!

Chokecherry is in final stage of fermentation, be degassing and clearing soon.

 

[Wade E]

They all look awesome and theres a lot of marbles in that carboy back there.

 

[Joanie]

Wade, I think those are bottle caps!

 

[Wade E]

Joan, I think bottle caps would float and those marbles are there to reduce topping off!