Recent content by ameinecke

sweet, thanks for that, really gives me a better idea of what i am getting in the end. did regularly use bentonite as well prior to racking?

I am making an orange wine, 5 gallons. I used a pound of raisins for it, but found I still did have to add another 1 and a 1/4 teaspoons of grape tannin.

Thanks! I am actually printing them at home on my inkjet printer. I use gummed paper labels. Here is the packaging: They are cheap for what you get. You can buy them here. Since they are gummed, you can throw them into your printer, and get a full sheet of labels, I do 4...

That's a great idea. I would have never thought of that being so new to this. Thanks for the advice!!

I was supposed to use Wyeast Mead, but my home brew shop didnt have it so I ended up using a chablis style yeast strain if I remember correctly.

Well, it is still fermenting. The gravity of the orange wine started at 1.132, and now has made it down to 1.010. So I know i am going to be stabilizing within the next couple of days. I am going to try to remember the recipe. I didn't really write down what I used. Probably should in the...

Yes, I am standing strong gentlemen! :h

And should I top it off with water to get it to 2 inches of the bung, or is it alright to have that much air space? Thanks!

These are freshly squeezed oranges

We live in a small condo. It has been tricky with the space that we have to properly store our wines. I was able to pick up a 240 bottle wine rack on craigslist for 45 bucks which now has taken residence in our hallway closet much to my girlfriends chagrin. She has been trying to take...

Thanks! :)

Thanks for the recommendation Wade!

Yeah, I noticed there are very few of us Virginians, thanks for the welcome!

My carboys are in an area which normally has a lot of natural light. I have been wrapping the carboys with black towels so the do not get hit with light. Is this recommended so the fermentation happens in the dark, or does it not matter? Thanks!

Does an orange wine clear to a translucent state? Or does it stay as a cloudy orange like regular orange juice from a carton? Not sure... About to rack it for the first time, waiting for fermentation to end on it's own, and has been in secondary for the past week. Thanks!