Recent content by Battleox

If your struggling with the cold, and don’t have a proper setup like myself to keep your fermentation going. then try using a heated blanket, make sure your blanket doesn’t have a automatic shut off and if it does just watch keep an eye on it the one I used I got at Walmart, also keep checking...

Isn’t too tough to clear as long as your racking it off appropriately

Currently looking for a smaller container, got a few in mind if I can get my hands on them this week

Think I should worry about he head space left over on the banana, after several rackings to get rid of sediment I was left a lot of head space I’ve been stabilizing it after every racking so I’m not worried about oxidation

After racking off all that sediment I ended up with a lot less than I started with I’ve been stabilizing the wine from oxidation with every racking is the head space I have gonna be too much of an issue, I’m watching the airlocks to make sure their topped off

Then looks like I’m on the right track

Banana Clearing pretty nice I can finally see all the way through easily the mix berry is almost at the same point hard to tell with the deep red color

After racking once the chocolate has finished its job, I’m assuming it will have a slightly darker color to it correct? It’s completely clear just a lil dark not cloudy....did the ones you did with chocolate come out a lil dark instead of the blonde?

Hasn’t oxidized yet so I’m in high hopes, I’m already in the process of getting more 1 gallon carboys, the 5 gallon was too much for me to take on right now, and it’s banana so a lot of sediment and some liquid was lost during racking the mix berry is doing really well

Banana is coming along nicely about another week and I should be able to bottle

The clearing is going quick, found this chocolate pretty cheap thinking of adding this.

Recommendations for any added flavoring to add while I’m waiting for it to clear or just prior to bottling or during bottling?

Got around to racking it again, checked FG and it came out 1.000 so my final abv for the banana is at 11.26%, only question is will it balance out with aging? This is my 4th wine the others I made I didn’t even age they tasted so good we enjoyed them with friends. Waiting for it to clear and...

That’s what I thought, when I racked it the first time there was a layer and I auto siphoned leaving it behind but I think this time I’ll just pour the whole thing out through a cheese cloth as suggested thanks. Tastes amazing so far can’t wait to try this next winter maybe one bottle in the...

I’ve made a few wines already and turned out amazing, I came across a banana wine and thought I’d give it a go. With my other wines they foamed but a bit initially and calmed down but this banana wine is an entirely different beast not sure if I need to filter better at the next racking but I...