Recent content by bgerv1

Hey guys, Sorry I havent posted on here in a long time, figured I'd give you an update. Last Thursday I started my version of Dragon blood wine, using a twist on DangerDaves recipe to make 3 Gallons take a large pot and fill with: 12 oz of real lemon juice 2 lbs of frozen straw berrys 1 lb of...

Def. Want to transfer in When you can into secondary. You dont want to just let it sit in the primary.

Looks good :) I tried apple Wine back in Jan. I Boiled red delicious apples from a local apple orchard. I added cinnamon sticks after primary fermentation, I bottled after 3 months its crystal clear and was a big hit at family gatherings. taste just like apple Jacks the cereal .. Good Luck...

Just an update. I bottled today... The wine is clear as can be pictures will come.. Ive been filtering it with time and coffee filters .. And I brought a bottle to a local winery for haha's to see what they thought. IT WAS A HIT and asked for what I used.. the wine kinda tastes like a mascato...

Nahhhh the favoring as an organic substance, It wouldnt be to good to add to wine..

if you dont have kitchen twine. Unflavored dental floss works just fine.....

What. I did. I'll enclose pictures but I tied two coffee filters to end of racking hose and create suction and works pretty well.

Sorry guys it's been a while. I racked my AppleWine for 2nd time and stabilized it. Starting to clear nicely.

I know a few people that use coffee filters .. Its cheap and actually does a good job...

So, if you guys read in my post I'm making apple wine my sg is a little under 1.000 I'm running this thing dry. would it be possible to back sweeten with apple juice? I was thinking about boiling it concentrate it abit. tell me what you guys think... Oh yeah from my chemistry days if you want...

Today was a lovely, I mean just lovely day. So, SG was 1.010 this morning so I was like yay Going to conduct my first rack. So my racking hose kept getting clogged. And I noticed my brand new PET carboy was cracked.. WTF? :po So.... I didnt want to wait for my new carboy to get shipped which...

I think you may be better off with an air pump and airstone from a fish store... Ive read in a few places somepeople do that when their fermentation is in a closed system..

I Think I'm just going to wait until 1.010 sg. Before transferring it. Just got to keep my patience, its hard but I wont have a problem ive done chemical reactions that have taken months. This is no different other than its biological not chemical . The yeast look like they are happy and...

Thank you :) should be interesting because I'm adding my own touch because He never used a hydrometer.. I'm not really sure how he checked his wine or anything like that hahaha... He was probably like "Yup 7 lbs of sugar seams good" lol .

Hello, My names Brandon, I'm a college senior finishing up an Environmental Science concentration in geology degree. been fascinated by wine and beer making from an early age. I respected it as an art even before I could legally drink. My grandfather was making his own wines at an early age...