Recent content by Bompa

I did one of their Chardonnay kits, purchased on Amazon for $41 and change. Rather than follow the directions and make 6 gallons, I thought it better to aim for a starting SG of 1.090 without added sugar. I placed the concentrate in a primary and filled with water to the 4 gallon mark. I then...

Too late, it's spoken for. I'm not stingy with my stuff (considering how I came by it) and I'm happy to share the wealth with other winemakers in the northern Front Range. My corker and filter have already been on short road trips. My mentor has been a wealth of knowledge. He has a full lab...

Honest to gosh, I'm not making this up, he's been insisting I take his old crush and press off his hands! Mind you, I'm in northern Colorado, and the only thing I will have to crush and press are the apples, peaches, and pears from my own yard, along with some poachable cherries.

Hi all, I have been lurking here for a couple of months and I just found myself with a little spare time on my hands so here I am. About the first of October 2010 I was yucking it up with a couple of buddies, one a home brewer and the other a winemaker and it all sounded pretty...