Patio Peach, 1 part Macabeo/ Sauvignon Blanc WE, 3 parts Fresh Peach, named after MIL. Originally I was worried not enough peach. Semi dry, nice flavor
Patio Peach, 1 part Macabeo/ Sauvignon Blanc WE, 3 parts Fresh Peach, named after MIL. Originally I was worried not enough peach. Semi dry, nice flavor with a good peach finish
Finishing the Day with a glass of 2022 French Pretender (FWK Bordeaux) started Feb 22. good body, great flavor. sometimes I question the FWK product and then I sample something Ike this one and smile. 1st sample since bottling🍷
Thanks, Yes, that is what I decided to do. SG was 0.998 racked/pressed, moved into a carboy. Good point about the skins, and the bitterness I had not considered that.
Thanks, I installed fermentation lock at appr. 1.020. I was ready to transfer to a carboy today but began to wonder if waiting would help. I will stay on my original plan and move over to the carboy today.
I started a batch of peach with 30lbs of peaches 7 days ago. Starting SG 1.096, current SG 1.000. Any benefit to extended maceration or should it be transferred to a secondary fermenter at this point?
I have made both the RJS and the former 18L WE kits. Both were very good. We just celebrated our Wedding Anniversary last week. We served 21 bottles of our wine including the last 4 bottles of 2020 Amarone. Of the 4 varieties we served, the most compliments were about the Amarone. Yesterday I...
I have some of the original flap bungs, I like them I just bought a couple of these. If I fill the carboy to my normal headspace the red tip is in the wine. Is the tip supposed to be in the wine? Looks like it needs to shortened to above wine level?
I have been producing wine since 1979, by myself. In 2000 I moved to a and invited some friends to help with bottling. They all left that evening saying they wanted to make their own batches. I told them to sober up and think it over.
Fast forward 20+ years, and these 4 guys are still involved...
Sometimes I use the grape name but like to play with names, including music references.
Ravishing Ruby (Tom T Hall) Italian Blend.
Spanish Moon (Little Feat) Spanish Blend
Recently I made a FWK Bourdeaux, and decided on "French Pretender"