I soak mine overnight in a deep sink of hot water, then scrape the label with a razor blade and tidy it up with steel wool. A little work involved, but worth it for the price (free).:r
The NW Wine Institute is part of the Culinary School at South Seattle Community College. I am working toward an AAS in Winemaking. The course was a standard quarter worth 3 credits. It wasn't very hard, partly because I have been making wine for several years but I still learned a crap ton about...
Just got home from work. Planning a nap, then food, then working on the new fence. After that waxing and labeling a few cases of mead. All interspersed with copious amounts Elderberry Port. :dg
I feel that way every day. But Lady Liberty is a jealous mistress and is about the only thing that will drag me out before the crack of noon. Then once a month she demands her pound of flesh in exchange for a little safety and security, which I am glad to give so you all can sleep in peace at...
Seems rather early for elderberries. At least here in the PNW. I usually pick mine during hunting season. Up before dawn tracking deer. If you don't see anything by 10 AM they have bedded down so I spend the rest of the day picking elderberries and rosehips.
Damn! Shoulda gotten that degree in engineering. Turns out there was a flaw in my design. :m Can't pipe the steam in from the top and have it work. Have to pipe it in from the bottom. Now I am going to have to get a stainless steel stock pot because my welder guy doesn't work with aluminum. Back...
Thanx Woodbee. According to the calculator I need to add another 1500ml of 100 proof Monarch to get to 15%. My fear is that it will overpower the elderberry and taste too much like alcohol.:d
So, I made this awesome elderberry port. :dg I used the Vierka Portwein yeast that was supposed to go to 18%ABV. It stopped at 10%. I just racked it and added two 750ml bottles of 100 proof Monarch Vodka to the 6 gallons. Is there a way to determine my ABV without a lab distiller? :d
Dude! You are making me feel old! I saw them back when they were the original group. When Dennis Wilson was hanging out with Chuck Manson. Now I am going to have to dig out some old vinyl records (what we had before CD's) and put on the headphones. Good Vibrations baby!!!
Last October I shot my deer opening day of hunting season. Since I had taken the whole week off I decided to fill the time picking elderberries which grow everywhere in SE Washington. My mom, uncle and I picked about 80#. The story is on my blog at...
Leanne,
It's not sad at all. Would it have been better had I spent my life staring at a computer screen all day, wasting away under the stress until the cholesterol gave me a heart attack at age 50? People risk their lives for many reasons. Some just to feel alive. Some because it is their...
Last February I tore my biceps tendon playing basketball with the boys. My 25 y/o daughter told me it was time to take up golf. I told her golf is for old people. Most of the guys I work with who are half my age can't keep up with me.
I, too, will likely go out in a blaze of glory. I've...