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  1. DragonsLair

    What R you doing today?

    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
  2. DragonsLair

    What R you doing today?

    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...
  3. DragonsLair

    What R you doing today?

    Took my finals for the Sensory Evaluation class at the NW Wine Institute. :r
  4. DragonsLair

    What R you doing today?

    Picked up a few boxes of John Henry peaches to make a batch of peach wine. Got four gallons of juice at SG 1.040! :dg Sweet!!
  5. DragonsLair

    What R you doing today?

    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
  6. DragonsLair

    What R you doing today?

    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...
  7. DragonsLair

    What R you doing today?

    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.
  8. DragonsLair

    Juice machine for wine

    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...
  9. DragonsLair

    Fortifying a port

    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
  10. DragonsLair

    Fortifying a port

    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
  11. DragonsLair

    What R you doing today?

    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!!!
  12. DragonsLair

    Juice machine for wine

    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...
  13. DragonsLair

    Who is the youngest one in here?

    Maestro- Love the avatar. Are those Arms granted of fictitious?
  14. DragonsLair

    Who is the youngest one in here?

    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...
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    Who is the youngest one in here?

    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...
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