Recent content by Droc

I'm not doing any grapes this yet as I'm getting ready to move to penn state to finish my degree, but would anyone be interested in meeting up down there when the grapes come in? My Syrah and Malbec from last year will be done and bottled by then and I would love to hear some other opinions as...

I have an apple cyser aging right now, that when I took it out of the primary was absolutely horrible. Almost same as you said. But I back sweetened with some frozen Apple concentrate and let it age for about 3 months until I tried it again and it was a lot better. 6 months after that and it's...

At my parents house. That way I can't go over all the time without getting a guilt trip. Pretty effective way to keep from drinking stuff you want to age. Sent from my iPhone using Wine Making

I used 6 gallons of apple cider and about 3 pounds of skins from some apples I had dried earlier and made a cyser out of it. It's about 8 months old right now and it's amazing. I'm hiding the rest to let them get over a year old before I drink anymore. Sent from my iPhone using Wine Making

This may be a stupid questoin, but when you guys do a pech wine with say 70 ounds or so of peaches, do you use your normal 7 gallon primary or do you use one of the bigger 20 gallon fermenters? I' thawing my peaches right now and am thinking I may have a problem putting it into my normal...

Did you use bentonite at all while going through the primary. Just curious, I'm getting ready to do a strawberry in the coming weeks and am just wondering if that would help with keeping down the sediment...

That's fantastic. I'm not all that artsy on a computer. Sent from my iPhone using Wine Making

This may be a stupid question, but so you need to have a fancy label on it? I haven't gotten that far in my winemaking as I use labels I can write all my info on since it's pretty much just be drinking it. But I have a cyser I was thinking about entering to get some feedback on and don't want...

I was wondering has anyone ever tried making a straight strawberry wine with strawberries from the frozen food section? I was in between jobs and missed out on the harvest this year and was thinking this might be a good alternative. Sent from my iPhone using Wine Making

I still need to get a test kit for mine. I'm in between jobs right now, so as soon as that little problem gets cleared up I'll be taking care of that. Sent from my iPhone using Wine Making

Mine are doing well, I inoculated them with the MLF and am planning in letting them go for three months or so. I stir once a day or so, but other than that I just sit and stare at them ;) luckily I have an apple wine that's almost ready to be bottles along with some other kits I started. I just...

As of now, I'm waiting for most of the gross lees to fall out and the wine to go dry before I do my MLF, then I was planning on using some oak spirals as I do not have a barrel yet and them letting them sit in the carboy for 6 months or so. After that I'm thinking about possibly adding some...

Yeah. That's kind of what I figured. I threw my yeast in and added a little nutrient and haven't had any problems. It smells fantastic!!! Sent from my iPhone using Wine Making

Got them racked over to the carboys around 1.000, so they're still going. I'm waiting until they go dry to do the MLF. So far, so good. Sent from my iPhone using Wine Making

It's going good right now. I went down and stirred this morning and it seems to be chugging along pretty well. I did get an estimated sg, I think it was around 1.090 or 1.095, so I should have an idea of alcohol content anyway. Now just waiting for it to finish so I can do the MLF. Sent from...