Recent content by DSimpson

I have flown commercial with sealed and wrapped bottles in my bags several times. Never had an issue, but now I'm guaranteed a failure...

My parents retired and planted 5 acres of grapes to improve their property value. After years of beer making, wine was an easy transition.

Thanks for the reply sly22guy! Yeast slurry didn't work out very well. The Montrachet Red/apple slurry started a wee krausen in the SP and died after two days.:tz Put a belt on the bucket, built a 1118 yeast and raspberry slurry and successfully got the SP going. The apple cider is off...

My first batch story sounds similar to yours - redstar yeast from another batch of wine added to the recipe that kind of started and died. I whipped in a lot of air, put a belt on the bucket and started a raspberry slurry with 1118 yeast. After a couple days added nutrients, pitched in the...

Started 5 gals from Colorado apple juice. Curious if any Colo folks have tried this with Talbotts cider? Hoping to start skeeter pee from the leftover yeast. Any thoughts/comments?

For inquiring minds: I have only worked with grapes. After years of making beer from grains, figured grapes were the way to start. The vines are in Grand Junction. Yes my family has planted, weeded, trained and picked! Nothing like spending 12 hrs in the vines only to look up and see...

My name is Dan and I live in Wheat Ridge Colorado. I am in my third year of wine making and currently have 36 gal in the carboys (all reds with some fruit blends). After 15 years of beer making (and consuming many carbs) my folks decided to put in a vineyard and I moved over to the...