Recent content by Hillbilly Bill

Bob, I used Lalvin K1-V1116 on my last batch of apple wine... worked great. Another good choice would be Red Star Cotes des Blanc. :dg

How 'bout a recipe for Pickled Possum Feet?

If there is a positive aspect to leaving seeds in a wine wort, it is news to me... never heard anyone recommend it. pH should be between 3.0-3.5... 3.2 ideal.

Wow, Darlene... sounds like your February is starting off like our January. SWMBO and I have never been so glad to see a month end. I hope your bad luck doesn't carry on all month like ours did last month... got a partial settlement check in the mail from the insurance company of the idiot who...

Howdy Sam... Jump right in and get your feet wet... the water (wine) is great! :dg

Bump... Also, I soak mine in k-meta for a few minutes while I am bottling. :r

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That is really neat... I wonder... does anyone make a brand so that a person could brand his own corks? Anyone have any ideas how this could be done? Maybe that would be a good question for another thread. The branded corks are really nice. :try

Thanks for reminding me... I was so proud of my first wine with my original labels that we (myself and SWMBO) gave all of our friends a bottle. About a week later I realized I had bottled much too soon and there was sediment all in the bottles. My reputation is ruined forever. My second batch...

Yes, Allie, we definitely missed you... welcome back. :hug

I don't know about that, Mud... I know quite a few folks out here in the hills who begin to have problems with slurred speech, eyes trying to close on them, and an inability to walk a straight line by midafternoon, and most of them couldn't brew a glass of ice water. :d

I have the same problem with the pictue on my TV set after a bottle of champagne... picture starts clouding up. :)

I use cinnamon sticks in mine, also. It adds just a bit of complexity to an otherwise one dimensional wine. :dg

You can use a sanitized butter knife or fork, or even a spoon (not a spoonful) to get just a taste out of the batch. With only a couple of liter to sweeten, it definitely won't take much. I like sweet wine, too. You can also sweeten your wine after you pour it into the glass. This is good if...

Howdy from the hills east of you to the "Truck Stop Town" of Corbin, Ky... home of cheap cigarettes and bare-footed women.