Recent content by Ivywoods

Ericphotoart-Did you add sugar to get to that SG?

Did a little bottling. Some dragon blood and not sure what to call the other. Apple skeeter pee, I suppose.

It's been a while since I posted anything on here so hello to all! Who doesn't love gewurztraminer?

Tart cherry is one of my favorites, too. I was considering ordering some just today. I believe they have a bit of a discount on the cherry right now but I noticed the price had really gone up since I ordered it several years ago. Perhaps I will go ahead and order soon.

franc1969 Thank you! I will do that right away. They look like they would work perfectly for both of my racks!

Attaching it to the wall sounds like a very good idea. I wouldn't want to rely on that basement floor being perfectly level.

If I double stack these shelves do you think it would be too much weight? Double stacking would allow me to put one 5 gallon batch per shelf.

I started making wine last year. I tried to be as economical as possible by salvaging bottles, used equipment etc. My wine shelves were already overflowing so when I found this one on marketplace for $125 I quickly made the 2 hour drive to get it. My old rack has places for 69 bottles. This...

Well yes, I'm VERY proud of my boys! One is a radiation oncologist, one is a mechanical engineer that does design controls engineering and one is a officer in the army, currently serving in Kuwait.

Hounddog-It's clear. My son gave it to me. I have no idea where he bought it.

This batch fermented down to .998 so I transferred it to a carboy my son gave me. He said it was a 6 gallon carboy. It is 7 gallons so way too much headspace. I added 1:1 sugar/water and another bottle of lemon. Holy smokes I didn't expect it to do this! It's been going nuts! I don't think...

LOL Hounddog! Yes, I'm wondering what my final ABV will be. I read it should turn out somewhere around 10%. I've always had wine that was somewhere around 12% so it sounds a little weak to me. Not having had any Skeeter Pee before I'm not sure what taste I will want to end up with. I don't...

The skeeter pee I posted about last March was a failure. It didn't ferment and I ended up dividing it and adding it to some other batches. One turned out ok, one was terrible and one was darn good! I started my second batch of skeeter pee this week. I think I have learned a few things during...

My neighbor keeps telling me to harvest the pears from another neighbor that doesn't want them so I can make wine. (Maybe he wants me to make wine for him, which I would gladly share.) However most of the posts I read here talk about pressing the pears. I don't have a press. I know they have...

Yes, I used a fine mesh nylon bag, but in my enthusiasm to stir and mash I popped some through the hole where it was tied. I strained it through the same type bag and I think it's good to go now!