Recent content by Jack on Rainy

So it sounds like I should plan to cold stabilize whites in premium kits, right?

Smurf, LOL'd when I read this. found a few cases stashed myself when I cleaned out the cellar a couple of months ago. BTW, I use old T shirts around the carboys. They used to be white....

Randy, You are not only "hooked" on the hobby but you will find yourself up at 0300 checking the forum too! I know I've seen posts from the PWP about that time.

I have been surprised by wine diamonds in our MM Masters Edition Vale del Sol(no longer available) started 8/24/08 and in our MM ME Pinot Mondiale w raisins started 2/6/09. We don't have them in our MM AJ Chard started9/8/08. Those three wines are next to each other on the rack so they haveseen...

Sorry! Life has delayed our work witrh this one. It gets bottled tomorrow.

Yes I do have some wine specific goals of '10! - add racks for 250 morebottles(decided to age reds two yrs min) - add LED lighting to the deeper racks ( they are all double deep) so I can see what the heck is back there. - sort all the finished wine and organize it(done) - bottle the bulk...

pracz, You can get an oaked chard from the kits using supplemental oak.I like an oaky chard (also an unoaked chard!) so have beenadding supplemental oak during secondaryand extending lees contact. It was good enough the first time we tried it to repeat.

[Looks like a good day there rrawhide, and warm too. We're set up to bottle tomorrow -only 30 gals but still a busy day. BTW we'll be inside!

Mattw, I haven't tried that kit either but have done several other Mostis. My limited experience is that you need to give it time - pleanty of it! Even though I think PeterZ gives excellent advice, I'd wait even longer.Your first kit will have to be tasted soon, perhapsas little as a month -...

Jim, How do you project what the blend will taste like after aging? Any guidelines?

bbrown, I use glue gone on the really tough label adhesive, then wash that off and rinse. Otherwise I'm similar to Hannabarn.

Dean, Why do you need a press if these are juices?

Admiral, I missed this post earlier but am sure glad I found it. Looks like there is hope for increasing my range.

Why not treat those bottle just like the ones you use for home wine making? Sanitize, fill with wine and cork.

We lament the passing of Ace here too. Maybe Goerge is the new ACE! Thanks for the good idea Dean, you seem to keep coming up with them.