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  1. J

    Newbie from NY here!

    I think you are right. I believe Burnt Hills and Scotia were rivals when I was in High School! Spartans vs Tartans. I know Queensbury always walked all over Scotia. It wasn't as much as a rivalry as it was a slaughter. I'm not sure how well they are doing these days??? How'd the wife like the...
  2. J

    Aging the Wine, Proper Techniques?

    Thanks everyone! The wine is currently being aged in my basement where the temp has been relatively constant. It's been 3weeks since ive bottled the wine! I'm already impatient! I think I'll try a bottle at the 3month mark... :n At the time I bottled the wine, I tasted it. I found it was a...
  3. J

    Aging the Wine, Proper Techniques?

    Any good advice on aging the wine? Will wine age better in the carboy or should I go ahead and bottle it? How long should I age the wine for? Also, are there any proper techniques to aging from a carboy? Is racking the wine periodically good for the aging process? Would it be better to age the...
  4. J

    Newbie from NY here!

    Ahhh.. I went to Clarkson hehe... I know about the winters in the North Country. Brrr!
  5. J

    Newbie from NY here!

    That's where I get my supplies as well and I grew up in Scotia. Not to make you feel old, but I was born in 1985. I graduated from Scotia in 2003.
  6. J

    Newbie from NY here!

    Fellow New Yorker Welcome! What part of New York are you from good sir? I'm actually from the Albany area. I started last year with brewing of hard cider and wine. I'm looking to get into beer myself
  7. J

    pomegranate wine (how does this sound?)

    Yum!! Agreed! That looks great! Congratulations to you twissty.
  8. J

    pomegranate wine (how does this sound?)

    Agreed that looks great! Congratulations.
  9. J

    Potassium Metabisulfite in the airlock

    :confused: A couple questions. I'm still a newbie in the practice. I've made one batch of hard cider and one batch of chiatin. I just started my second batch of wine, barolo. Alright with my questions: I performed my first racking at day 6 (today), almost day 7. I checked my specific gravity...
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