Thanks, that makes total sense then. Mine is probably skirting the border between dry and off dry at .995. Regardless, it is a fantastic wine. Gets better with every glass.
Anyone drinking this wine? I uncorked my first bottle after 2 yrs, and it's really nice, just not nearly as dry as expected.
I took mine to .995 SG, but it still seems almost off dry. Wondering if anyone else had similar results?
Again...Fantastic wine...just not as dry as I would expect.
Certainly an idea, just depends how many bedrooms our eventual house would have. I have two kids and then we'd want a guest bedroom, so extra rooms will be in short supply. Maybe I could find a place with a den.
I actually have one of these, but use it as you described for my lagering and cold storage beer chest. Mine will hold a few carboys or 5 cornies. Maybe I have too many hobbies!
My real concern is less the fermentation of the wine and more how I will store 150+ bottles in a warm climate with...
Looks like there's the possibility I may be transferred to FL next year (Tampa area) and am already thinking about how it will affect my winemaking!
Here in MO it routinely is in the mid/upper 90s with high humidity Jun-Sept, but I have a basement storage area that keeps even at the hottest...
Thanks for the suggestions. Looks like my EC-1118 yeast are expired, my RC-212 expire 6/2015.
My whites are a Chardonnay and Pinot Gris, so no sweetening.
Life comes at you fast and our 2 yr old coupled with a newborn put me on hiatus just as I was getting heavy into winemaking.
Soooo...now I have 4 old wine kits 2 white (Cellarcraft Showcase) 2 red (Spagnols RQ) that are anywhere from 18months to 28 months old from mfg date.
Am I hosed? I took...
I did the KR North Coast Grand Red and loved the "presentation" so much (sounds same as the Sangiovese Cabernet) that I ordered that kit too. Just had to get another 2.6L super grape pack!
Did my first kit about 6 days ago, The KR California Grand Red. Today I racked to secondary at 1.010 on the hydrometer and came up about 1.75L short in the 6g Better Bottle. Come to find out, my original measurements were off and I marked my 10g primary about (coincidence) 1.75L too low...