Recent content by NJTom

Wade, your link should be deleted, any instruction calling a Brut Champagne "slightly sweet" is utter nonsense.

Thank you very much for the link, exactly what i was looking for!!!

everything from China is a POS....

I can see that neither of you have ever attempted to make a quality American sparkling wine in the Methode Champenoise tradition.... Does anyone else have any suggestions?

with all respect, I think your degassing technique is lousy, the set up you are using is too restrictive for letting the gas out. try degassing with the lid off the carboy and just the paddle attached to your drill.

I am interested in making a champagne style sparkling wine. Does anyone have any book recommendation or info would be helpful. I am not trying to recreate Boone's Farm, Cold Duck or any other type of swill ( that yes i have enjoyed LOL). i am looking to replicate a high quality dry or brut...

The more wine I drink, the better women look!!!

Thanks to everyone who responded, i let all 4 wines rest on their fine lees until about Christmas, whichwas about 4 months,all 4 wines turned out perfect.

THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO ANSWERED MY THREAD. I didn't bottle any of my wines until late December, leaving them on their fine lees for about 4 months, all 4 turned out fantastic.

these were all kits, 3 MM, and the gewurtz was a grand cru. live in sparta. clearing agents have been added. yes I degassed.

I don't have any plans yet, other than to make something large enough to grow my hobby and collection, i have plenty of space for anything I want to do.

I will bottle this week, they all look great. Then I've got 3 more to start, next is building a cool wine cellar.

thanks, Mike. It is the fine lees, I should have been more clear, this is all new to me. I will bottle soon.

Hi everyone, I am a long time beer home brewer and a total nube to wine making but, not to drinking it. Icurrently have a cab, cab franc, riesling and gewurtz all in their 6 gallon carboysresting on their lees for about 5 weeks waiting to be bottled, they look clear and great. How long can i...