Recent content by otistechdir

Chill my Cherry Sweat as well please. I included that on the label as well. ;) Sent from my iPad using Wine Making

Speaking of stomp theme grapes, http://success-auctions.com/?Auction=1098 did anyone make it today? Sent from my iPad using Wine Making

Well, I sent mine with a friend who was going to a town that has a UPS shipping location (yes, I live in the middle of nowhere.) He just brought me the tracking #'s, USPS not UPS, hope they get there..... Sent from my iPad using Wine Making

I missed shipping by 12 min., looks like my Cherry Sweat is in the Monday group as well. Sent from my iPad using Wine Making

One other thing to add, I noticed in your photo that you are reusing water bottles. Many a wine has been made in them, however it is a less than ideal vessel for bulk aging. Start by checking the recycle code on the bottle, a #1 or #2 you will likely be ok for one batch aged less than 6mo. If...

Hello all, I just finished clearing batch #2 of SP. I've found that it has a slight yeast odor & flavor to it. The only difference between my two batches was the temperature, it's warmer now then it was so, temp was 75 - 78 instead of 70 - 72 like my first batch. Is it possible that the warmer...

The results are in; I've had some bad idea's experimenting with wine recipes but this one takes the cake. Conclusion: None of the additives nor alcohol are an effective preservative for tea. Result: Stale lemon tea flavored wine. Lesson learned: Just make fresh tea, and add original SP...

I'm a newbie and this would be my first entry into any competition. But count me in, well, as soon as I get the skeeter pee out of the carboy's. Sent from my iPad using Wine Making

Our seniors almost had a good one this year, the plan was to swap seniors with a neighboring town (rural schools, everybody knows everybody anyway) would have been very funny & harmless. However, the superintendent's found out about the swap, and instead of stopping it they swapped schools as...

It was 1.05, after further thinking I realized that I didn't degas my sample, oops. So, yes the 1.05 was a bad reading. Currently I am at .998 I plan to give it a day or two and start clarifying and prep for bottling day. The color has improved greatly, no longer looks like mud, the reddish...

5 days at 72 degrees has dropped sg from 1.07 to 1.05, racked, degassed, added additional energizer & nutrient. Smells great, looks like 5gal of mud. Appearance may be the downfall of this recipe. Time will tell. Sent from my iPad using Wine Making

This post interested me and then there has been no activity; a couple of glasses of dragon blood & empty carboy's have solved that. I've started a 5 gal batch with 2.5 gal of tea instead of water, following the "original recipe" from this site. I will post progress as it happens for others that...

I use EC-1118, turned out great. Sent from my iPad using Wine Making

This has been discussed quite a bit in other posts, try a search for carbonated pee. From what I've read is sounds like force carbonation is the most common method for "fizzy pee". Best of luck with it. Sent from my iPad using Wine Making

It's very slow but is re-clearing. Thanks everyone for your replies. Sent from my iPad using Wine Making