Recent content by petey

Just got a cheese making kit. It says everything must be sterilized. Really? That’s a lot of stuff to boil My beer and wine only requires sanitation. It looks like I’ll hafta break out my keggle and boil 20 gal of water just to sterilize all my equipment. Don’t think that’s gonna happen

Okay thanks. The K1-1116 it is

Haven’t done a kit in a while. But this one came with 2 pkg of yeast, k1-1116 and EC-1118. While i have used both of them , I’ve never used them together Should i pick one or just use both?

It’s illegal unless you license. I’ve made lots of wine, and it’s always less than $10 per bottle including: labels corks,bottles, capsules and labor

I’m not into the sweet wine either but back sweet to about 1.06 or so and you’ll be surprised the flavor burst. But, it is only welches.

Thanx, bottling before the move sounds like the right way. I'll vacuum rack now and bottle with neocorks I've got lots of milk crates to protect my carboys

Moving 2500 miles early fall. Going to rack, sulfite now and bottle just before the move. Will have 3 carboys too early to bottle??

A little late here but, I make cranberry wine often and Montrachet is the only yeast that works for me

Gino Pinto in so. Jersey is unloading Now!!

Berries are in the freezer now. Will start my skeeter pee tomorrow, I use 30 oz of lime juice and about 10# of cranberries Cranberry wine will come a little later. Not sure about a food processor for 40#. Sounds like a mess:). I'll have to make sure the wife is gone for the day. Lol

Just received 50# of cranberries . I'll make a batch of skeeter pee with some. Any ideas for the rest?

this is what I made outta scrap for a buddy of mine,his pallet jack fits right under

I use lime with my cranberries. It's a big hit! The cranberries do take a while to macerate. I use 10+ # of berries and 30oz of lime juice.. Same recipe, you'll love it

I didn't use pulp, just fresh mangos.. Either way you'll get Lots of lees. I made a "mango extract" w/ mangos and Everclear To bump up the flavor. Not bad . One of my first wines. I did sorbate and back sweeten to 1.008

I've tried capping champagne bottles, and couldn't find any that would accept a beer cap.. But beer bottles Do work and since it's 12 oz. it would stay nice and cold during your outing