Recent content by Rube-a-Billy

I've introduced an old waiter trick that works great for for cleaning burnt coffee out of coffee pots to cleaning carboys. throw some ice cubes into your carboy crushed will work if your ice is too big to fit in the top, get a good amount of ice in there, enough to cover the side of the carboy...

Stabilization help!!! Ok i took off about a year due to a illness and came back to sample some of my wine, and skeeter pee to my amazement the pee and several of the wines are still good (i was topping carboys etc with co2) . well that was until i added 2 tbs of pot meta. Now it is sooo...

Just a little curious if anyone has tasted their WCWP lately. I popped a bottle that i fortified with some everclcear in Feb 09. the taste is on the butterscotch side still and it lacks some body. i still have about 1.5 gallons bulk aging without the extra alcohol, and some other bottles that...

been keeping the airlocks filled, the sulfites are what i didn't do. I understand the whole time thing and thanks. Many an article say rack and sulfite every 2 months. That's why i asked. I'm a rookie, and as a man there ain't many times that i read directions except when it comes to...

Ok, it's been a while since i logged on and tended to my wine. I injured my back about 4 months ago and have neglected my wines. I guess the good news is they have all been in the bulk aging process. Some are ready to bottle some may need to be racked and aged a little longer. They all...

thanks for the feedback, guess i will scratch the carmel apple experiment.

Thanks everyone for all the information. as i have observing the changes from half f-pak, and x amount of sugar etc.. Was wondering if anyone has in the past or is considering using some Brown sugar to lend a little carmel-like flavor to the mix. I seem to rememeber seing that written in a apple...

nice looking bottle!

I like the way you think PeterZ!!

K&GB as for grapefruit http://winemaking.jackkeller.net/reques20.asp Well let me tell you first that these are all works in progress. however i did make a 1 gallon batch of the GRAPEFRUIT WINE (Dry) (1) last year and had wished i had made a 10 gallon batch. It was not a true wine tasting...

Thanks, I shall continue to monitor this one it was just crazy how it looked like nothing was happening I had to go away for the night for work and the next day BAAAMMM the sg fell like crazy. anyone need some lemons come on over. i have not had lemons for 2 years due to some cold spells, now...

Ok little ghostbuster humor (very little). Well i decided to try to put my lemon trees to work and make some hard lemonade. getting this one going is a common issue due to the acids etc. And i don't have all the tools to check ph etc. well i started off with RS Premier Cuvee, stalled out...

Nice setup Smikes,looks like a brand new press you got there. Did you make that yourself?? also curious what recipe you used for your grapefruit. i just started a batch using the below recipe from jack kellers pages. i have a lot of juice left and am going to start a second batch. Lots of BIG...

TCB54, I noticed you have the carboys stacked infront of a door. Is that where all the GOOD stuff is stored

Waldo, I think i remember seeing a photo you added somewhere out there that showed the bananas right b4 you boiled them. It looked like you were using the skins and all. did you add them to the skins and all to the primary?? thanks, bill