Recent content by Shelly

Hi Brian, we actually drove up to Mr. Steve's on Friday. We also visited the Thirsty Brewer in Baldwin, Maryland and we stopped by Boordy Vineyard and had a quick look around. Mr. Steve's is a bit too much of a hike for me, but it is a very nice shop!

Hi Brian, thank you for the nice welcome. Yes, I'm familiar with Mr. Steve's but I haven't been there yet. We may take a ride and have a look-see this coming weekend. It's an hour drive for us from where I live so it's a little far to go for classes (unless it's on a weekend) but it sounds fun...

Go Ravens!! I'll be at my Brew Pub tomorrow with bells on... I'm so nervous!! The Patriots are a worthy opponent and it should be an awesome game! Robie... Thank you! I will take my time! I'm having too much fun and to ruin any of the effort would break my heart! (I know, ...knock on wood!!)

Yes, I will review that hydrometer thread. I got confused so I don't have it yet... I have sulfite coming by Fedex this morning so I will add it when it gets here. I am amazed at how fast the gallon batches are clearing. Within hours of racking I started to see liquid that actually looks like...

This morning, according to my kit instructions was the day to to take my SG reading and move the batch to the carboy. It's an Island Mist Pomegranate Zinfandel kit. The SG was one line above the 1.00 mark (between 1.00 and .99 marks, hth do you read that? LOL) so I successful did the siphon and...

I've had this 2Qt measuring cup for more than twenty five years and I've always trusted it but have never thought to check it for validity. I will do that... I"ll use my 6 gallon that came with my starter kit to do the wine kits and use the big ones for homemade batches, which is probably what...

Hi Everyone! Happy Wednesday! I have what is probably a VERY beginner question... Last night I bought 3 beautiful carboys from a gent on craigslist, who said he thought they were 6.5 gallons and not 6 gallon as he had mentioned in his Craiglist ad. So..... I decided to figure out exactly how...

Just wanted to say Congratulations to making it to your first bottling and good luck! I have two to four more days till my first primary fermentation is done and I'm so tickled I can't stand it!! LOL Hope it all goes perfectly!! :try

A Har-bowl would be "way" cool! The game yesterday was hard on my heart!!

I am SO ready... we're going to be out of here bright and early to get a good seat at our local Brew Pub to watch the game... Can you believe those Patriots tonight? They are wiping up the floor with poor Tim Tebow! :slp

Yay!! Hello Baby Brother! I'm so happy you're here with me. Jim and I live hundreds of miles from each other. He's in Georgia and I'm in Maryland, so how fun is this going to be! Papa Petrucci was actually our great grandfather. He was an Italian immigrant that settled in West Virginia to...

Lol, I would never do that! That would be just silly... And I also would never ask the clerk at the home brew store if I could reuse the corks... Nope, I wouldnt do that either! :h

Thanks for fixing my Brother's problem!! Of course he can accept what you do to protect the forum, he's a very nice gent... He'll be along shortly. I'm a forum junky, he reads a bit less than I do. He'll be along shortly. Oh yes, I keep hearing all of your stories and the names of these...

Hi Ann! I saw your Marker on the map! I'm pitching my first yeast this morning! Yayyyy! I'm very afraid that I'm going to love this hobby for one exact reason...I love to multi-task. I'm always looking for ways to get more out of my day and lo and behold I can spend a couple hours and then it...

All of my starter equipment came today! :r I spent the day looking over everything, washing and sanitizing and double checking my instructions. As of right now, I have my first kit wine in the primary fermenting bucket sitting overnight to make sure the temperature is right. I will pitch the...