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In late August, Wine Enthusiast catalog was doing a spend $50 and get a $50 coupon event. I took advantage of it to buy a few things I wanted, and used the $50 coupon to help get a plaque for the cellar. Well it arrived yesterday, and I put it up tonight. I love it.

I bought a one level house Sept. 30, 2009, and that December I started working on turning a room that really is too small to be a bedroom into a wine cellar. It does not have humidity and temperature control other than the standard house heat pump/ac. I have made all the wine and mead in this...

I just put this up the other day in my cellar.

Back on October 16 I made a German Apple wine for a demo. I pressed about 50lbs of apples, a mixture of Johnathan, granny smith, macintosh, honey crisp, golden delicious, gala, and maybe one more variety. This gave me almost 3gallons of juice. I then added two more gallons of store bought...

Anyone else making the Limited Edition Australian Petit Verdot this year? I have the LE Aus. Petit Verdot in the carboy right now. The starting gravity was 1.100, instructions said target is 1.09something to 1.100. The yeast is Lalvin EC-118. This was in the primary bucket for 7 days because...

For my first two cabinets that can be seen in my cellar thread, I used 1x12 cabinet grade pine for sides and shelves. It is held together by screws. I built these only 3 feet tall, and each cabinet can hold approx. 6 cases of wine. I didn't build any higher because I was concerned about the...

I see the posts where several have made a corkidor. What I don't see is how much k-meta did you use? Do you make a k-meta solution and put it in a glass jar or something, or do you just put k-meta powder in a glass jar? How long does this method take to sanitize corks? I have some corks left...

A local wine shop does a free tasting every Friday and Saturday. I have been going in just about every Friday and Saturday for their tastings for some time now, and typically buy atleast one bottle of something in the store every time I go. This Friday's wine is Italian and Spain, which I...

Here are pictures of my "cellar". I guess I can't really call it a cellar because there is not a vapor barrier in the wall, a separate ventalation unit, and is without a temperature and humidity control other than the main heat pump/air conditioner. It's really a wine storage room. I do keep...

I bought an Ambrosia Farm Cherry Gal Mead "short mead kit". Basically it is a packet of dried fruit and spices and some unknown yeast depending on which "kit" you buy. Specifically the cherry mead kits comes in a 48gram packet containing dried cherries, rosehips, galengal, violet herb, and...

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I have a chocolate raspberry port going in the carboy now. I started the kit off as per directions and had the temperature around 76 degrees. I did add the chapatalization package in thirds over three days, and did it before the gravity got down to 1.015. My experience with meads and stuck...

I have the WE LE Trio Blanca (white) and South African Shiraz in the carboy. The starting gravity of the Trio Blanca was 1.088 (recommended 1.085 - 1.095) and for the Shiraz 1.094 (recommended 1.090 - 1.096). They were in the primary fermenter for 7 days when I racked to carboy with both wines...

I am going to need to top off my WE Trio Blanca and the South African Shiraz. Finding a wine to top off the shiraz will be no problem, local wine store has plenty of South African shiraz. What should I use to top off the Trio Blanca? It is a blend of pinot blanc, chenin blanc, and sauvignon...

I was wondering who was doing the 2010 Limited Edition kits this year. I have ordered the Trio Blanca, South African Shiraz, Petit Verdot, and the Brunello. I didn't order the Quartet, but from hearing others at the homebrew store, I may be wishing I had. I am not that big of a white wine...