After what felt like an eternity this time, We have come home with our second child. Austin James is his name. Charles is his big brother at 4 years next month and my beautiful wife, Bonnie.
Ok, Im on my second batch ever right now. The first was blackberry and now the second is peach. I noticed with the blackberry that it made the whole house smell like yeast in a major way. No berry smell. Now with the Peach the smell is very low and I can actually smell a little peach in it...
29# Peaches
5Gal water
12# sugar
6 Cambden Tabs
6Tsp Yeast Nutrient
9 Tsp acid blend
1.5 Tsp Tannin
3 Tsp Pectic
1 pack 1116 Yeast.
I didnt like the idea of cooking the peaches first so I crushed them all and managed to fit them in one nylon bag. Tested the SG at 1.090. 24 hours...
My First blackberry Batch.
25# Blackberries
35 Pints water
11# sugar
2 1/2 tsp Acid Blend
2 1/2 Pectic enzime (added after first 12 hours)
5 tsp Nutrient
5 Campden Tablets Crushed
1 Package K1V-1116
Steralized all equiptment with PM let dry.
I used 2 straining bags and added...
I am new to Wine Making. I have currently perchased all my equipment and plan on making my first batch soon here.
My name is Chuck. I am a Husband, Father, Falconer, Photographer and hopefully soon to be a decent wine maker.