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Thanks Dave. My water is from a well. It has been tested in the past, and is excellent quality. No added chlorine etc. thanks:)

I ended up bottling on the 13th, so I had some to take away on my trip:) I tastes wonderful!!!! Already through 5 bottles or so! I need to get on making some dragon blood here soon. :HB

How did you make out with yours Dave?

Hey guys! I started my skeeter pee on Feb 6. Tonight I racked again, added the rest of the lemon juice and back sweetened. The original recipe says the let it sit for another 2 weeks, but I tried it, and man it is GOOD!! I only added 3cups of sugar to my batch, I don't like really sweet...

Last night my hubby "tried" my new shiraz. after making it through 2 bottles he was feeling no pain. He was slow moving this AM... I keep telling him, that you can't drink wine like a beer. His first couple tastes, he said it was an 8 out of 10, but by the second bottle it was a 10. lol

and it looks super yummy too!!

I can definetley see how it would go much faster with the warmer weather! My SG last night was .994, so I racked to secondary:) I have degassed, and added clearing agents etc. Now more waiting, I might have to get a batch of dragon blood going....:)

I used ec1118.my temp is 75f. I'm not sure why so long either but its is now.998. I want to wait it out to get a little lower before racking.

This is Gordie, the newest member of the family. There is a local carver, Swamp Bear Art is the name. He uses a chainsaw. He has done some amazing work. He is going in hubby's man cave, called Gordies Den. We named the man cave before we even thought about getting the bear. Jamie's (hubby)...

Happy National drink wine day! Nothing different from any other day for me:-)

This is a great help to me. I have been sanitizing and cleaning every single tool every use. I need to fill up a bucket as per John's recommendation. I have gone through a lot of k-meta lol. I was wondering about this as I had been soaking my bottles, after already being rinsed, then spraying...

Update: Day 12 of fermentation- my SG is 1.020. I had added the yeast energizer and nutrient, along with a bottle of Lemon juice on day 8. Slowly moving, but going for sure. When I checked it today, it was foaming quite a bit, nice white foam.

Tonight I am going to be racking a 5 gallon batch of Shiraz and 5 gallon batch of chardonnay before I bottle tomorrow / next day.

Skidoo time this weekend!!

I bottled one of my 6 gallon batches of Shiraz last night. Everything went great, and minimal sediment. I didn't notice any at all at the bottom of the carboy when I was done. The other I will bottle Sunday or Monday. So exciting to have made my own wine... And I drank probably a full bottle...

Oh my gosh! lol. Sorry but sounds hilarious... I will keep that in mind! Thanks for the tips!!

Racking reds....Don't you all find this hard? I have racked from primary, to secondary to bulk aging to racking again before bottling. I may have to rack even again before bottling. The wine is so dark it is hard to see the racking cane. I am trying my hardest to not disturb the sediment when...

Hey:) It is going well. Still lots of foaming everyday, 4th day in primary. I have 6 gallons:) I am looking forward to my first skeeter pee!! How many batches have you made so far? Are you making original?

Option 1, I'd say it would be good to have a variety of sizes for carboys. Kinda wish I had some. In time... Plus, this option , you get to sample your wine as you go.

So in just theft some wine from the carboy. Shiraz, and also a chardonnay I have soon the be ready to bottle... First tastes of both... Results? I am so impressed with myself right now. Haha. My first wines actually taste good, both of them! I wish I could explain the smells and tastes.. I...