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  1. zelix

    Zelix Wine Adventures...Beginner Gearing up.

    So I bought a tropical bliss kit. I put all the ingredients in the 6 gallon fermintor. filled up the water a bit and realised that it was a 1 gallon kit. I was so pissT at myself. So What to do? Well all I could think of was to add more sugar. I put in about 5 lbs. The SG reading was: 1.092...
  2. zelix

    Zelix Wine Adventures...Beginner Gearing up.

    Bottled the Dragon's Blood. I got some custom labels made. I'm really happy with this. I'm going to make another batch real soon. Mixed the dragons blood with some club soda and a few berries. Really refreshing little beverage.
  3. zelix

    Zelix Wine Adventures...Beginner Gearing up.

    I bottled the Pinot Nior. That Portuguese corker worked nicely. I'm completely happy with it. I racked the dragons blood and added clearing agents.
  4. zelix

    Zelix Wine Adventures...Beginner Gearing up.

    So last night I took a reading. 0.992. I racked it, degassed, added the clearing agents according to the instructions. Now it's a waiting game for it to clear. I started a batch of Dragons Blood. It didn't seem like it was fermenting. I though the yeast might not have worked. I added a second...
  5. zelix

    Dragon Blood is Done!

    Wow looks awesome. That's a cool bottle. How sweet is the 5 cups? I'm making 6 gallons of this. I'm looking to make a somewhat sweeter wine. I dont' want it to be like syrup though. LOL
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    Show Us Your Pets

    Mrs. Norris. She was an office cat. I brought her home due to being away for this covid 19. She loves being at my home. She's here to stay now. I'm not sure how old she is. I'd say around 4-5 years old. We have two other cats that are 14 years old. It's about time to get her another Lion hair...
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    Zelix Wine Adventures...Beginner Gearing up.

    The racking is complete. She's happy and still working at a slower pace
  8. zelix

    Zelix Wine Adventures...Beginner Gearing up.

    thanks I read the thread. My latest reading is 1.006 I'll rack it into secondary fermentation carboy tomorrow morning. Wish me luck.
  9. zelix

    Zelix Wine Adventures...Beginner Gearing up.

    So my next step would be secondary fermentation. When do you know it's time for this? Edit. I just read to rack at 1.010 to secondary. Which is a glass carboy.
  10. zelix

    to each their own,,,,

    Thanks for replying. I was hoping that I was going about all this the right way.
  11. zelix

    Zelix Wine Adventures...Beginner Gearing up.

    Specific gravity reading is 1.036. Added yeast nutrients. I'm guessing things are going along as they should.
  12. zelix

    to each their own,,,,

    I wish I could just 'freestyle' it. I'm on my first kit. I'm following everything to the letter. I'm guessing I should follow the rules to learn them. When I get a few batches under my belt I'll jump out doing my own thing. I do want to get into country wines. It's something I'm reading up on at...
  13. zelix

    Bottling 101

    Thanks for posting the video. That was really helpful.
  14. zelix

    Zelix Wine Adventures...Beginner Gearing up.

    Wow that blows my mind. potentially 30 gallons of wine. Here I am thinking I was doing something with 6 gallons. LOL On this first one I'm trying to follow the instructions of the kit to the letter. I guess my thinking is you need to learn the 'rules' before you start breaking them. My hope is...
  15. zelix

    Zelix Wine Adventures...Beginner Gearing up.

    Wow I didn't know that. Goes to show I have a lot to learn. Thanks for letting me know. I'll be getting a reading tonight. Wish me luck. I'm in Lawrenceville area. I have to be honest with you. I was happy I could read it at all. 😆
  16. zelix

    Zelix Wine Adventures...Beginner Gearing up.

    The kit instructions says to check the specific gravity reading each day. Isn't that a bad idea? Shouldn't it be left with the airlock on? There's a yeast nutrient additive that has to go in at a certain reading. I have to admit I was struggling with the plastic wine thief that came with the...
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    What's for Dinner?

  18. zelix

    Zelix Wine Adventures...Beginner Gearing up.

    The equipt kit came in yesterday. So I went to work last nite. The starting Specific Gravity is 1.076.... I think. Check out the picture and let me know if I'm reading it properly. Recording everything in the brew journal. Checked this morning. It's a bubbling.....
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    Zelix Wine Adventures...Beginner Gearing up.

    Thanks for the post. I was out roaming this weekend. I stopped by the brew depot in Alpharetta. I picked up some bottles, corks and generic labels. They had bottles for $14 for 12. It seemed reasonable. I have family keeping their old wine bottles so I should have an ungodly amount of empty...
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    Baozi - Chinese Steamed Pork Buns

    Made these last night.
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