2011 Rhubarb

[GreginND]

Just put the finishing touches on my rhubarb wine.

 

[Brew and Wine Supply]

Labels look great, whats it taste like?

 

[Runningwolf]

Lets talk about labels. That is one very clean awesome looking label. Were you able to find red paper or did you run the red ink out. LOL Did you filter your wine. It really has a nice sparkle to it. Great job all the way around.

 

[Runningwolf]

How was the acid on this wine? I've made it several times and the acid is a bit high, but I think that enhances it. I'll be making a trip up to Walkers as soon as they start producing more this spring.

 

[GreginND]

The labels were printed on regular paper - the red is all ink and the photo doesn't show but it well but it is a gradient darker at the top and lighter at the bottom.

I like clean uncluttered labels.

My rhubarb in the back yard is a green variety - very little red color to it, so the wine comes out without any red or pink hues. I usually like my rhubarb wine dry but this one started out with too much sugar (SG 1.110) and stopped fermenting at about 1.015 leaving about 4% residual sugar. I started out with almost 24 pounds of rhubarb and made about 4.5 gallons of finished wine. It is tart. I didn't measure the acid on this but went by taste. The sugar balances the acid quite well. It is delightfully rhubarby and has a nice satiny mouthfeel. I did filter this through number 3 filter pads using my Buon Vino super jet.

Whew, did I answer all your questions?

 

[Brew and Wine Supply]

Whew, did I answer all your questions?

Ummmm.... How far away is Mars?????

 

[Runningwolf]

LOL, yes you did. Again, great job!

 

[GreginND]

Ummmm.... How far away is Mars?????

Well, it varies a lot depending on where Mars and Earth are in their orbits, but the average distance is about 140,000,000 miles away.

 

[Mike89T]

Beautiful Label! I love how clean it looks and how it starts out darker on the top. Nicely done!