RJ Spagnols First Kit: Banana Pineapple Viognier

[ibglowin]

Necessity is the mother of invention they say!

Good job, post a pic or two so others may soak up some of your engineering wisdom.

Sounds like it works just like mine!

 

[nursejohn]

VCasey, my kit's instructions came also with an orange slip of paper that said this kit comes with 2 kieselsol packages. It said when it is time to clear add 1 pkg of kieselsol, stir 1 minute, then add the chitosan pkg and stir 1 minute, then add the second pkg of kieselsol and stir 1 minute. Does this sound familiar? I hope, if nothing else, time will clear it up. P.S. I am going to do what you did by adding the coconut rum to 3 gallons of it when I do get it finished.

 

[vcasey]

VCasey, my kit's instructions came also with an orange slip of paper that said this kit comes with 2 kieselsol packages. It said when it is time to clear add 1 pkg of kieselsol, stir 1 minute, then add the chitosan pkg and stir 1 minute, then add the second pkg of kieselsol and stir 1 minute. Does this sound familiar? I hope, if nothing else, time will clear it up. P.S. I am going to do what you did by adding the coconut rum to 3 gallons of it when I do get it finished.

Oh yeah I remember it had 2 packs of one of those. But I put in both packs at the same time and then added the other - I hope that made sense! I don't remember the extra slip of paper, but I may have read how I wanted it to read and went on my way ........
The coconut rum really added to the flavor of this one and we are having to guard it so it will last until all the celebrations are finished.

 

[jeepbabe]

As promised, I wanted to post pictures of the Banana Pineapple Viognier. We bottled the BPV and the Peach Chardonnay last weekend. Both batches ended up producing 30 full bottles. We added corn sugar to the Peach Chardonnay to get it to about 10% alcohol. Both wines are good but we both like the Peach Chardonnay better. Also on bottling day we racked the Mango Mint Chenin Blanc and started the Black Cherry Pinot Noir- we added corn sugar to both of those kits. Thanks everyone for all of your help!

Here are the pictures- labels will be later!

Banana Pineapple Viognier

30 full bottles

We filtered before bottling.

Next, filtering the OB Peach Chardonnay.

OB Peach Chardonnay after filtering.

30 full bottles of Peach Chardonnay. We did have to top off the carboy with some Yellow Tail to get to 30 bottles.

I learned that steam is the best way for me to shrink the capsules. I used my Dutch Oven as a steamer.

OB Peach Chardonnay- labels will be later.

Peach Chardonnay on left, Banana Pineapple Viognier on right.

Both wines are very clear.

After bottling we racked and degassed the OB Mango Mint Chenin Blanc.

OB Mango Mint Chenin Blanc. This cleared in one day. We will bottle this next weekend and rack the Black Cherry Pinot Noir.

As you can see, we have jumped right in to wine making! After practicing on the mist kits I will be making a White Chocolate Port, Gruner Veltliner, and a Viognier this summer.

 

[ibglowin]

Good job! They look perfect. Can't wait to see them with labels.

 

[ArdenS]

Wow, talk about a busy day! They look great.

 

[Wade E]

Great job with those crystal clear wines!