sgtdean68w
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Hello my name is Jason and I have an addiction! It's not necessarily to drinking wine, but more making it. I love trying new ideas, so when I read about the DB I had to try it, and when I read that it can be done in such a short time I got even more excited! I bought a new carboy (mine are being used), I bought the ingredients, and last night I made a mess... I mean I started my DB. From what I read on the 15 day post it seems that proper temperature regulation is important. I wrapped my buckets (I only have 6 gallon buckets so I split it between 2 to make it less messy) in a blanket and stuck a heating pad between them. After sitting about 21 hours I checked the temp, 76 degrees, and added yeast. I re-wrapped and now the waiting game. While I was shopping today I picked up a 20 gallon food grade "trash can". I plan to put my carboy in the can surrounded by water with an aquarium heater in there regulated to 78°. The best part is when I make my large batch of chocolate strawberry wine this summer I can use the can as a primary! Anyways after all of that rambling here's a couple pictures of my progress so far. I'll continue updating as I go with more pictures.