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Man. I hope we get back out there for one again soon. That and the ABQ Powwow are always fun!
Nothing better to forget the stock market than drinking a home made wine and a piece of rib-eye.
Remember that old old joke about how do you make money in the stock market? "Buy low, sell high"...........
This is where you buy low ..................
This is where you buy low ..................
Petite Syrah notes, for history purposes:
3 California boxes of Petite Syrah purchased at Maltose for $42 each:
-PH=3.6x according to Maltose.
Sept 19, 2015 1.100 Brix=29.5. Put crushed grapes into 20gl brute with about 1tsp of k-meta.
Added 8gr of Opti-red and a couple ounces of oak dust. Added around 1 ½ gallon of acidulated water to bring brix down. PH showed in the 3.8x and by mistake, I added a bit of acid blend instead of tartaric acid. PH was in the 3.6x
Sept 19 at night used go-ferm and hydrated 8gr of BM45 yeast and then pitched
Sept 26, 2015
1.000 racked, pressed and let it sit in bucket for a few hours until later in the night. PH=3.86, TA ~0.8x
Racked into 10gal brute. Added 5gr of Acti-ML to Wyeast 4007 MLB, then pitched bacteria.
Mixed well and then racked into 6gal Italian carboy plus 1.5L bottle.
Oct 28 added 1 oak spiral medium toast
Dec 1 MLF still shows half way, placed carboy on main level with warmer temp.
Dec 20 racked, added about 3 ¼ tsp k-meta and racked into oak barrel. PH=3.92
Feb 20 PH=3.86, TA=.8
Mar 09, 2016 PH=3.86; racked into 6gal carboy and topped with cab/merlot from juice bucket wine made in 2014. PH came down to 3.79
May 29, 2016 racked into bucket and back to 6gal carboy, added about ¼ tsp k-meta
NOTE: spent barrel time from Dec 20, 2015 to Mar 09, 2016.
Nov 16 racked, added ¼ tsp k-meta, pH ~3.55, tasting much better and less harsh than previously
Nov 28 calibrated meter and PH shows ~3.92
Jan 23, 2017 using new PH meter, PH ~3.90
Mar 20 racked, added ¼ tsp k-meta and topped off with some cab merlot blend
Mar 21 racked into barrel
Apr 31 took 3L out of barrel to make a port wine with brandy. Refilled with 2nd run wine
Jun 25 racked out of barrel into 6gal carboy and topped off with 2nd run wine. Added ¼ tsp k-meta. Tastes very good, need to bottle soon.
Aug 23 racked and added almost ¼ k-meta and then bottled. PH showed ~3.76
3 California boxes of Petite Syrah purchased at Maltose for $42 each:
-PH=3.6x according to Maltose.
Sept 19, 2015 1.100 Brix=29.5. Put crushed grapes into 20gl brute with about 1tsp of k-meta.
Added 8gr of Opti-red and a couple ounces of oak dust. Added around 1 ½ gallon of acidulated water to bring brix down. PH showed in the 3.8x and by mistake, I added a bit of acid blend instead of tartaric acid. PH was in the 3.6x
Sept 19 at night used go-ferm and hydrated 8gr of BM45 yeast and then pitched
Sept 26, 2015
1.000 racked, pressed and let it sit in bucket for a few hours until later in the night. PH=3.86, TA ~0.8x
Racked into 10gal brute. Added 5gr of Acti-ML to Wyeast 4007 MLB, then pitched bacteria.
Mixed well and then racked into 6gal Italian carboy plus 1.5L bottle.
Oct 28 added 1 oak spiral medium toast
Dec 1 MLF still shows half way, placed carboy on main level with warmer temp.
Dec 20 racked, added about 3 ¼ tsp k-meta and racked into oak barrel. PH=3.92
Feb 20 PH=3.86, TA=.8
Mar 09, 2016 PH=3.86; racked into 6gal carboy and topped with cab/merlot from juice bucket wine made in 2014. PH came down to 3.79
May 29, 2016 racked into bucket and back to 6gal carboy, added about ¼ tsp k-meta
NOTE: spent barrel time from Dec 20, 2015 to Mar 09, 2016.
Nov 16 racked, added ¼ tsp k-meta, pH ~3.55, tasting much better and less harsh than previously
Nov 28 calibrated meter and PH shows ~3.92
Jan 23, 2017 using new PH meter, PH ~3.90
Mar 20 racked, added ¼ tsp k-meta and topped off with some cab merlot blend
Mar 21 racked into barrel
Apr 31 took 3L out of barrel to make a port wine with brandy. Refilled with 2nd run wine
Jun 25 racked out of barrel into 6gal carboy and topped off with 2nd run wine. Added ¼ tsp k-meta. Tastes very good, need to bottle soon.
Aug 23 racked and added almost ¼ k-meta and then bottled. PH showed ~3.76
The only problem is that ALL funds are DEPLETED, nada, zero, finito with so much loss....to buy anything.
So your saying you don't get a paycheck every 2 weeks that is available to invest a portion?
Go ahead. I'm waiting..............
This was a hot day, and a long run.
401K contributions come out pretax so they basically come out being almost free. You have a Tesla so you don't even pay for gas so.........
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Gas is up here 22 cents in two days. Interesting, that, since the OPEC Plus production reductions don't begin to take effect until November. Ahem.
In my view, the real pain still lies ahead with coming job losses and recession. We almost have to experience that in order to be rid of the inflation. Some Fed board members have been quoted that the target funds rate is 4.65%. That's higher than the 4.25% the Fed has been talking about. Even at 4.25%, we are still a full percentage point below the target right now. The U.S. job market remains tight and people are still buying, even as the IMF is issuing dire warnings about the global economy.
The more of a consumer someone is, the more affected they will be. It's like I always say, "Don't like inflation? Then stop buying stuff!"
One way or another that is exactly what is going to happen anyway, either by Fed force or voluntarily.
Job almost done…..drums…..
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Leaving it debadged?
No, ordered new ones OEM. Son tells me only rear bumper needs to be done, everything else is done.
Got just enough rain to get a rainbow. Was hoping for more more rain.
