Valley Brew Batches

[masta]

Had the camera out tonight and thought I would grab a few pics of the batches I have in progress now.


All batches settling after fermentation, last 4 reds on right are aging 8 weeks with French Oak cubes.

On Left Italian Amarone and Cranberry Vanilla Mead started tonight then Fall Bounty Cyser, and 10 gals of Apple Cranberry wine

Cranberry Honey and chopped dried fruit that went into tonight's mead.

My sink and empty bottle racks outside the fermentation room

 

[Angell Wine]

i want to see the wine cellar now

 

[bilbo-in-maine]

Masta, you 'da wine man! Your work place is wonderful and your
productivity is something to marvel at. I don't have basement space and I
can see what I'm missing. I trust there are a lot more bottles in storage.
Thanks for showing the Forum how you do things. (Er, is there a cousin of
Palmolive lurking off in a corner somewhere?)

Bill

 

[masta]

Here is few pictures of the wine cellar. It is tough to get a good pic since there isn't a lot of room inside 70" wide by 76" deep. The racks I built from scratch from red cedar...and boy did that mess up the original cost estimate!


The wife keeps telling me to slow down with the production and it looks like I will have to soon when the cellar fills up. Most of the wine and mead in cellar needs to age another 8 months to a year but when it is ready I will be golden!


1.5 L bottles on one side...gray bins hold the beer

750 ml bottles on the other side

 

[jojo]

nice!

 

[Hippie]

I am so jealous, I can't even comment!

 

[Waldo]

Absolutely amazing !!

"Masta" is truly the Masta

 

[Bill B]

Very nice Masta, OH how I long for a basement.


Bill

 

[kaizen]

How many bottles does the celler hold?

 

[masta]

The cellar can hold 240 1.5 L, 224 750 ml, and 28 375 ml bottles of wine.


Plus 10 bins in the back will hold 5 batches of beer or 25 gals.

 

[Fruit n Nut]

Brilliant,looks like i've found my second home, any chance of some measurements regarding the wine rack

 

[PolishWineP]

Maybe you'll have to come visiting on this side of the pond. There's a "family reunion" in the works for April...

 

[Fruit n Nut]

I'm of to Cuba in Feb/March next year, is that near enuff ?

 

[jobe05]

I'll be at the cottage in Cape Cod next June, will it be aged enough by then?

 

[masta]

Sure...swing on bye!

 

[Cove Cottage]

WOW .... what an operation!

Absolutely beautiful....mwm

 

[NorthernWinos]

How Impressive...every vintners dream rooms....Not just brains...but 'a pretty face'[set-up]...You must enjoy everyday...glad you take time to share some moments with us.

 

[masta]

Thanks so much for the nice compliments. I forget sometimes how lucky I am to have a great place to make and store my wine,mead and beerwhen many don't.

 

[masta]

Worked on racking my current meads today and this is my "Mambo Melomel". It is made with clover honey and I found this fruit concentrate product that I am adding instead of using fresh fruit. The mead is at the tail end of fermentation so time to add the fruit concentrate.

I added 5 oz of each of Wild Blueberry, Red Raspberry, and Montmorency Tart Cherries concentrate. These concentrates are pure with nothing added and very concentrated. The blueberry for example is 65 brix and 1/2 oz is equal to 1 cup of fresh blueberries.

I stirred well and topped off and nothing to do now but wait for it to clear. Not sure if I can see it clear though since it is dark as night!!

 

[Dean]

What is the name of the fruit concentrate you found and where did you find it? The color change is dramatic to say the least!