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Hello I back!!!

Ive been busy in my other career stuff but still making wine, in fact I supplied my own exhibition with my wines and some shop stuff and mine was the most popular, being all gone while half the shop stuff was left over! Someone even said that they thought I should go into professionally (As if I would but flattering!)
So Im making -

Feijoa 23L
Lie 23L
Plum 23L
Pear and Guava 9L
Passionfruit 23L
 
Hello I back!!!

Ive been busy in my other career stuff but still making wine, in fact I supplied my own exhibition with my wines and some shop stuff and mine was the most popular, being all gone while half the shop stuff was left over! Someone even said that they thought I should go into professionally (As if I would but flattering!)
So Im making -

Feijoa 23L
Lie 23L
Plum 23L
Pear and Guava 9L
Passionfruit 23L

big hugs Coll..

good to have you back.. did you decide where to exhibit your cat paintings yet?

( they are awesome.. and you need to put pics up here so people can see!)

Allie
 
well started 6 buckets of Chilean wine
Added 2#'s of raisine ea and some of St Allie's "banana soup"
Last weeek started Plum wine from canned plums from Aldi's
 
Hello I back!!!

Ive been busy in my other career stuff but still making wine, in fact I supplied my own exhibition with my wines and some shop stuff and mine was the most popular, being all gone while half the shop stuff was left over! Someone even said that they thought I should go into professionally (As if I would but flattering!)

Good to have you back. Isn't it cool when people want to buy wine? It's such a compliment!
 
Oh totally...shame I cant sell it!!!!!!

Mid you all the more for me and hubby! Means I always have wine to take places too and when we get visitors!

No havent decided on a venue yet Allie the show I have running now goes until the 7th, I could post the in a new thread if anyone is interested in seeing them!?
I want to do a range that includes dogs too for the Auckland show.
 
what about making a new album for the painting pics Coll?

if you are going to do dogs.. you'll need a pic of Punga.

:bt
 
Oh definitely want one of Punga!
Working on a piece that is of a chiuhuaha in a santa costume..so cute!

Cant see pics Ive posted must be donig soething wrong????
 
Primary: Empty :(
Carboy: Red Plumb

Previously made
Vintner's reserve:
Sauvignon Blanc
Reisling
Cabernet Sauvignon

Real Fruit:
Niagra- Turned out excellent!
Apple
Door Co. Cherry
Wisconsin Strawberry
 
Primary: Empty :(
Carboy: Red Plumb

Previously made
Vintner's reserve:
Sauvignon Blanc
Reisling
Cabernet Sauvignon

Real Fruit:
Niagra- Turned out excellent!
Apple
Door Co. Cherry
Wisconsin Strawberry

OMG, get something in that carboy!!!!!!!:tz
 
I know, everytime I see an empty anything, I think i'm losing time. I'm actually waiting on strawberry's to be ready.
 
I've been lurking the forums for a while now, so I think it's time I joined. So far I've been doing this for about a year and a half, started out making beer and switched to wine. At least I got the beer to fill in while I'm waiting for the wine to finish. :dg
Most of the wine recipes I got from Jack Keller's site, now at least I know to double the fruit.:slp

PRIMARY
6 gal Chilean Cabernet Franc
6 gal Chilean Syrah
AGEING
2 gal Welch Grape
2 gal Welch Grape cherry
2 gal Blueberry
2 gal Carrot
2 gal Raisin
2 gal Orange
2 gal Coconut
2 gal Lemon
2 gal Banana
BOTTLED
6 gal I.M. Pomegranate Zinfandel
6 gal I.M. Green Apple Riesling
DRINKING
6 gal Bellissima Pear Chardonnay
6 gal O.B. Watermelon Merlot (RED)

BEER (Drinking)
Canyon Stout
Graff
American Light
Coconut Porter
Thunderstruck Pumpkin Ale
Amber Ale
Dark IPA
Blueberry Wheat
Vanilla Carmel Cream Ale

MEAD
Joe's Ancient Orange
Blackberry
Mixed Berry (bulk aging)

FAILED
Hard Lemonade (over stressed the yeast)
 
Looks like you will fit right in. There are many here (me) who make fruit wines. Here is where you can fine tune those wines.
 
i have 1 gallon of rhubarb wine doing the biz in the demi john at the moment

have made:-
apple
bramble(many times)
elderflower
triple berry treat(blackberry, strawberry and elderberry)
pear
tea(tastes like chardonnay)

and i always make sloe gin every year for a christmas treat ;-)
 
Up Next
Concord

Primary
Niagara (6 Gallons)
White Raspberry (1 Gallon)

Secondary
Spiced Apple (1 Gallon)
Orange (1 Gallon)
Watermelon (1 Gallon)

Finished
Blueberry (1 Gallon)
Cherry (1 Gallon)
Concord (1 Gallon)
Niagara (13 Gallons)
White Raspberry (1 Gallon)
 
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Strawberry in primary started 5 days ago.
just started Peach wine sitting in Pectic right now.
 

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