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In Bottles: Dragon Blood Bottled but Escaped (bottle bombs): Hard Cider Kits on Deck: Merlot HoHo, Coastal Red Someday: A Chardonnay or a Pinot Gris...and MORE DRAGON BLOOD for sure!! :h

Secretary for a small business. Before that, I worked in sales for a major brewing company for a decade.

It's probably in the threads somewhere, but I am wondering if anyone can recommend a company that sells hydrometers with large print? It doesn't have to be 24 pt font, just something I don't have to use a magnifying glass to read. Trying to read a standard print hydrometer while wearing...

Smelts make great fertilizer :)

Hope you are OK and weren't hurt.

Cleaning up bottle bombs and coping with rattlesnakes.... Evidently the 100-plus degree heat here in the Central Valley recently made my storage room warmer than I realized and did not agree with the hard cider I bottled in March. Hard cider and glass all over the room. On the bright side...

Late to the Bandwagon but... Dragon Blood is fantastic! Yes, I know you are all scratching your heads and wondering what took me so long :) Yes I am going to start another batch soon as everyone as suggested :D. Has dangerdave been given guru status or its equivalent? :r :b :ib

Sitting on my front patio watching the sunset and backsweetening my first batch of Dragon Blood :h

I have 5 carboys...2 6-gallon, a 5-gallon, a 3-gallon and a 1-gallon. The 6's and the 3 are currently doing in use.

My husband encourages me in my pursuit but is grumping because I have 3 carboys going. LOL He wants to know what we are going to do with the 75 potential bottles of wine, since there are just two of us and very few of our friends are winedrinkers. Any suggestions? LOL

Corinth, it sounds like fun :h

Be careful, be safe and have an amazing time, Rocky!

Thank you for the confirmation and the advice :h I will do that.

My first batch of Dragon Blood is in primary as I type. I am wondering if it is progressing normally. I started it Monday, May 25, following the recipe with these small changes: I used 8 lbs of triple berry blend (2 4-lb bags from Costco and no kitchen scale to measure out the extra), no...

Thank you! I will have a go without it and just be patient. :h

I just assembled all my supplies and ingredients to make my first batch of DB and found I have 3 containers of yeast nutrient but no energizer. Should I press onward and make the DB without the energizer, or should I postpone until I have it? If it is listed in the ingredients, I am guessing...

@JohnT: Purple Piggies get my vote!

@JINKS: Wow! Both labels are great but the Wolfbane label is striking!

Thank you all very much! I needed a good laughing jag today and you all provided it. You are great. :h

acorn, your label is striking. I admit I wish I were talented enough to draw like that. The idea of the red is good. Perhaps a more muted red or a burgundy tinged red would blend in with the Colonial look? Just a thought. All in all, a very nice label. CheerfulHeart