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Busy day in the winery. Racked my first batch of D.B. to 6 gal carboy. Did a MLF test on my fall Valpolicia juice. Checked the S.G. on my Malbec wine in secondary, will stabilize and clear this week. Started a batch of Peach Chardonnay with 3 pounds of sugar and 25% of the F-Pac upfront. Cleaned...

Hi Bob, You say that the Stags Leap is ready to bottle. Also you're a little concerned about it being clear. Couple of questions. Did you bulk age it at all? When did you start the kit? I made one last year on month 9 of bulk ageing. I try to bulk age my reds for a year before bottling. Bakervinyard

Congratulations Tom ! What a feather in your hat. Well deserved. Bakervinyard

Update on my DB. Checked the S.G. today it vwas at .997, I took out the fruit bag and will wait for a stable S.G. Question, Would it be better to backsweeten with a fruit based F-Pac? Thanks, Bakervinyard

I'm not to sharp with the computer. I was messing around and cam up with this for my avatar. When I find one I really like I'll change it. Bakervinyard

Are you following the recipe and procedures to the tee or doing some tweaks and adjustments? Bill, I'm following to a tee for my first batch. One question, is my batch fermenting to slow or is it on schedule? Thanks, Bakervinyard

Working on my first batch of DB. Pitched my yeast last Thursday, O.G. 1.075, checked today it was at 1.016. Temps range from mid 60's before brew belt to low to mid 70's now. Sampled a little taste, nice fruity taste with a slight lemon finish. Looking forward to when its bottled. Bakervinyard

Just finished bottling a Wine Expert Vintners Reserve Pinot Noir, had an extra split left over. My better half said it was the best wine i've made yet. Pitched yeast on Feb. 4. 2013 and added 1 pound of raisins to primary. Bakervinyard

Thanks Guys, That's what I thought just needed confirmation I guess. I should have followed my gut. Bakervinyard

I planned on bottling a couple batches of wine over the weekend and sanitized my bottles last Thursday night. Well life got in the way and I didn't bottle my wine. I sanitized them and then put them on the bottle tree, I didn't rinse them. Do I need to resanitize them or can I go ahead and...

Started my first batch of Dragon Blood. Following the directions to the "t" Just pitched my yeast an hour ago. Temp was 75, S.G. was 1.075, tasted the juice and it was tastie not even fermented. One question on it. Do you snap down the primary fermentor lid ? James the mint julep D.B. sounds...

I was on the beach yesterday in Boca Raton, 80 degrees and a nice breeze. Today shoveling snow, waiting on the next storm and the next. Can't take this anymore. Lol, Bakervinyard

Having a wine tasting with one of my sisters. Sampling Reisling, Chardonnay, Merlot, a blended wine 50% zinfindel 25% merlot 25% syrah, Cranberry Breeze- 80% cranberry, 20% Pinot Grecio, a Cab and lastly a Chocolate Raspberry Port with dessert. Bakervinyard

I made the Chocolate Raspberry Port, fortified with 2 bottles of brandy. It's about 15 months old. Opened a split for dessert on Christmas. It keeps getting better with time. Bakervinyard

Thanks Julie, Not quite as cold as you lower teens, wind gust to 40mph, 8-10 inches snow. Plumber left about 1/2 hour ago. Starting to thaw out now but still have the wool socks on. Gave him a bottle of my Merlot to have at dinner. Bakervinyard

The Mrs. decided to make a pot roast in the oven to help heat the kitchen. Waiting for the plumber to fix the furnace. Bakervinyard

Sitting in my living room waiting for the plumber to fix my furnace. No heat in the house. Don't recall ever sitting in my living room with my jacket and gloves drinking a glass of wine. Lol, Bakervinyard

This damn hobby! HenryMae, Don't worry it gets worse. Just got done making my 3rd wine rack thought it would be enough storage for my wine, boy was I wrong. I also just picked up another fermentation bucket so I can ferment mutiply batches at once. Lol, Bakervinyard

Believe it or not but my "house" red wine is VDV, Merlot. Everyone enjoys it and my mother in law adds a splash of water to it, go figure. Just started 12 gals with a grape pack addition from my Merlot grapes from this past fall. Bakervinyard

Having grilled rib eye with salad. Trying to loose the 10 pounds I gained the last 2 months. Lol. Oh yeah washing it down with Chianti. Bakervinyard