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Also should get 3 or 4 bottles of heavy Rose out of the deal (a few skins snuck into the batch). Just racked. This is the cellar at 55 degrees. These temps on yeasts should be take with a grain of salt. This one is only supposed to work to 64. :ft

Zin on AMH finally just starting. Stirred and tasted. Tastes like a bramble berry cobbler.

My CB at 1.09 on the dot also! Used QA23 yeast. Mine is in the cellar at 55 degrees bubbling a little ;) I'm about to start a CC Yakima Valley Voigner to blend.

put a warming blanket on the Zin (AMH)

Ok now on day three. So used EX-V on both batches. Must was still cool around 55 degrees in the evening but I rehydrated and pitched yeast anyway.

I have the CB, just pitched late last night. I did not do any adjustments because the numbers looked good, I'll test again after ferment. It's sitting in the cellar now @55 degrees. Good luck!

This is a huge question. First of all lucky you! I recommend you go to morewinemaking.com and check out their instructions for making a red or white. Here is the link to the red instructions. http://morewinemaking.com/public/pdf/wredw.pdf You could probably make wine from the wild yeast on...

Welcome! At the University of Virginia there are no clocks. Thomas Jefferson wanted to send a message that learning is constant and timeless. This is a fantastic forum. The people are completely selfless and you can always get a rapid response. Especially valuable when you need to correct...

Thanks for the reply. I have some EC-1118 in the fridge - now that is my insurance policy. Great thought. I'm estimating TA by doing the math on what it is supposed to be from winegrapesdirect website. I like the idea of just managing the PH because I don't have a TA test. :(

pails in! Guys - got the pails yesterday. They are bathed in SO2 and still warming. Going to make a "Cab" and a "Zin". Here is the plan: Cab - Two pails cab, one pail Merlot, one pail Mouvedre (rolling the dice that this combination turns out well. Mouvedre adds aromatics, gets me to the...

Sounds great. Still working on arrangements, but if we can work it out I'll bring some of my stuff too.

Thanks again Jim. I missed that, but now it makes sense of course. Also anthocyanins are basically purple color components - so you are right again! So glad you are here! @JohnD - thanks also. I saw your contraption when I read through your "Spanish" post. I think I'll try one of each and...

Hi Jim - thanks so much for the reply. I agree Lallzyme is primarily for structure and color, but I thought the EX-V helped with anthocyanins and tannin integration as well. For wines you want to age. Your comment on timing is interesting. I should post my entire plan for these grapes for...

Ever had 2013 Levendi Cab Sweetwater Ranch? It is a fantastic pop and pour. Not under $25, more like 40 or 45 but it is just so smooth. Also in the $40 range if you want terroir I LOVE 2012 Domaine Bois de Boursan Châteauneuf-du-Pape, and that one should get better for a few more years. For...

Hi all, I've got 9 buckets arriving tomorrow from winegrapesdirect. Planning on doing a Zin blend and a Cab blend. I think I have everything ready and a strategy. I purchased both EX and EX-V with the intent of trying one on each to see if there is a difference. My last attempt with EX...

I'll be in New Orleans for Jazz fest I could help you ;)

John have you tasted recently? Are these in barrels?

Sounds like John is already sold, but another thing that I like about this is you can put notes in when you drink a bottle just for yourself. It doesn't have to be tasting notes. I added quotes from people's first reaction to the bottle, or what foods I was eating or what the event was where...

I just thought it would be cool to have a point system on kits/buckets vintage over vintage so you were buying with a little more confidence.

I just started using Cellar Tracker a couple of months ago. @ibglowin - I was able to see your cellar, and I don't think we are friends so perhaps you guys do not have a funded login? BTW what an amazing cellar! Looks like you lean toward the big bold wines of Napa and Washington State. I...