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@Americanhooch I am glad to hear things are coming along. I am interested to hear your tasting notes. I haven't used the D-21, but I may put it on my list pending your thoughts. D -80 is also on my list to try. As for bottling, I struggled waiting for a year on my first couple of batches now...

So how is the process going? I have been reading posts from @CDrew and the RP-15 Isn't working out for him with Mouvedre. That is a bummer! I was wondering how it is going for you? This was my PS a couple of days ago and I am excited to taste it!

It is probably an aerobic organising since it is floating on top(that is a complete SWAG by the way). I a similar issue once, sprayed it with meta a couple of times through out the day and then transfered it to another carboy, but racked up with in an 1/2" of the airlock to minimize any...

Tell me you played the lotto too, you luck dog!

Wow! Did I count correctly? 13 different grape varieties and one fruit wine!?! Very impressive! And what is up with the Grenache in the front? Did u pull that off at the crush as a rose? We're they all grape or was some juice thrown in? I am very jealous right now! Your potential for a...

@Johnd , I found that the flavor of the PV is great, but I haven't had a grape flavor profile change so much over time! Keep 5 bottles for yourself and drink one every other year...that can be your next thread

I like Luva Bella and I haven't found better juice buckets than their Italian line. I still question whether I am actually getting purely that grape's juice, but for the price - you can't beat it. Collinwood in Cleveland has a new premium juice from Washington (whites only)I but I haven't had...

Sounds like the sludge is just getting resuspended from the fermentation co2. I would let it ride for a day or two after ferm is complete. No matter how it tastes...you win since @Johnd threw in the towel!

@CDrew I have been wanting to make a monastrell/ Mouvedre for some time. Keep us updated on the yeast choice and the fermentation progress.

Let me know how it goes. That will be a pretty cool blend!

BM4x4 is good but I really like rockpile RP-15. It is one of my favorites and provides good structure to the wine.

Where are you shopping? That is a great layout with pretty looking produce!

I have seen some interesting MOG from the mechanical pickers ranging from grasshoppers, snakes and lots of mice. Hopefully they all get picked out!! Hence most places will hand pick. The hand picking tends to be much more gentle on the berries too.

You are off the a great start! IMO, I have started tasting notes beginning middle and end. I was trying to understand what I am tasting in the beginning and how it relates to the end flavors. Obviously there is a lot in between that can affect those flavors but you gotta start somewhere...

I have this corker and it is well built. If you have the same size bottles it is a gem! However, if you don't have a standard bottle size then there are a lot of adjustments during the filling corking process.

I believe the second unnamed source to the article was Wikipedia!:a1,:a1

@monty my wife always seems to find that bottle I was saving to the point where she wouldn't choose the bottle of wine to drink. I ended up labeling bottles with her name on it to designate they were "okay" to open! On Saturday, a friend brought out a bottle of my 2015 Sonoma Zin that I...

@Rocky I will freeze my grape skins at the end of the fall season and use them back with Chileans juice with excellent results. I have never boiled them though. I think you would lose the tannins and flavor (as someone already mentioned). I also had a friend used froze grape skins for baking...

Interesting. Bleach is pretty agressive on stainless steel. It causes it to rust by removing it's protective oxidation. I might use it on glass for a difficult clean but never SS.

I have had this happen in primary fermentation. As a preventative measure I started putting an old bath towel over my carboys in case the airlock comes out. I also use this method if I open ferment grapes. I supose you could on use that theory on a barrel too. Any thoughts on negative...