AAASTINKIE is HERE!!

[AAASTINKIE]

I don't like wine, but it was great with a Hefe Weizen!!

 

[AAASTINKIE]

So I'm laying in bed this morning at 11:00 am (worked last night)
thinking why not grab a gallon of pilsner I started the other day and
add a cup of dark maple syrup to it and see how a Maple Pilsner tastes??

I also used my glass airlock, I like it but don't use it much, not sure
how I'm going to get it clean if it gets dirty, but I love the noise it
makes when bubbling.

 

[rgecaprock]

Frank,


Does your mind every stop working? The more I read your post, the more I want to try making beer!!!!


Ramona


This is what I did today......

Edited by: rgecaprock

 

[bilbo-in-maine]

Better to watch your feet than to drag them, I 'spose

 

[masta]

Sounds great Frank and the dark syrup is just the ticket to help retain the aroma and flavor. Be prepared for the fermentation to go on for quite a long time as the yeast will consume all of the sugar in the syrup.


How far along was the initial fermentation before adding the syrup?

 

[AAASTINKIE]

Oh, good thing you said that masta, I was going to bottle it with the
rest after 7 days, here's the labels I'm printing right now for my LE
kit:

 

[AAASTINKIE]

masta, the beer was 2 days into fermenting, I am going by the
instructions now, seven days in the primary, then bottle, my carboys
are all busy!!

 

[AAASTINKIE]

I've spent the day working on labels:

 

[AAASTINKIE]

Spent this morning working on wines,

this is what CO2 looks like during de-gassing

 

[AAASTINKIE]

The rack is full, when I give a bottle of wine this Christmas I won't have to tell them to wait a few months to drink it!!

 

[OilnH2O]

I see Polly likes to hang out where the action is!

 

[AAASTINKIE]

I spent all day today bottling, Island Mist Blackberry Cabernet, LE
Sicilian Grillo, Pilsner, and Wheat Beer, the Maple Pilsner gallon is
still fermenting.

Grillo:

 

[AAASTINKIE]

Here's the Wheat Beer, I used some pint bottles (Bass) two large bail
caps, and a few regular bottles. My truck is loaded, going to visit
family in the morning.

 

[PolishWineP]

Frank,


I am so jealous of your bottle collection! We don't have the intense recycling laws that you do, so our options are limited. I'd gather the bottles that grow on the side of the road, but wine and beer just don't look right in Jagermeister bottles!

 

[MedPretzel]

Frank,


I am so jealous of your bottle collection! We don't have the intense recycling laws that you do, so our options are limited. I'd gather the bottles that grow on the side of the road, but wine and beer just don't look right in Jagermeister bottles!

I hear ya, pwp. We in Ohio are also too lax on recycling. In Germany, I would have had a million bottles because you are obligated to recycle. I do paper and biodegradables (I have a sad excuse for a compost bin, but do what I can), and glass? Well, let's just say that I keep most of the glass I use.

And re-use.

 

[bilbo-in-maine]

Wicked awesome as usual Frank! I have a few of those crazy bottles too,
from Yarmouth redemption center. I keep going there for redemption, but
nothing seems to happen...

 

[PolishWineP]

ThankGod someone was sent to do it for you...

 

[AAASTINKIE]

I just got back from bringing some wine to relatives and the fancy bottles were quite a hit!!

 

[sally3]

Wow! I hardly recognized this site...things have grown a bit over the year. I used to post under ljcjd. Nice to see all these names and that the "hobby" has grown so much! Sally

 

[Pepere]

Frank: I gotta tell ya, I really enjoy the posts on the murple surple

Having been born in Maine (Biddeford, Saco) and having done gathering as a kid it brought back a lot of memories. By the way, your bottles are great looking and I love the color on your Wildberry Shiraz so much that I've decided to bottle mine in clear glass as soon as it's ready. Great looking lables by the way.


Just received a couple of jars of home made razberry jam from friends around Bangor and it all reminded me of your "canning" posts as well as the stuff my "Grammy" used to make. Funny the memories we keep eh? Well, keep up the good work and let's keep "Polly" out of trouble.


Ron aka Pepere