Decisions

[JWMINNESOTA]

Since there will only be one carboy free...I have to decide which to do first,never thought wine making was such a stressful venture

Thanks George for yet another fast,trouble free delivery!

Life Is Good!

 

[geocorn]

Start the Amarone, first. It will need more time to age. Then you can start the Symphony. The Symphony will be ready this summer and you can enjoy the Amarone next winter.

 

[AAASTINKIE]

Buy another carboy, it's just a matter of time anyways!!

 

[bovinewines]

JW:
The only decision I see here is what glass of wine you're going to have as you order another carboy from George!!!!!

 

[rgecaprock]

Just get the carboy and get both of them going!!

 

[Wade E]

Me thinks ditto! Money well spent.

 

[chevyguy65]

Get 2 more carboys.... you'll need one for racking

 

[jobe05]

I say buy another Carboy...............

Then buy another kit to celebrate the new carboy

 

[JWMINNESOTA]

Amarone it is...

Included this cast of characters...

Both packs of oak go in secondary, true to form to most manufactures instructions, a bit vague, no mention of raisins..so I ate them...O.K. I tasted one, just like a regular raisin, nothing really special. Also tasted the must, very sweet, awesome flavor. Here it is right before pitching the yeast...

 

[geocorn]

Raisins go in the primary. There should have been a second piece of paper with instruction regarding the raisins.

 

[JWMINNESOTA]

Wasn't an additional paper with instructions on raisins, but I assumed primary so thats where they went. Must say this must has an awesome smell

can see it turning into really good wine.

 

[JWMINNESOTA]

This was making the best room air freshener there is...then I lost the sense of smell to a cold...may have to do another one so I can enjoy it!

 

[PolishWineP]

I hope you recover quickly from your cold. I think that Bert has been sick for about 6 weeks

and I'm finally recovering from my cold of 4 weeks.

 

[NorthernWinos]

Gee...that wine looks great...grape or blueberry..or???


I caught a cold last month after spending most of a night in the neighbors garage drinking wine and eating bovine [rocky mountain oysters]...It lasted about 10 days.....started with a sore throat and ended with a cough....Sure was glad it didn't last long.


Take your vitamins, wash your hands often and rest.

 

[JWMINNESOTA]

Time to rack, still cant taste due to cold, wife says raisins are good...and strong

I'll check back in a couple of weeks to see if fermentation is done, pretty color to this one.

 

[jobe05]

That looks Awesome JW. Have you oaked any of these? I forgot in the past post i you added any. I know you didn't in the one (jobe) bottle that you sent to me. Holding the other bottle for Thanksgiving day.

Planning on having one of yours, one of Wades and one of Waldo's for Thanksgiving dinner, along with my Scuppernong.
Edited by: jobe05

 

[JWMINNESOTA]

The Amarone had two packs of oak that went into secondary, I've gone kinda oak mad on the others as well, adding a couple ounces med toast cubes to the wilds going through mlf. Hopefully my head will clear up soon and I can taste to see where there at. Thats Muscat on the left, made six gal batch, sparkled a gal of it since I had 5 champagne bottles,started stab/clearing the rest today.

 

[jobe05]

Have you had Muscat before?

Based on what people are saying, it has a nice earthy taste to it. Wondering what you think?

 

[laneygirl]

I made the WE Symphony earlier this year, sometime where it was ready in the bottle around May time frame and it was very drinkable by June time frame. It does not require hardly any aging and it's a couple of my friends favorite wine that I've made so far...they said they'd buy it in a store.


The others prior to that were less expensive kits including: William's Brewing Cab Sav (hardly a cab), WE Selection Original Pinor Noir and WE Selection OriginalMerlot. Those are both OK, but am hoping for better things with WE's Estate and Limited Edition lines. I would and probably will buythe Symphony again.

 

[Wade E]

Ive tasted a few of the W.E. Crushendo's and they are very good, especially the Super Tuscan! Yum yum!