Cellar Craft GET ER DONE

[grapeman]

That'll be a sweet one if it is finished. Be like a desert port. Sounds yummy!

 

[Waldo]

After racking to glass I am seeing some renwed activity in the airlock. It could be just naturally degassingso I will give it a couple more days and check DG again before i procede.

 

[Waldo]

Final SG was 1.032 and she has been properly stabilized, degassed and is now entering the clearing stage with a dose of Super Kleer . The boquet and current taste gives me hopes of this one turning out really, really good.
I will let it set for a few days and then rack to a clean carboy and add my oak.

 

[Wade E]

Thats a decent RS for a Port, does the Black Currant come through nice?

 

[Waldo]

Not any Currant in this one wade. It is a blended Orchard Breezin Blackberry Merlot and a Cellar Craft Porto Corinto.

 

[CajunJay]

I was wondering the same thing as the kit description says;
Classic ruby port infused with flavourful black currant

 

[Waldo]

I had not even noticed that..so wade, to answer your question, I cannot detect any Blck Currant in either boquet or taste. The Blackberry overwhelmed it I guess.It may move forward at is ages some. We' just have to wait and see.

 

[Wade E]

CajunJay's got my back!!!!!!!!!! Hehehe, This definitely still sounds interesting.

 

[uavwmn]

Waldo, that looks so rich and delicious!!! Let us know how this turns out!!

 

[uavwmn]

Black currant flavor would be good.

 

[Waldo]

I am hoping that as it ages it will impart some of that Black Currant flavor but not so much as to hinder the Blackberry..just compliment it

 

[Waldo]

Racked my Port off the sediment this morning and must say it ended up being a challenge as I was confronted with a problem I have never experienced before. I use a 3/8" auto siphon and when I got it out of storage ( I always seperate the pieces for storage) and got it washed and sanitized The pieces just would not go back toghether. I tried soaking both ends in hot water and still would not work. I actually ended up bending the siphon tube and tearing the rubber trying to get them together. Has anyone else ever experienced this?

Anyway, I ended up just siphoning it and got it transferred and added my brandy for fortifying and two oak spirals and it is now all wrapped up and bulk aging .

 

[grapeman]

Hey Waldo, you put that black end into the open tube end

Seriously though, I did have a hard time gettig it to go in once or twice. I don't remember what the cause was in the end but it was something fairly simple once I figured it out. Anybody help Waldo out?

 

[Wade E]

My auto siphon is the same as yours(the smaller one) but havent had any problems as of yet and its 2 1/2 years old but I also leave them stored together. I only separate them to clean them and then put them back together.

 

[Runningwolf]

I also do the same as Wade and never had a problem

 

[Waldo]

Guess thats what i get for following the instructions then

 

[CajunJay]

Waldo, After reading some of the things you do with kits, .... is this the first time documented that you followed instructions?

Jay

 

[Waldo]

Waldo, After reading some of the things you do with kits, .... is this the first time documented that you followed instructions?

Jay

Wasn't the kit I was followin intructions on Cajun, it was the auto siphon which the instructions say to seperate the pieces for storage

 

[Waldo]

Got egg all over my face on this one.

George had asked me to send the auto siphon to him as he had never seen that problem so I sent it to him and he called me yesterday to let me know he had figured out the problem. My receiving or outsidetube was indeed from my 3/8" auto siphon but the siphon tube I was trying to jam in there was from my old 1/2" auto siphon. And George was still going to send me a new replacement 3/8" auto siphon..What a guy !!!

 

[Runningwolf]

Waldo, we have all been there! At least you know what the problem was now and just another testament to Georges awesome service.