How many bottles do you have?

[SIXTO]

Just curious on many filled bottles you have now and how many, on an average you produce a year?


Reason I ask this is cause I dont know if I am getting over my head.


Right now I have 30 bottles of cab aging. This Friday I will have 30 bottles of Pinot. Next month I will have 30 bottles of viognier. 2 months from now I will have 30 of syrah. I would like to get 3 more kits in a month.


I am very new to this (wine making). However my girlfriend and I are just having a complete blast. And just keep wanting to make morewine....
I didnt even try my first "aged finished" batch yet. I mean is there ever enough wine a person can have....


Thanks for looking

 

[masta]

The Federal legal limit per the ATFyou can make without paying tax is 200 gals a year with a household with 2 or more adults, one adult it is 100 gals.
I would have to count mine but I would guess I have 400-450 bottles in my cellar right now.

 

[smurfe]

I have about the same as Masta. I do have 75 more bottles (2 six gallon and one 3 gallon batch) to get bottled.


Smurfe

 

[kutya]

I have about 75 bottles on the rack, and about 95 bottle still in the carboy, some bulk aging, and some waiting to be bottled.

 

[Coaster]

I thought you were asking how many empties you have hanging around hehe. I have about 150 atm.


As for full bottles, I can't keep mine in stock. I have75 full bottles "aging" I say that loosely. I have about 250 bottles in carboys (in various stages). I am trying to build up an inventory but as Tim says, "the Vandergrift Principle of Home Winemaking: consumption always rises to match available wine sources".

 

[grapeman]

I'm at about 600 bottled now with about 150 more in progress. I have backed off making a lot more for a while. My consumption rose with production and I was going through about 1-1.5 bottles per day. Not only was consumption increasing, so was my mass

. I'm trying to drop back to a bottle or two a day now.


Edit :Oops, I meant I'm trying to drop back to a glass or two a day now. How the heck much was I drinking before if I need to cut back to a bottle or two now

Edited by: appleman

 

[Wade E]

I have about 160 bottles and 3 6 gallon carboys bulk aging and just
waiting for it to warm up in my basement so I could start making wine
again. Its just to cold even for a brew belt. Right as it started
getting cold here I was finishing up a batch of Barolo and just to
finish it I had to put both of my brew belts on one carboy.

 

[jobe05]

I have about 600 bottles onvarious racks around the house and in boxes, awaiting more new racks.


Here is what I started in the family room (which has since become the "Catch - All" for the house since we don't really go down there anymore.

And the boxes

Too many around the house to count..............


But........ Just when you think your getting a head........


Friends will show up!

 

[Fly boy]

I starte last September in this. I have over 150 bottles on the rack, 6 6gal carboys and 2 3 gallon carboys to bottle within the next month. Three more kits to start. I am building an inventory to provide more aged wines later. I take six bottles out of each batch and consume those, leaving the rest to age. From all signs on this forum if the wine sits for ayear the results are with the wait. Hopefully, I will have some last that long.
Consumption does rises with availability. I have also noticed the amount of equipment mutliplies like rabbits!

 

[Angell Wine]

276 minus 1 for tonight, hang on, you might make that 2

Edited by: Angell Wine

 

[DrtDoctor]

Man, hearing what you all have on the rack, I have to increase my production and decrease my consumption. I only have about 125 on the rack and 60 in carboys, although I've only been at this a little over a year.

Oh, and I do have about 9 gal. of beer bottled and five gal. in a carboy.

 

[CajunTim]

Wow, I have just my first5 bottles that were just done.

Darn, I sure have a lot of winery time ahead of me to get close to all you.

 

[Wade E]

Its funny, you need to take more time off from work to make the wine but at the same time put in more hours to pay for them! Uggggg!!!

 

[pkcook]

Currently, I'm down to 90 bottles and 30 in the carboy. I recently gave away 3 cases to my Dad and Brother-In-Law. I haven't made any new wine since Nov due to other commentments, but I'm getting ready to start up again.

 

[WineNewbie]

Started this hobby last August, so I'm still building my inventory (and drinking some of it

). I currently have 70 bottles on the rack 40 in Carboys/Jugs and another 30 in a kit that just arrived from George yesterday.

 

[Dean]

roughly about 900 bottles of wine. about 50 are commercial wines that are aging (mostly bordeaux).

 

[masta]

Wow....How bout a few pictures of that 900 bottle stash Dean!

 

[NorthernWinos]

Well...I keep looking at this Post and just had to do inventory...lets add it up together...

72 = 6 cases put away to age
40 = in the not to be drank for 6 month rack
28 = bubbly
91 = various
7 = commercial
= 238

If this counts as bottles...add these

+ 30 = 6 gallon carboy mixed grape
+ 25 = 5 gallon black currant
+ 25 = 5 gallon blackberry
+ 30 = in gallon jugs
= 348 bottles [think that's right...doing some sampling tonight.

Also have some odd sized bottles for topping off...and 6 gallons of Hard Apple Cider started, but that goes in beer bottles.

I did inventory on New Years and had 246 bottles, plus some in the carboys....it seems the inventory always is about the same....guess that means we are almost drinking it as fast as we make it... Must need more carboys...?

Okay, there are still some of you out there who haven't fessed-up....Your turn!!!

 

[Wade E]

If they tell how many they have theyre worried we'll hit them up!

 

[Fly boy]

900 bottles is very impressive. It must look like a fair size wine shop.