My turn

[Tom]

I'm hoping Northern Winos sees this as she is the queen of the steam juicer and I'm sure somewhere in her repertoire she has a recipe or can point me in the right direction.

Don't feel bad Rich, of all the things I've lost I miss my mind the most too.......

You sure NW is a she? LOL. Wouldn't it be funny if she was a he and called NW a queen of the steam?

 

[Wade E]

She is She! Obviously you havent been following to many of her posts. Wait till she gets out in her yard again!

 

[gaudet]

She is all woman........... I may have had doubts about others, but NW is a woman..... Jim is her husband check out their posts of ice fishing.......

 

[Tom]

She is She! Obviously you havent been following to many of her posts. Wait till she gets out in her yard again!

LOL I knew that. But, some of our members may not.Justa little humor to lighten it up.

 

[hannabarn]

Well you certainly woke up a few!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Tom]

Did I wake U UP ?

 

[gaudet]

OK here is the official recipe

9 quarts Strawberry juice
fill to 5 gallon mark with water
initial gravity 1.030
TA =0.5 (added 2 tbs acid blend)
2 tbs powdered wine tannin
2 Tbs Yeast Nutrient
1 Tbs Yeast Energizer
1 gallon boiling water with 5#’s sugar dissolved
SG was 1.054
Added sugar until SG of 1.080 was reached. Approximately 8 cups
About 8 1/2 #'s of sugar total
7 tablets campden crushed and stirred into the must.....

Yeast Starter made with Montrachet, 8 oz H20, 1TBS Sugar, 1 tsp yeast nutrient

 

[Waldo]

Did you use any pectic enzyme on the must?

 

[gaudet]

I will be adding it today before pitching the yeast starter. Didn't forget that one Waldo.

 

[gaudet]

Ok Waldo,

I just added 3 tsp of pectic enzyme and took another sg.

The SG will officially be 1.084 for a potential 11.5% ABV

Got the yeast starter going last night and it looks like its doing well enough on its own. Just need to pour it in tonight when I get back from the Tab Benoit concert at the Rock n Bowl.

 

[Wade E]

Why 7 campden tablets? Usual is 1 per gallon!

 

[gaudet]

Why 7 campden tablets? Usual is 1 per gallon! 

I had a little over 6 gallons, I figured one more tab wouldn't hurt. I think I have right at 6.5 gallons of must. The 1 gallon of water with the sugar dissolved made it go up a little higher in the primary than I expected.

Note to self use 1/2 gallon water to dissolve the sugar next time

 

[Wade E]

Oh, OK. You stated earlier fill to 5 gallon mark!

 

[Tom]

Oh, OK. You stated earlier fill to 5 gallon mark!

Good Pick-Up Wade!
Geez.. I need some of what he's been drinking!

 

[gaudet]

And I want what both you guys are drinkin, no really I do

9 quarts Strawberry juice</span>
fill to 5 gallon mark with water</span>
initial gravity 1.030</span>
TA =0.5 (added 2 tbs acid blend)</span>
2 tbs powdered wine tannin</span>
2 Tbs Yeast Nutrient</span>
1 Tbs Yeast Energizer</span>
1 gallon boiling water with 5#’s sugar dissolved

</font>I forgot to take into consideration the sugar would displace the water..... </span></font></font></span>

 

[Wade E]

Ah, I see says the blind man!

 

[Tom]

Well I been "busy" lets see oh yea been in the wine cellar. remember I have a hard time making up my mind what wine to drink. Sooo many to choose from. I need a better system to track where I put it in da "cellar" U seen da pix..

 

[gaudet]

Probably my southern accent........

 

[Tom]

LOOK and seee my problem.. scroll down to pix
YES the boxs are full.
http://www.finevinewines.com/wiz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7925&amp;PN=2

 

[Wade E]

You werent looking for a wine to drink, you were trying to find your way out of there. Maybe you should leave a bread crumb trail next time or some arrows and a rope like in caves!