NorthernWinos
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Cloudy and gloomy today, so we racked some wines....
Being as most of the equipment is out and we have a new carboy, figured I'd mix up a batch of wine....Had planed on a wine, but Jim put in a request for one of his many favorites.....Valiant Grape Wine...made from our home grown hardy Valiant grapes. They are a cross between Fredonia X Wild Grape.
~~~~~~~~~~~VALIANT-NEARLY WILD~~~~~~~~~~~
•18 QTS STEAM EXTRACTED VALIANT GRAPE JUICE
•2-500mil BOTTLES WINEXPERT RED GRAPE CONCENTRATE
•8# SUGAR
•3 tsp LIQUID TANNIN
•6 CAMPDEN TABLETS
WATER TO 6½ GALLONS AND S.G. 1.086
TOASTED OAK AND 2 VANILLA BEANS
TOMORROW:
•3 tsp PECTIC ENZYME
•6 tsp YEAST NUTRIENT
•3 tsp YEAST ENERGIZER
•NO ACID BLEND [at this time, the juice seemed pretty acidy]
•LALVIN RC-212 YEAST
FERMENT AS USUAL....
The juice and the usual 'Cast of Characters'....
Some of the juice had Wine Diamonds in the jar already....
Let the good times roll!!!!
Being as most of the equipment is out and we have a new carboy, figured I'd mix up a batch of wine....Had planed on a wine, but Jim put in a request for one of his many favorites.....Valiant Grape Wine...made from our home grown hardy Valiant grapes. They are a cross between Fredonia X Wild Grape.
~~~~~~~~~~~VALIANT-NEARLY WILD~~~~~~~~~~~
•18 QTS STEAM EXTRACTED VALIANT GRAPE JUICE
•2-500mil BOTTLES WINEXPERT RED GRAPE CONCENTRATE
•8# SUGAR
•3 tsp LIQUID TANNIN
•6 CAMPDEN TABLETS
WATER TO 6½ GALLONS AND S.G. 1.086
TOASTED OAK AND 2 VANILLA BEANS
TOMORROW:
•3 tsp PECTIC ENZYME
•6 tsp YEAST NUTRIENT
•3 tsp YEAST ENERGIZER
•NO ACID BLEND [at this time, the juice seemed pretty acidy]
•LALVIN RC-212 YEAST
FERMENT AS USUAL....
The juice and the usual 'Cast of Characters'....
Some of the juice had Wine Diamonds in the jar already....
Let the good times roll!!!!
