Newbi Question

[grannytsb]

Living in the south and having 80-100% humidity here,

should I get a wine cooler/cellar to store my wine in? What is the difference in the Freestanding Wine Cooler and the Freestanding Wine Cellar besides price....... Any help would be appreciated
Thanks
Granny

 

[smurfe]

Granny, it all depends on the conditions in your house. Our house is very well insulated and keeps a fairly constant temp and humidity. I just have my wines on a rack in the living room area. If you want to buy a freestanding unit the difference in what you are taking about it the cooler is basically a refrigerator that just don't go down real cold. Maybe to 38 degrees or so. I have one of these I keep white and fruit wines in before serving. The wine cellar is a unit that is humidity controlled that will keep the wines at cellar temperature and humidity. I think they stay around 55F or so. Not positive of the temp thoughthough.

 

[grannytsb]

Thanks for the info. I was thinking I would get a cellar, but our house stays pretty constant as well and if anything its usually colder than warmer. Glad to know there is someone close by and I appreciate any and all help. I have a batch of ICE Wine on now and hoping I get a good wine .


Have a great day !
Granny

 

[Wade E]

Which Ice wine are you doing. I made a RJS Cru Select white ice wine and it was nasty when it was finished, so much so that I didnt touch it for a year then finally I said let me try this stuff again thinking I might dump it and it was phenomenal! This was when I first began and learned never to think of dumping any wine until giving it at least a year!

 

[grannytsb]

I have a Winexpert Selection Special on. Its a Riesling Ice Wine. I sure hope mine is going to turn out OK. And before a year !

I will post when its done and let you know how it turned out. Right now it seems to be slow fermenting but I checked SG and its coming along OK looks like in 48 hours it should be right about where the directions say.
Thanks for the welcome !


Granny

 

[vcasey]

Granny this is the one I made. This first time I made it there was enough leftover for a couple of glasses. There seemed to be a taste of honey in the background but was very nice. A year later and it is fantastic. I've also made the WE Cab Franc Ice Wine and it was also very good.
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[grannytsb]

HMMMMMMMMM...... A couple glasses left over????

Guess I will just have to drink them , of course we could not waste them and someone would need to make that sacrifice so I am volunteering for the job !

Did your must look like it was slow? It was a little cool here the 2nd day it was fermenting so I put the brew belt on the bucket, hope that was a good thing.
Oh well it will be a learning curve for sure.


Thanks
Granny

 

[vcasey]

I made both of mine in Feb/March. No cold issues listed in my notes, but I'm in Florida and cold issues happen but are very rare. A quick look and seems the only problem I had was it taking a while to clear both times. The wine went very well with my key lime cheesecake!
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