The new New Guy here...

[y0hance]

Hello everybody,

I'm yohance, and i'm a recovering alcoholic beverage maker. For about 2 years, really low budget at first, plastic water bottles and all.
I made apple wine, and random juiced fruits, sweetened with Dutch Gold Honey.
After reading up on mead, i'm afraid to use the word.
Biggest batch that finished at 3 gallons, using fresh apple cider and Dutch Gold.
Also some pineapple + Dutch Gold.

I'm trying to make some methode champanoise, using Grolsch bottles.
Advice would be sweet?


I've been getting lazy lately too, especially after hydrometer broke. So I'm just winging the alcohol levels, hoping my Pasteur Champagne survives whatever i decide to dump it into.

these smilies are funny!

 

[Arne]

Howdy yohance, welcome to WMT. Arne.

 

[Rampage4all]

Welcome Y0hance

Some don't need the hydrometer like my dad he dose all his to taste and hes had a few restart ferment on him because of it. Me I gota know what my lvl is all the time I keep 3 triple scales just in case.

 

[Pumpkinman]

Welcome Aboard Yohance!
I would highly recommend getting another hydrometer from one of our sponsors, without this minimal cost, you are chancing things.

 

[winemaker_3352]

Welcome aboard!!!

 

[y0hance]

Thanks ARNE, rAMPAGE4ALL, PUMKINMAN, WINEMAKER_3352.

i'll be without a hydrometer for a while. not much around to ferment anyway. just old stuff i'm trying to carbonate.

the chancey part is sorta appealing in a wierd sense. if its good and you can't duplicate it exactly. I also wouldn't mind functional testing my new and improved bottle-bomb-barriers.
(a 2.5 gallon plastic water bottle)