Thinking outside the box

[joeswine]

A taste of Italy. Crisp a and well balanced with the acidity of the zest added.

 

[joeswine]

My SPACE... no place like home.

 

[joeswine]

Blackcurrant is one of my favorite fruit wines hard to find fresh, wonderful at any cost. learning to use extracts is the KEY>

 

[joeswine]

Phase#2...................loge process but worth the effort.

 

[joeswine]

PHASE#3......just a little more

 

[joeswine]

Making simple syrup is a very important tool in your wine toolbox, sealed correctly it lasts a long time.

 

[Khristyjeff]

Timely post. I had a mess up last night as I tried simple syrup without referring to my notes. I boiled it too long and it became thick, then when I added it to the cool carboy it turned into rock candy. I quickly re-racked to another carboy so I didn't have to dwell on my mistake too long! My second batch of simple syrup worked well so all is good now. Bottling the peach wine today.

 

[joeswine]

Thinking outside the box is fun ,having all the tools of the cellar dwellers craft is cool.knowing how to use them comes with time

 

[joeswine]

Here are some of the tools needed.

 

[joeswine]

creating extracts is fun and an excellent way of adding or making a cello of all varieties.

 

[Bmd2k1]

Curious if anyone's done any tweaking to their Malbecs?

I'm gonna be firing up an RJS Cru International Chilean Malbec early June and contemplating what, if any, additions (other than fermentation and bulk aging Oak I'll be adding).

Cheers!

 

[joeswine]

You could add , tannins, sauté blackberries 16ozs. To the primary , in th he secondary a teas spoon of tannns again .

 

[Khristyjeff]

I did a Wine Lovers Malbec Medium Bodied (11.5%) shorted to 5 gallons, added 1 Cup of Zante Currants, 1 T of tannins, and 1 Cup of French oak in primary. Target was 13% ABV which I may have overshot by a little, but it was very tasty early. I don't believe I would short the water on an RJS International offering but the other additions could be nice.

 

[joeswine]

Let your hydrometer be your guide, bring up the Abv to your standards,.
It’s your wine 13% is nice

 

[joeswine]

What's for DESSERT???? Carmel Port it's a winner

 

[Bmd2k1]

What'sView attachment 92459 for DESSERT???? Carmel Port it's a winner

Congrats Joe!

 

[She’sgonnakillme]

Is it just my cell phone or are all these pics blurry? Maybe it's my cell

 

[Jim Welch]

Is it just my cell phone or are all these pics blurry? Maybe it's my cell

They’re blurry on my phone too, but when I tap on them individually they load in focus.

 

[joeswine]

something from Spain

 

[joeswine]

something from SPAIN