What are you making and what have you made ???

[gesnipes]

My small batches 3 and 4.
3 - raspberry,honey,hops
4 - raspberry & honey

Lookin good.
Larry

Very nice.

 

[BIGJEFF]

I've added a few things to the list



Fermenting:
-Fruit Salad wine (around 2 gallons)
-Skeeter Pee #2 (with a blueberry slurrry)(5 gallon)
-Wineexpert White Zinfadel (6 gallon)
-hard ice tea (6 gallon)

Clearing:
-Skeeter Pee #1 (orange wine slurry)(7gallon)
-blueberry wine (7gallon)


Bulk aging:
-Orange wine(5 gallon)
-argentia Ridge Merlot
-Argentia Ridge Pinot griggio

Bottle aging:
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Available to drink:
-Argentia Ridge Shiraz
-Argentia Ridge Peache Chardonnay
-Argentia Ridge Pinot Griggio

Dead and gone:
-Cheecky monkey Merlot
-Island Mist White Craneberry Pinot Gris
-Island Mist Blackberry Merlot
-and many more that I don't remember.....

Future projects:
-Strawberry-Chocolate Port
-Apple wine
-Jalapenno wine
-wine expert's: Australian Shiraz/Viognier
pacifica White
Italian Primitivo
Austria Grüner Veltliner
Portuguese Douro Tinto

 

[Sirs]

ok here goes been making wine(fruit & grapes) for a long time but only small scale like a gallon or so here and there, this is my first year of actually making alot and bottling wine instead of just putting in mason jars once done

In Primary:
In Secondary:
Bulk aging:
5 gallon Petit Verdot Was involved in a fatal accident in kitchen 1 750ml bottle survived. Carboy and wine have been laid to rest any donations of petit verdot juice can be sent to my residence
5 gallon of bronze muscadine

8 gallon Noble muscadine
5 gallon Wild Plum
6.5 gallon Elderberry


Bottled:
2 gallon Blackberry
3 gallon Boysenberry
2 gallon Petit Verdot Fortified to 40%
5 gallon Damson plum
3.5 gallon some type of white muscadine not sure

 

[kirbyclk]

Right now I have these batches going:

* 5 Gallons Concord Grape
* 1 Gallon Apple Cherry
* 1 Gallon Pineapple Orange
* 1 Gallon Apple, Kiwi, Strawberry
* 1 Gallon Apple Grape
* 1 Gallon White Grape

Pictured from left to right: White Grape, Apple Grape, Apple Cherry, Pineapple Orange, Apple Kiwi Strawberry, and the big guy is my 5 gallons of Concord Grape.

 

[non-grapenut]

I made an experimental batch of apple berry blush reusing the fruit from my strawberry and blackberry batches. I threw in the paddy rice from my sake, too...base is frozen apple juice concentrate. Can you tell it was time to clean out the freezer? It needed a serious defrosting. Smells horrible during 1st rack, but apple normally does smell gassy...I am sure the rice contributed to that, too.

 

[NativeMainer]

I'm new to this hobby and obsessed already! My first batch was Strawberry Reisling from a boxed kit. Bath #2 was pineapple, didn't know what I was doing yet and it got dumped after a few weeks of fementation. Tried pineapple again using a recipe, bottled and tastes GOOD!
Current primary--1 gal of cranberry
currently fermenting--3 gals of fennel
just bottled--mint
Already bottled: pineapple, blueberry, maple (not drinkable--no real taste but good for blending), black current (needs LOTS more aging)

 

[gesnipes]

I'm new to this hobby and obsessed already! My first batch was Strawberry Reisling from a boxed kit. Bath #2 was pineapple, didn't know what I was doing yet and it got dumped after a few weeks of fementation. Tried pineapple again using a recipe, bottled and tastes GOOD!
Current primary--1 gal of cranberry
currently fermenting--3 gals of fennel
just bottled--mint
Already bottled: pineapple, blueberry, maple (not drinkable--no real taste but good for blending), black current (needs LOTS more aging)

You're right. It is an obsessive hobby

What does fennel wine taste like?

 

[Brian]

What Ive done and got going is in my signature.. I love this hobby!!

 

[Swampcamper]

I'm finally gathering steam after almost 2 years of house selling and relocation chaos. I have 3 gallons of crab apple ready to rack, 2 gals crab apple just starting, 1 gal cran, 1gal cran grape, 1 gal chokecherry, planning 5 gal of 5 part cran, 3 part grape, 2 part apple cherry (house blend). 13 gallons is a good start! Near future - cran pomegranate, more apple, plum, maybe more chokecherry (someone wants more jelly instead)

 

[Midwest Vintner]

updated my list

secondary
3 gal praire mead

bottle awhile back but didn't update
guava
mango
rasp. merlot
apple
pecan

 

[Larryh86GT]

Today I started a small batch of store bought 100% grapejuice.

3 - 64 oz bottles juice

1 tsp pectin enzyme
1 tsp yeast energizer
1 tsp yeast nutrient
1 tsp acid blend

PH is at 3.2 - 3.4 range
SG started at 1.020
Added 1 lb sugar bringing the SG up to 1.095

Pitching the yeast tomorrow.

 

[BMac]

I just bottled my RJS Grand Cru International Brunello a few weeks ago, turned out pretty good.

I recently started a few kits:

WINE KITZ:
Sommelier Reserve (18L) Amarone
Sommelier (8.5L) Primitivo
Ultimate Estate Reserve (17L) Gewurztraminer

 

[Duster]

In Carboys

Skeeter Pee
Dandelion Wine
Niagara Mist Strawberry White Zin
White peach

Bottled

Wine
Autumn Crab apple
Pumpkin Juice
Sweet Orchard Peach
Blueberry Pomegranate
Mango Peach
Strawberry Banana
Cherry Concord
Pineapple
White Welch
Cavell Peach
Sweet Red
Sugar Pear
Candy Cane
Cherry Labrusca
Heritage Soft Red

Beer
BB Kit - Summer Ale

 

[frohe]

... instead of just putting in mason jars once done

I like Mason jars; just pour from the gallon jug into the jars and stick em in the fridge to chill.

And, I drink my wines using Dixie Cups; no broken glass on my floor when I drop a cup.

I must be a hick.

 

[Larryh86GT]

I like Mason jars; just pour from the gallon jug into the jars and stick em in the fridge to chill.

And, I drink my wines using Dixie Cups; no broken glass on my floor when I drop a cup.

I must be a hick.

Well you certainly will not be confused with being a wine snob.

Larry

 

[Sirs]

I like Mason jars; just pour from the gallon jug into the jars and stick em in the fridge to chill.

And, I drink my wines using Dixie Cups; no broken glass on my floor when I drop a cup.

I must be a hick.

I didn't say I didn't like the mason jars just started useing bottles for a change I got a bunch of gallon jugs I use also LOL I even bottled a bunch in 1.5 liter bottles to drink I like to use my old water glasses like you use to see in restaurants not the short ones but the taller ones that holds like 10 ounces full

 

[afsee]

I just started some carrot mead with an off the top of my head recipe.

~1 Gal Poland Spring
5 pounds honey
~1/2 gallon fresh carrot juice
Montrachet Yeast.
No boil, no enzymes.

Starting SG was 1.117. Should finish pretty sweet.

 

[wvbrewer]

I currently have;

Primary: Cherry Mead
Secondary: Concord grape
Raspberry,Strawberry,Blueberry

Bottled: Raspberry Mead
Hard Cider

At the stating gate: Apricot
White grape
Breferm Tarwebier Kit 1st beer

I looking forward to a new year of brewing.

Dave

 

[RedNeckWino]

WINES 2010
3 gallon White Zin/Peach (1.000) 14%
6 gallon Concord Grape (1.016) 17%
3 gallon Sweet Cherry port (1.020) 22%
1 gallon peach Dumped, oxidized (.997) 12%
3 gallon Blackberry Merlot (plain oak) (1.012) 12%
3 gallon Chocolate Blackberry Port (plain oak) (1.015) 12%
3 gallon Apple Pie (1.012)14%
6 gallon Holiday Berry Blast (cran-pom-rasp) (1.015) 14%
6 gallon Skeeter Pee ( cran-pom-rasp) (1.017) 14%
6 gallon Tart Cherry (1.010) 12%
5 gallon Concord Concentrate (1.020) 12%
6 gallon Blackberry (medium french oak) (1.000) 14%
1 gallon Pomegranate (1.015) 10%

WINES 2011
4 gallon Strawberry Chocolate (secondary) 10%
5 gallon Strawberry Pee (secondary) 12%
3 gallon elderberry GONE TO VINEGER
8 gallon Blueberry (1.100 to start ph 3.6) july 27
12 gallon Blackberry (1.100 to start) july 27

WAITING FOR FRUIT SEASON
Strawberry
Wild Raspberry
Black Caps
Crab Apple
Huckleberry
Mulberry
Sweet Cherry
Tart Cherry
Peach
Plum
Blackberry
Concord
White Zinfandel
Wild Grape
Gooseberry
Dandelion
Green Apple
Honey Crisp Apple
Apricot
Watermelon
Pomegranate

HAVE YET TO TRY A KIT.
And a Skeeter Pee for each!

 

[ibglowin]

I have 21 kits done as well as 12 gallons from fresh grapes (Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot)

I keep the website pretty updated. Tasting notes on request!