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

[bchilders]

Recently Bottled

Recently bottled Blackberry, Viognier and a Blackberry Viognier blend. I chose the 375ml bottles for both the sweeter blackberry and for smaller sizes of the Viognier. Makes giving gifts a litter cheaper.



The winter blackberry label is a photo from an oil painting my mother painted.


The floral labels are from some photos my wife took from around the farm.

 

[Runningwolf]

Great labels! Good use of paintings and photo's also.

 

[Blue_Monkey]

I'm primarily a beer brewer but recently tried a couple of wine kits. I plan on making many more!

1)WE Selection Estate Lodi Ranch 11 Cabernet Sauvignon - Bottled
2)WE Selection International Italian Brunello w/Grape Skins - Secondary

 

[lonesomechicken]

recently bottled Strawberry-Rhubarb, King of the North grape, Delaware grape, and apple cranberry. need to work on some labels

In the works now is Elderberry, Dragon Blood which we are calling Red Rooster, 1 gal of D'Anjou pear and 3 gal of King of the North grape

 

[joeswine]

coffee port

I see you have a coffee port ,lets do a swap,I have one just finished my way................what do you think?(face book)reply

 

[Polarhug]

1 gal of D'Anjou pear...

I'm getting ready to start my D'Anjou this weekend - how many pears did you use and how did the end product turn out?

 

[WI_Wino]

On Deck
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale clone
Honeyweizen
Apfelwein
Dragon's Blood w/ beer yeast
Pear wine

Primary
Oktoberfast Ale

Secondary
-

Bulk Aging
Diamanti Dark Chocolate Orange Port
Paklab Nero D'avola Cabernet Sauvignon
Paklab Sangiovese
Paklab Sauvignon Blanc
RJS Winery Series Old Vine Zinfandel
WE Vintners Reserve Coastal White
Cru Select Australian Bush Vine Grenache
Apfelwein II
Paklab Italian Bianco
Jalapeno pepper
Paklab Australian Chardonnay
Paklab Chianti
Skeeter Pee

Bottled and on the rack
Red Ale 8/13
Full Sail Amber Ale Clone 8/13
Cream Ale 8/13
American Wheat Ale 8/13
Apfelwein I 8/13
Blonde Ale 8/13
Northern German Altbier 8/13
Dragon Blood variant 5/13
Paklab Chardonnay 3/13
WE Vinter's Reserve Chianti 9/12
Mead (from scratch, 2006 vintage)

All Gone
WE Vinter's Reserve Mezza Luna Red 9/12
Copper Alt (bier) 6/13
American Wheat (bier) 6/13

 

[NashChic]

Primary:
Vino Italiano Shiraz

Secondary:
Diamanti Dark Chocolate Orange Port

Bulk Aging:
WineXpert Coastal Red

Bottled:
Old Orchard Blueberry-Pom
Apple Pie Cider
Dragon Blood x2
WineXpert Coastal White
Cornucopia Coconut Frascati
Vino Italiano Valpolicella

On Deck:
Vino Italiano Reisling
Vino Italiano White Zin
Cornucopia Green Apple Pinot Bianco
WineXpert Coastal Red
More Dragon Blood
Candy Cane

I started in October & I'm having a blast! Just trying to building a little stash & get a good base of knowledge/experience with the bargain kits, but hope to move on to trying premium kits in the next few months

 

[lonesomechicken]

PolarHug
I use 6-7 lbs. It looks really good at about 3 months old. Clearing nicely. Taste is weak but ok. If doing over I maybe would of used 10lbs. One thing I was told was not to press the bag of fruit very much as this would bring in to much starch and it would never clear. I did not use any clearing agents and it is clearing nice and slow. Recipe from Mary's Recipe book. Purplefoot publishers

Recently started WE kit White Zinfandal that I won at a raffle. Started a Cherry-Lemon-Lime skeeter Pee and a small batch of Elderberry.

 

[novalou]

PolarHug
I use 6-7 lbs. It looks really good at about 3 months old. Clearing nicely. Taste is weak but ok. If doing over I maybe would of used 10lbs. One thing I was told was not to press the bag of fruit very much as this would bring in to much starch and it would never clear. I did not use any clearing agents and it is clearing nice and slow. Recipe from Mary's Recipe book. Purplefoot publishers

Press that bag like it owes you money. I squeeze every last drop out of my straining bag. Every wine I have done this way clears just fine!

 

[joeswine]

wine swap

Are you ready,I have a coffee port just completed my way,noticed you do also ,what do you say?

 

[kahaas56]

Julie

That is impressive to say the least!!!

do you own a store?

 

[Julie]

lol, no I do not own a store.

 

[lonesomechicken]

Press that bag like it owes you money. I squeeze every last drop out of my straining bag. Every wine I have done this way clears just fine!

novalou
I always press the he-- out of the bag but for some reason the 2 wise elders I sometimes seek out for advise both told me when doing pears do not squeeze the bag. "to much starch will NEVER clear" pull the bag allow to drip into another vessel and then dump back in the juice and discard the pulp. This advice was followed as the were drinking some of my wine with "this is better than anything I have ever made."
The pear is good I wish I would of had enough pears to do 2 small batches and squeezed 1 and followed the elders directions on the other. These were leftovers from FFA fruit sales and were not consumed by my wife and children. Maybe next year.

 

[phat]

On Deck:
Ken Ridge Limited Edition California North Coast Grand Red

Primary:
Cellar Craft Showcase Red Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon

Secondary:
Wine Experts Eclipse Lodi Ranch 11 Cabernet Sauvignon

Battonage:
RJS Cru Select New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc (
Wine Experts Selection International Australian Chardonnay (battonage) - A repeat of last years fantastic success with this kit.*

Stablizing:

Carboys, Bulk Aging
Blueberry Wine (5 Gal.)

Bottled
Cellar Craft Showcase Red Mountain Trio Cab/Syrah/Merlot
Wine Experts Luna Rossa
RJS En Primeur Italian Amarone
Cellar Craft Showcase South African Shiraz
Blueberry Wine (1 Gal.)
Wine Experts Selection International Australian Chardonnay (battonage)
RJS Cellar Classic Winery Series Super Tuscan
Paklab Onyx V Argentinian Malbec
Pink Skeeter Pee - with donor slurry from Shiraz

Previously Made
Numerous Coopers Beers.
Numerous beers manually concocted from canned malt and hops.
WineExperts Stag's Leap Merlot
WineExperts Lodi Ranch Cab
WineExperts Cabernet Franc
Several other RJS kits.
Things in my distant past I don't remember...
Flood in basement destroying wine room.. etc. etc. etc.

 

[xcaret]

easiest ever pineapple wine recipe 21 days

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNK6NQMhmIM[/ame]
If you click on that link utube has a video showing the (probably ) worlds most simple way of making pinapple wine. And you get a good strong alcohol % . No Muss No fuss.

 

[derunner]

Future
Orange Tang
Skeeterpee
Cranberry

Ordered/On Deck

Primary Fermentation
Island Mist Peach Chardonnay
Apfelwein German Hard Cider

Secondary Fermentation
WE Selection International Australian Riesling Traminer
WE Selection Chile Chardonnay
WE Selection Sauvignon Blanc
WE Selection French Rose
Cornucopia Blush Strawberry White Merlot
Cornucopia White Coconut Frascati

Clearing


Bulk Aging
WE Mezza Luna Red + grape skins and raisins
RJS' Winery Series Super Tuscan.
RJS Winery Series Napa Valley Stag Leap District Merlot
RJS Cru Platinum California Old Vine Zinfandel
RJS Cru Platinum Chilean Malbec
RJS Winery Series Lodi Old Vine Zinfandel
WE Lodi Old Vine Zinfandel
WE Selection Original Pinot Noir
WE Selection Original Chianti

Bottled
WE Island Mist Pomagranate Zinfandel
WE Vintners Piesporter
WE Vintners Mezza Luna Red
WE Vintners White Zinfandel
WE Chardonnay / Semillon
WE Australian Riesling Traminer
WE International Italian Pinot Grigio
Dragon's Blood
Skeeter Pee
Island Mist Peach Chardonnay
Island Mist Green Apple Riesling

 

[Swediepie]

Bottled:
3.31.13 WineExpert Cabernet Sauvignon
4.13.13 Grand Cru Pinot Grigio
5.5.13 Orchard Breezin Green Apple Gewurtztraminer
6.9.13 Cellar Classic Chilean Malbec
6.26.13 Orchard Breezin Cranberry Chianti
7.21.13 WineExpert Coastal White
7.21.13 Orange Spiced Chai Tea Wine

In Primary:
8.5.13 Started WineExpert Cabernet Suavignon (Second Batch)
8.8.13 Started Diamante Dark Chocolate Orange Port

Carboys:
5 gal Apfelwein German Hard Apple Cider Started 5.15.13, thinking about a caramel sweetener before bottling.
6 gal Grand Cru Merlot

Gallon experiments:
5.18.13 started 1 gal Dandelion Wine
5.25.13 started 1 gal Smuckers Concord Grape Jam Wine
5.26.13 started 1 gal Mead
6.13.13 started 1 gal Pineapple Wine

Waiting for the primary bucket:
WineExpert Italian Pinot Grigio
WineExpert Australian Shiraz

 

[Boatboy24]

Vino Italiano Barolo - Bottled 6/24/12
Triple Berry Skeeter Pee - Bottled 5/12/12 - Gone
CC Showcase Lodi Old Vine Zin - Bottled 8/4/12
Vino Italiano Cabernet Sauvignon - Bottled 8/26/12
Peach from fresh fruit - Bottled 5/26/13
CC Sterling California Merlot - Bottled 1/26/13
CC LR Red Mountain Trio - Bottled 12/28/12
Brookly Brew Shop "Everyday IPA" - bottled and gone
CC Sterling California Syrah - Bottled 6/8/13
RJS Orange Chocolate Port - Bottled 11/10/12
Gingerbread Ale - bottled 10/22 - Gone
RJS Winery Series Super Tuscan - Bottled 5/25/13
CC Showcase Red Mountain Cabernet - Bottled 6/16/13
3 Gal Dragon Blood - Bottled 5/26/13
CC 2012 LR Red Mountain Trio (#2) - Swimming in the Vadai - one or two more weeks
Brooklyn Brew Shop "Bruxelles Black" Ale - Bottled 2/5/13
WE Eclipse NZ Marlborough Sauv Blanc - Bottled 4/5/13
Vineco LR Califiornia Grand Red - Waiting for the barrel to free up
Chilean Carmenere juice bucket w/ grapes - MLF/Secondary
Chlean Malbec juice bucket with grapes - MLF/Secondary
EP Amarone - Primary
EP Dashwood NZ Pinot Noir - On Deck

 

[pt49]

Just starting out

Australian Ale 5.5% alc/v
European Ale 5% alc/vol
Mead - Ironbark/Redbox - ? alc/v
Ginger Beer - 13.5% alc/v
Apple Cider - 6%
Vodka

New to this hobby, just started 2 months ago... loving it