What R you doing today?

[Larryh86GT]

Roasted 9 lbs of coffee beans on the grill today.

 

[PCharles]

A Real Tasting

Hey, my wife and I had loads of fun touring the wine country around Elkin, NC. I had a particulary enjoyable treat. While taking some photos of some fellows working at Shadow Springs Vineyard/Winery, I asked they guys if I could take some of their prunings. They were triming out some of the less ripe Cab Franc grapes. They looked like nice little clusters, but they had some grapes that were underdeveloped. They were fine with me taking a few clusters. What a treat! Most were sweet and juicy. After my more direct tasting, I enjoyed several of their lovely reds. Very nice indeed. If your in the area check this winery out.

Saturday will be another day of tasting and photography. Weeee haaa.
I'll post some of the photos next week.

Enjoy the weekend friends.

Paul

 

[ffemt128]

Piece of cake Doug, you probably already figured it out and you are now wondering what in the world took me so long in buying this!

Figured it out this AM. I took some telfon plumbers tape and wrapped it around the threads above and below the stop guide so that it wouldn't float so much. I think this will make life much easier.

Getting ready to head out and deliver wine here in about an hour. Wife is out right now so I'll leave after she gets home. Steve's house is first and then onto Julie's. That was one bottle for each of you correct?

 

[Runningwolf]

Went kayaking this morning. Beautiful day out. Doug I have never used the tape and I never lose the setting either. I suppose some are loser than others.

 

[Redtrk]

I racked and degassed 4 different wines this morning. Played with some samples with back sweetening and gave the wife some tastes. It's all good!

 

[ffemt128]

I racked and degassed 4 different wines this morning. Played with some samples with back sweetening and gave the wife some tastes. It's all good!

I didn't move much but it was loose fitting. I figure if I need to adjust by using th eplumbers tape I can still do so.

Joshua and I did a 130 mile bike run to deliver wine. Steve was home Julie wasn't. For some reason the Petit Verdo disappeared, was that Marilyn I saw rummaging through the saddle bags? Just kidding, sorry we missed you Julie.

Time for some boneless New York Strip steaks on the grill and a glass of Merlot.

 

[dangerdave]

This morning, I discovered that my new batch of wine has gone south. Horrible sulphur smell and some strange looking spots floating on top in the carboy.

That's what I get for being lax in my santization. Yuck!

 

[Wade E]

Recovering from going fshing all night and morning. Went out at 9pm and got back around 5:30 am. Didnt get a damn bite and the guy next to me got a starfish!!! Bwaaahaaahaaahaaa

 

[BobF]

Pitched yeast in the concord juice + blk cherry juice batch last night. Fermenting like crazy!

Prepped Apple + blk cherry this morning, pitching tonight.

Odered two of these today:
https://www.sevilleclassics.com/products.php?pid=110

All together pri/sec combined I have 390 bottles worth going and enough juice and fruit in the freezer to do the same again.

 

[ffemt128]

Cleaned 40 bottles that were sitting in the tub of labels then sanitized 34 375 ml bottles so that I can bottle my 8 month old Jalepano Pepper wine. I have 3 gallons that need to go so I'll get to try out the new corker. Georges websit says you'll need a block of wood with the port floor corker to d 375 bottles so I'm all set.

Need to start clearing out space for my Luva Bella juice that I'm picking up on Saturday. After this week, I'm really looking forward to spending the day with my wife and daughter alone with no MIL. We will be heading up to get juice on Saturday and will be having lunch while we are there. Whooo Hooo

 

[ffemt128]

Making bacon for breakfast then I'll be heading to the cellar to bottle the Jalepano Pepper wine with my new corker. Hopefully it doesn't tain too bad today, I would like to go to the park with my daughter if the weather holds out but it is supposed to rain.

We had company last night while the kids were playing, had a few bottles of wine. It was a nice relaxing evening.

Hope everyone has a wonderful day.....

 

[Tom]

Getting ready for my Wine Club meeting today.

 

[Julie]

Going to bottle the chocolate vignoles today, boy is this stuff good. And starting a cherry wine

 

[SarahRides]

Just picked up 18 cases of green, DE-LABELED bottles for $2 a case!

 

[ibglowin]

Good score!

 

[Flem]

Good score!! I just scraped (delabeled) an am now in the process of de-glueing 10 cases I picked up on Friday for $2/case. GIANT PITA!

 

[SarahRides]

Thanks! I was shocked when I saw the posting, the guy said he had just accumulated too many of that color and was looking to unload them.....he de-labeled them already, other than being a little dusty, are very clean, well organized and packed. Now if only I could find some carboys........

 

[Runningwolf]

Now if only I could find some carboys........

Nice score Sarah! Heck we pay $2.00 and work our butts off removing labels. I wonder how many bottles this guy had and how much he makes. I start getting concerned if I have less then 40-50 cases total cleaned or to clean. I wish you lived closer, I might of had a carboy or two I could have helped you out with.

 

[SarahRides]

He said he makes about 80 gallons a year.......he's been doing it for about 4 years. I'm probably just going to pick up a few more 5 gallon carboys from Walker's when I go there this fall, they have a better price on them then the place close to me. Then I'm going to pick up a few more 6 gallon carboys before the end of the month while they are still on sale..........then I think that will be it for a while.........I'm broke!

 

[Sirs]

join the crowd lol