What R you doing today?

[Boatboy24]

Changing my avatar. Seems like all the cool kids are doing that nowadays.

 

[roger80465]

LOVE Olaf!

 

[ckvchestnut]

That's great! Love the avatar!


Carolyn

 

[nucjd]

Was on call all weekend and on call last night so had the day off soooo…. Instead of taking it easy I transplanted 12 vines ( Syrah, chardonnay, and Cabernet ) from one hill side to another that is turning out to produce better crop yield and flavor profile. So, now I have about 40 vines in a general area for ease of access and the soil type is much more conducive to grape growing. now I am going to soak my hands and go feed the horses.

 

[wood1954]

I'm sitting at home with a cold today thinking about my remodeling plans for our new house. We decided not to move to Washington so we could be close to kids and grandkids. This record setting winter sure has me second guessing that decision. By this time next week we will have had over 50 days or nights below zero. A few days a ago i shoveled 2' of snow off the roof. Think i'll pour some fruit wine and see if all the good anti-oxidants help me get over this cold.

 

[jojabri]

Happy the UPS delivery man finally arrived! Buying in bulk online versus buying 1 to 2 oz at a time at my local LHBS, I saved $99.96!! I'm stoked! This is great for me because my hubby is more likely to purchase things for me if it's saving money. If it's not I have to spend my money.

 

[Julie]

Changing my avatar. Seems like all the cool kids are doing that nowadays.

Lol, I liked the little snowman!

 

[Boatboy24]

Lol, I liked the little snowman!

Here he is. Ya gotta love Olaf.


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[ShelleyDickison]

I just walked around for 20 minutes trying to find glasses that were on my head. I think I am done for today. Time for a glass of wine.


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[ckvchestnut]

At least you only did that for 20 minutes!! I once walked a few kms back to school one day WITH a friend to get my sunglasses which I forgot. Turns out I didn't forget them, were on my head - my friend was a blonde!! :-D


Carolyn

 

[Hokapsig]

scrubbing a carboy to start racking and filtering in preparation of bottling. The pesky Seyval Blanc needs to be taken off of bone dry (.990) to about 1.002. Looking to backsweeten the Diamond and to start evaluating some blends.

Also started to order parts for the home lab. Buret, gram scale, test beakers, clamp and stand, as well as the magnetic stirrer on thier way.

 

[ffemt128]

scrubbing a carboy to start racking and filtering in preparation of bottling. The pesky Seyval Blanc needs to be taken off of bone dry (.990) to about 1.002. Looking to backsweeten the Diamond and to start evaluating some blends.

Also started to order parts for the home lab. Buret, gram scale, test beakers, clamp and stand, as well as the magnetic stirrer on thier way.

I see your better half released your allowance....You won't regret setting up a small lab area.

I took my Diamond (2013) to 1.002 and it is pretty darn good, I think this is where it will stay. Last year's (2013) Seyval was at 1.002 as well. I liked it. Unfortunately there is only 3 bottles of it left.

 

[Pumpkinman]

Pasteurized my hard cider, primed and bottled 2 cases of Lagunitas brown shugga, washed and sanitized 4 cases of beer bottles and 4 cases of wine bottles, Steve, your bottle washing machine is amazing! Set the 6 gal batch of Hoptimum clone to cold crash, in 2 days I'll add the gelatin to clarify ( check out my post in the beer forum to see how clear these are turning out.

 

[jojabri]

I'm itching all over because I have NOTHING in a primary!!! "The Bug" is a horrible thing to have!!

The problems are

1) I've capped out my wine making budget for this month. My husband and I are EXTREMELY budget oriented as we are saving to buy a home.

B) I already have 8 full 5 gallon carboys, 2 full 3 gallon carboys and several smaller ones waiting with weeks to months before any are emptied! and I can't buy any more til I get the budget is re-upped. I do have 1 open 5 gal, but I'm having the foresight to ALWAYS keep 1 OPEN! Thank you guys for that tidbit!

3) I'm tapped out on ALL equipment!! No spare airlock or bungs, NADA! I've had to resort to makeshift ones on a few 1/2 gallon or less leftover bits until I can get my hubby to pick up some more at the LHBS which is 40 mins away. (We do have a closer one but they are RUDE and are WAAAAAY overpriced!) He was supposed to go last week BUT that didn't happen, my sister was supposed to stop today since she was in Lexington, but that isn't happening. It's very frustrating!

I suppose I could rack a few batches that have been sitting a while and are due by the calendar. I just feel like I should be doing SOMETHING.

On a related note: I LOVE LOVE LOVE my new auto-siphon! Definitely an upgrade from mouth-sucking!

 

[ffemt128]

Last night I decided to experiment. I added about a tsp of PAMA (pomegranite liqeur) to a glass of skeeter pee. Wow was that tasty. I think next trip to costco I need to get 2 big bottles of POM to make a fpac for the batch of pee that is under way. I'll also need to get more sugar and lemon to start another batch of regular pee for summer.

 

[Runningwolf]

scrubbing a carboy to start racking and filtering in preparation of bottling. The pesky Seyval Blanc needs to be taken off of bone dry (.990) to about 1.002. Looking to backsweeten the Diamond and to start evaluating some blends.

Also started to order parts for the home lab. Buret, gram scale, test beakers, clamp and stand, as well as the magnetic stirrer on thier way.

Where did you order from?

 

[jamesngalveston]

after working about 80 hours in 7 days in houston for some one who has more money then they should...I am doing nothing.
had a 4 hour nap today, and it is good to be able to cook again..even a 5 star rest food gets old after a week...

 

[Hokapsig]

Dan, I did a hybrid order from Amazon. My magnetic stirrer came today from Bell's General Store.

Due to the potential snowstorm on Sunday, I am going to bag my DC trip and work on the wines. I am out of carboy space and I have an Isabella and a Stueben to put into glass, with 2 Brianna's, another Stueben and a Green Apple Riesling yet to do.

 

[jojabri]

I'm working hard on adjusting my budget to allow more wine-making!

I spent most of my day learning about some apps, namely, favado, ibotta, and checkout 51. Between sales coupons and rebates, I'll be pocketting about $50 in coupons, getting back $35 in rebates, and at least another $40 sale items. That folks is $125 for my 1st 2 weeks of extreme deal hunting (my version).

In other words... I now have to ponder... Malbec kit (my hubby said he'd try his own batch if it was a Malbec)? Glass carboys? Airlocks/bungs/etc? Stock up lemon juice/berries and sugar for DB??

Oh look now I've gone and got myself excited!

 

[plowboy]

I find that the best way to save money is to stay out of town. Then again I have been known to go a spring and a summer not spending a cent on anything other than food just to blow 2 grand on a rifle and scope. Money well saved and spent in my books lol