What R you doing today?

[Trevor7]

Moving is a pain, 10 days left in California.

At the end of our move, we had a ton of packing paper and boxes which we tried to give away. Ended up renting a U-Haul to take it all to the recycling company. 440 lbs in all, for which I received a whopping $8.80. Best of luck with the move - It'll all be worth it when you stop saying, "Honey, have you seen the ____"?

 

[mainshipfred]

Just had my annual fire inspection at my shop where I make my wine. Recently I finished the walk-in and did not put a sprinkler head in it which is required since my building is sprinklered. I guess I'm safe for another year. Whew! For those that don't know a single head in my area is around $3,500.00 minimum.

 

[Boatboy24]

Cant believe your leaving LaLa land Mike! Especially after we are thinking of snagging this little "fixer upper" next door! LOL

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/...27-8cdd-ebe595923f4b~X1-ZU12b803a872z2h_2yr7l

OMG! I wouldn't pay 900 dollars for that, much less 900k.

 

[Boatboy24]

Just had my annual fire inspection at my shop where I make my wine. Recently I finished the walk-in and did not put a sprinkler head in it which is required since my building is sprinklered. I guess I'm safe for another year. Whew! For those that don't know a single head in my area is around $3,500.00 minimum.

So, the inspector let it slide? I'd expect a fire in there would be pretty much contained.

 

[Boatboy24]

Met a few former co-workers for lunch at Coopers Hawk. Mediterranean Shrimp and Viognier makes for a very, very happy day.

 

[mainshipfred]

So, the inspector let it slide? I'd expect a fire in there would be pretty much contained.

Didn't let it slide just never looked in it. I guess he assumed it was there.

 

[Boatboy24]

Didn't let it slide just never looked in it. I guess he assumed it was there.

Lucky Fred!

 

[ceeaton]

Didn't let it slide just never looked in it. I guess he assumed it was there.

I'm tellin'!

 

[ibglowin]

LOL House prices are a little wacko out there aren't they. We were cracking up trying to figure out what came with the house for that amount of money! Thats a complete tear down.....

OMG! I wouldn't pay 900 dollars for that, much less 900k.

 

[Boatboy24]

LOL House prices are a little wacko out there aren't they. We were cracking up trying to figure out what came with the house for that amount of money! Thats a complete tear down.....

Looking at it, I couldn't come to terms with 9k for a teardown, much less 900k. Looks like 1/32nd of an acre. I thought real estate was bad here...

 

[ibglowin]

So actually you are getting not ONE but TWO lovely houses for that price! The lot size is actually 1/3 acre which is a BIG lot in LA these days. This is definitely a tear down and someone is going to build something worth 2-3 MILLION on the lot. Something where a large multigenerational family could live. This is life these days in LA. Its a huge melting pot.

Looking at it, I couldn't come to terms with 9k for a teardown, much less 900k. Looks like 1/32nd of an acre. I thought real estate was bad here...

 

[Kraffty]

that's a steal, oughtta grab it Mike! Finished up the bottling, ready to roll.

 

[ibglowin]

Trying to get our oldest daughter and SIL to move the family and our grand baby closer to us. They could just about trade even their "starter home" in Burbank for this little bungalow in ABQ.

http://joemaez.idxbroker.com/idx/photogallery/b038/936537

We would even throw in free baby sitting to boot.

that's a steal, oughtta grab it Mike!

 

[Chuck E]

Bench test on 3 month old Zin. The addition of glycerin made a huge difference. 2 drops in 1 oz. was the winner. Not exactly sure how many mL's are in two drops, but less is more in this case.

 

[pillswoj]

Depends on the pipet you get the drop from, but in my lab at work it is around 30 drops per ml for water and like substances. Should give you a starting point.

 

[mainshipfred]

I have always been skeptical of using glycerin (even though I have a gallon) just because I can't find any conclusive information of the long term taste in aging. I've always liked the idea of the perception of sweetness though. Since this topic I've been looking into it again and it appears 1 oz gallon is a starting point. So I converted mg to oz and it's 28-29mg/oz. I have 5 gallons of a wine I'm not crazy about so I'm going put it in a 3 and 2 one gallon carboys and add 30ml and 60ml to the one gallons and let the 3 stay as it is.

 

[Chuck E]

Thank you Jeff!

 

[Boatboy24]

I have always been skeptical of using glycerin (even though I have a gallon) just because I can't find any conclusive information of the long term taste in aging. I've always liked the idea of the perception of sweetness though. Since this topic I've been looking into it again and it appears 1 oz gallon is a starting point. So I converted mg to oz and it's 28-29mg/oz. I have 5 gallons of a wine I'm not crazy about so I'm going put it in a 3 and 2 one gallon carboys and add 30ml and 60ml to the one gallons and let the 3 stay as it is.

Bench trials?

 

[sour_grapes]

Shoveling snow, shoveling snow, followed by some snow shoveling.

 

[Johnd]

Cleaned out the chest freezer before work this morning. Dumped 8 frozen press cakes into the garden, 3 Koch Cab, 3 Clone 169 Cab, and 2 Merlot. These were the cakes from my Lanza grapes in '16, but never got used as intended to enhance some kits. Before leaving for work, they were already thawing and the birds were flocking on them and picking them apart, I hope they get drunk and wary of the garden so they'll leave my veggies alone this year.