WMT (Unofficial) Strawberry Coastal White Wine Competition

[Dend78]

well with what we are looking at we will probably go to a semi-sweet, whats the semi-sweet range 1.010-1.030? shoot for something in there?

I hear ya, i just dont wanna send in syrup and you send in a dry and everybody else sends in semi-sweet , i dont wanna constrain it to much either just try to make it eaiser on the judges to proclaim me the winn...er...uh easier for them to judge us fairly

 

[Kraffty]

I haven't made up my mind but I think just slightly sweet for me too. Want to taste the berrys but not make boones farm out of it.

 

[dangerdave]

I was aiming for a semi-sweet, but I don't want to hold anyone back. Feel free to make whatever kind of second place wine you like!

 

[Dend78]

lmao

 

[dangerdave]

I even got a label in the works...

 

[jswordy]

WARRANTEE? We don't need no stinkin' WARRANTEE!

Look, I am making mine to GET BOMBED, so you vinophiles can do your own thing and I am good with it. I am aiming for LAST place!

I think I'll call it



BTW, who are our VICTIMS ... er, I mean, judges???

 

[Kraffty]

Nice label Dave, kind of a play on "fat bastard"? Now I suggest we have the judges consider labels as a secondary competition. Suecasa should be right up front on that contest if she's playing.

 

[Kraffty]

Here you go Jim, I like your thinking but I'm hoping a little less ABV will help it mellow more in time for the judges.

 

[Julie]

Lol, ok you guys got me curious. Who are your Judges and what does the winner get?

 

[Kraffty]

Julie, I think your name was mentioned as a possible judge to be recruited at a later date, but jump on in. So far we're only playing for a years worth of bragging rights. I can't imagine finding a judge or two is going to be that difficult around here.
Mike

 

[dangerdave]

Lol, ok you guys got me curious. Who are your Judges and what does the winner get?

We're just having a little wine making fun here in the backwaters of the forum. Nothing serious...I hope.

In October, we'll need someone (or two) to try our wines and declare a winner. Maybe we should have these kind of little contests more often, here. I'm having a hoot, and my wine has only been in the fermenter for a few days!

 

[Julie]

Lol, I love it. I say the winner gets bragging rights for 30 days!

 

[jswordy]

OK, it's in the bucket. In keeping with my goals, I wanted to be absolutely sure that there was no hand-wringing or intense esoteric contemplating while chanting a mantra and adjusting pH levels or calculating Brix when this was made, so I set a time limit of 15 minutes, start to finish, from the time I picked up the bucket to the time I put the lid on it. I made it in 14:47.

The most cursory of hydrometer checks possible shows it at 1.095.

However, this is red already, so I may have to think about changing the name from to "URINARY TRACT INFECTION."

Yeah, yeah Dave, here's yer pic!

Now if you'll pardon me, I need a drink!

 

[jswordy]

Lol, I love it. I say the winner gets bragging rights for 30 days!

30 days??? Yer a tightwad, aintcha???

 

[Julie]

30 days??? Yer a tightwad, aintcha???

Roflmao, WHAT????? Alright how long?

 

[Boatboy24]

Wish I had the space to do this. I bet it'll be a blast. Next time.

Maybe we could get one of our sponsors to throw in a $10 gift card for the winner.

 

[Dend78]

i cant do a label

actually scratch that judges mine will be the 20 dollar bill labeled bottles

 

[suecasa]

thanks kraffty

Nice label Dave, kind of a play on "fat bastard"? Now I suggest we have the judges consider labels as a secondary competition. Suecasa should be right up front on that contest if she's playing.

well with that encouragement i may need to think about getting this one going! have never tweeked before so feeling a bit out of my realm .. and since we live in the tundra i'm at the mercy of grocery store for berries ... but i'm thinking i'll give it a go ... will let y'all know for sure when i get it in the pail!

 

[jswordy]

30 days??? Yer a tightwad, aintcha???

Well Kraffty was talking about a year on Page 3...

 

[Julie]

A year!!!! I figured after 30 days everyone one the forum would have forgotten about the competition and the bragging rights and start yelling at the winner.