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08-12-2011

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ABOUT ME

About Me: Software engineer living in New Zealand
General Interests: Computers,cars,SF,bridge,music,movies,cooking
Occupation: Software Engineeer
Real Name: jpoc
Favorite Music: Roger Waters, Man, Neil Young
Favorite Movies: The Passenger
Favorite Television Shows: Hardly ever watch it
Favorite Books: Peter Hamilton
Clubs and Associations: Bridge
Home Brewing Biography: Made a little beer as a kid without much success.rnrnMade wine from kits as a young adult, some was OK.rnrnThen had a go at making wine from my own grapes. Some was good.rnrnHave not done anything like that since the late eighties though.rnrnBeen making beer and wine from kits for a little over a year now.
Future Brews: Will wander down to the local homebrew shops and see what wine kits they hav and choose one or two.rnrnFor beer, I have settled on a Czech Pilsner style.
Primary: Czech Pilsner style beerrnPinot Noir wine kit
Secondary: Kenridge Cab Sav kit
Bottled: Czech Pilsner beerrnAn assortment of red wines from kits: Cab Savs, Merlots, CabSav/Merlot blends, Pinot Noir, Chianti
Gender: Male
Status: Married

City: Auckland

State/Province: Auckland

LATEST ACTIVITY

Posted in thread: label software on 12-26-2012 at 05:44 PM
I use glabels. It is not fancy but I can set it up to print 30 labels on an a4 sheet. I only
use the labels to id the bottles and not to impress and it is good enough for that.
Posted in thread: Cleaning a fermenter??? on 12-26-2012 at 05:42 PM
I buy a purple powder cleaning compound from my local hbs. I clean my buckets and barrels by
putting a couple of teaspoons of the powder in, filling with hot water and leaving overnight.
That seems to...
Posted in thread: LHBS Stuff on 11-11-2012 at 05:43 PM
There are a few things that I do not like about my local shops so I will offer those to you as
things to avoid:1) Scuffed, dusty wine kits. If it looks as though it has been lost in the
store room for...
Posted in thread: Explosive Fermentation on 11-07-2012 at 08:03 AM
What vessel were you using for the primary? I use 30 litre vessels for my 23 litre (6 US gal)
primaries and however strong the fermentation, there never seems to be any risk of the airlocks
not coping...
Posted in thread: Looking for a good cab-sav/merlot wine kit on 11-07-2012 at 07:51 AM
I have been making wine from kits for a little over a year. I have tried almost a dozen
commercial grape juice concentrate kits.The best so far, without a doubt, was a Heron Bay
Chilean CabSav/Merlot ...
Posted in thread: Syphoning on the level or even uphill on 12-28-2011 at 04:27 AM
I just push mine out with CO2... problem solved and much less equipment.But how would you push
out of a fermentation bucket or barrel?
Posted in thread: Syphoning on the level or even uphill on 12-28-2011 at 03:51 AM
I'd advise not using pressure or suction on glass. Tiny micro-fractures will cause these to
break with the addition of heat/ cold and pressure/ suction.The level of suction in the carboy
is equivalent...
Posted in thread: Syphoning on the level or even uphill on 12-28-2011 at 03:40 AM
Are you saying that you put your MOUTH on the tube? Yeah, but the tube that I suck on is only
ever carrying water from the carboy that is generating the suction, it is never in contact with
the brew.
Posted in thread: Syphoning on the level or even uphill on 12-28-2011 at 03:19 AM
I spent some time over Christmas looking at my leg, the stitches came out a few weeks back. I
really did not want to have to lift another full carboy off the floor. You can picture the
scene, slip, dr...
Posted in thread: My first brew is ready on 10-03-2011 at 04:55 PM
Thanks guys, I just needed patience.Even a couple of days made a big difference.