Recent content by Pennachi

Just decided to bump up the stores cause I'm always running out and nothing gets to age more than a couple of years.

That is really cool too!

That's waiting for my first batch of sake I'm getting ready to start

The lights are off 99% of the time and the windows are blocked off now.

Just recently moved from a corner in the basement to taking over the whole thing. Installed a utility sink with hot and cold water and speakers. I guess it is kind of a tasting room too. http://imgur.com/xvoD39j Usually do wine and meads but I started my first beer a couple of weeks ago and...

I'm def not stock piling. Half the bottles were started 2 years and I just got around to bottling this summer and the other half are only a year old.

All good information, thank you everyone. I only have 50 gallons in bulk from this year and about 150 bottles.

I would agree with you but it seems unclear where production stops and storage begins. Does it have to be bottled? Can I continue to bulk age? I am no where near 200 gallons, just interested

I'm in Delaware

I may be wrong and it may differ by state but I thought I read somewhere it's legal to make up to 200 gallons of wine a year. Is this correct? If so, is there a limit to how much you can store? Say you didn't drink any, could you have 600 gallons in your basement after 3 years?

I have bottled about 90 total bottles of 3 different red wines recently. I didn't fill the bottles too much and I let them sit upright for a week before laying them down on my rack. of these 90 bottles about 8 of them have bleed through. It just looks like a few pin pricks each and there is no...

I will definitely take pictures. I picked up 9.25 pounds of pork belly. I'm going to start brining tonight after work. I'm also thinking that I'll do two recipes, one sweet, one spicy. Also gonna toss on sweet potatoes, whole garlic, peppers, onions, portabella mushrooms and whatever else I...

Just received a Brickmann electric smoker for a wedding gift. I have slow roasted pork belly in the oven and crock pot before. This will be my first smoking adventure. Any advice, tips, or recipes?

Thx

Can anyone recommend a good site to order a custom wine label from? I am bottling some valpolicella I started last year in bellissima wine bottles for our wedding favors in November. I just want a simple label for these bottles with our names and wedding dates and possibly a cupcake theme...