Recent content by Wangotango1

Since I love the flavor of Ginger and Rhubarb in a Jam I've made in the past, I thought I'd replicate that flavor and aroma in a wine. This one is turning out pretty nice to far and cleared very quickly. Cheers! Steve https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXEZLFqTfNY

Sounds like things are going fast. When things slow down (fizzing wise) I usually check the specific gravity. Depending on your house temp. it can go slow or fast... When it's around 1.010 or lower, I usually transfer it into a carboy, but 2 days is pretty fast. Give it a few more days and...

s 3 gallons of Blushing Monkey is 15 bottles of fun! Thanks, Steve

Yeah, if I don't have a 10 gallon one handy, I'll use (2) 7.9 gallon primaries. Either way, I end up using 2 paint straining bags (mesh). As for that wine rack, I knew after my first year, that I needed to build something, so I did the diamond rack I found instructions in an old "Winemaker"...

Hey Lukebuz, I think I'd do everything the same, but back off a little so the final gravity would be around 1.010. I was winging it and in the video I thought I hit it on the head, but as you can see in the final, it turned out 1.018 which is sweeter than I usually like it. It's still a great...

Here's my series of videos I just completed on the making of my Blushing Monkey Wine. One of my favorites to make, inspired by a Jello flavor (believe it or not) :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C10SLXE9UHw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48l0rEFq0fY...