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a week to go before bottling and the fining has worked, took a sample and the wine is crystal clear. SWMBO and I split a glass and it tasted very good even though it needs a couple months of bottle aging yet. And what a kick, wow, this is some serious alcohol content.

I had a batch that would strip paint, it was so bitter. It was drinkable after a month and after 2 months it was quite good. Time is your friend, just set it aside and forget about it for a month or so.

If you want to filter you need to keg. You need the yeast in the bottle to make the CO2 and then it falls out. In a keg you pressurise the system and force the gas into solution.

More than you want to know about gas diffusion in plastics

I use corn sugar now, about 7.5 ounces for 5 gallons.

I'm going to be starting a batch in a couple weeks (fermenter is full of wine right now) and was considering using primimg tabs in the bottles. Any thoughts? While the mixing of priming solution in the bucket works fine, I'm not getting the carbonation and expermenting with the volume can be...

While the plastic is more permeable to oxygen, the amount would be of no consequence. You are dealing with molecules of oxygen, the container is also somewhat pressurized which should negate the permeability. I'd have to do the partial pressures math to be 100% sure, and I'm too tired right now. ;)

In the evening when the days work is done and the house is quiet, I'll crack one and savor the end of another day above ground. ;)

I've found that using pantyhose to hold the hops works very well, certainly better that those hops bags.

I love my hydrometer, I was thinking of getting it a little frilly thing to wear when I use it, maybe some red and white lace....Oopps, wrong forum, I thought I was alt.sex.hydrometer. :o

Draw a sample into a container taller that the hydrometer, and put it in to float. One scale will be labelled SG that is the one you want, take the reading from the scale and write it down. You should have recieved instructions with the tool and on there will be a temperature correction table...

I racked into the secondary today and have a very nice, deep maroon Valpolicella going. Ended up with about a 1/2 gallon more than I could put into the carboy, so the wife and I both grabbed a cup and started dipping some out to try it. What a decadent way to get wine, dipping from the bucket...

I'm not a fan of bleach for sanitizing, too many possible chemical reactions that can ruin a batch of beer. I fill the bottling bucket with 3 gallons of iodophor and fill the bottles in there (after rinsing) and let them soak about 5 minutes, I can typically get 6 bottles in the bucket at a...

I sanitize the bucket/carboy what have you with iodophor and then rack to another container. That seems to do the job quite well.

I have about 6 cases of homebrew sitting in the spare bedroom aging. SWMBO is against any more brewing until that gets cut down some...so I ran to the HBS and picked up a wine kit. Now she thinks I am making the wine for her, little does she realize the brilliance of my plan or that my motives...

This thread is just so wrong.... :p

Still 46, been at it going on 2 years now.

The closet for sure.

46, hey admin, some answer take less the 10 characters. :rolleyes:

Put it in, swish around and pour back into a jug or pan depending on what else I have to sanitize. Let Drip dry and use. I don't worry about the little bit left.