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Thanks for all the info everyone!!! Turns out I might take a plan that offers slightly less coverage than the current employer offers, but the new employer is willing to work with me and split the costs. It's almost a win/win. The new employer saves a little money on my $/hr and I still take...

I just put this together last night. I had to split it into 2 batches b/c my primaries are only 5 gallon buckets and I wanted to end up with 5 gallons after primary. Here's the notes: Berry Burn 5 Gallons Water/Sugar to 1.085 5 Lbs Frozen Strawberries 5 Lbs Frozen Blueberries 1 Lb...

I have a job right now that provides benefits. I've had it for about 5 years now. It's mundane but stable. I just received an opportunity to work for someone else for a little more money (not concerning), but doing what I'd rather do for work life. The problem: The new job doesn't provide...

Why is it that every place that does nachos stacks the chips so high and piles everything else on the topmost layer of chips. If I make them at home, I make absolutely sure every layer of chips gets a little of everything. And bake 'em, don't microwave them! Incredible difference! Also, I...

2-3 weeks after bottling my apple cinnamon batch, I only have 12 bottles left of 24 bottled. Arg, people won't keep away from it. I think the apple cinnamon is a bigger hit than the straight apple I did. Although, I did do the normal 2 lbs sugar + 4 cans of extra concentrate. The flavor is out...

No holes in them. Not sure what the store uses them for, if they are their real corks or tasting corks. They seem to always have a pile of them around in great condition though for me.

I haven't made anything long enough to store longer than 3-6 months yet. At some point I'll invest in a floor corker, as it seems that would fix the problem. But for now, no leakage with the used corks.

I watched seasons 1-4 on netflix recently. I then watched season 5 up through episode 8 on my laptop. I can't wait for the final 8! I still remember the first 2 episodes and how "OMG F-NG AWESOME" they set up the entire series. I was a huge fan of prison break (season 1 and about half of...

Not for this batch. The flavor was spot on for me, not too strong but still a nice little warmth to it, even without backsweetening. If the cinnamon fades after some time in the bottle, my next attempt will take the advice of using sticks in the bottles. Thanks!

I bottled my 5 gallons of apple/cinnamon wine tonight (with 3 cin. sticks). It was amazing. I left it dry. The cinnamon flavor came through just right, not strong at all. It's been in the carboy since 4/22 (pitch date). I forgot to campden the batch in the bottling bucket :(. It should be good...

For my first 4-5 batches of anything, I opted to go with used synthetic corks I got from a local wine store that does tastings. I assumed these were #8 as they always went easy by hand. I had a couple with designs on them that resemble the #9's I've seen and they were harder to get in the...

Here is my 5 gallons of apple cinnamon wine... Had 3 cinnamon sticks in primary on 4/22 (pitch date) and I think they are completely dissolved by now. It's clear enough to bottle. Has anyone made this before? It's still dry, but has never been sampled yet (I lost track of it). Is it good dry or...

Thanks for the suggestions/tips! My strawberry wine is clearing up nice and fast. It's the first one I've done using a pimary (bucket) and real fruit. It tasted awesome around 1.010-1.015ish, but I did not like it at all around 0.992. Swmbo also loves the sweet fruity drinks, and she loved the...

When the time comes to backsweeten a cleared wine, I'm unsure how to best proceed. I've never attempted this before. A little insight would be great and help set my fears of a ruined batch aside! - Pop the airlock and add sweetening agent, waiting a couple days for sugar to dissolve...

Just bottled a peach mango (from juice)! The sample seemed watery to me. Couldn't really tell there was peach/mango flavor. However, I'm worried, as I've read before, that when the tops of the bottles look like this, it means it's oxidized and is now vinegar. Please tell me I'm wrong and it's...

I opened a Virgin Mobile account about 2 years ago with my fiance during the same day. Our numbers were about 30 digits from each other. Yet, I'm the one that keeps getting debt calls for some women. It's funny to hear the Indian accents question why the same "guy" keeps answering the phone...

Since I pitched the yeast 6/23 before bed, I decided to take a reading today. It's only been 3 days, but it's already down to 1.015. Tastes young and sweet at the same time. Looking forward to the next reading in about 3 days!!

Just my opinion, but I've never seen montrachet do anything but streams of bubbles. Definitely didn't seems to have that much pressure coming through. To each their own though. My batch from 4/22 is still degassing in the primary. I'll prob degas it myself within another month. Made another...

I didn't invert the sugar. I actually changed up the strawberry to use fruit instead of the cans. This is what I whipped up last night: - 32oz Lemon Juice - 8lbs frozen strawberries - water/sugar to 1.085 - 2 1/2 tsp yeast energize - 5 tsp yeast nutrient - montrachet yeast I forgot to make a...

So I found this variant of Skeeter Pee on WMT called Dragon Blood. It seems rather simple and uses less fruit per gallon. Dragon Blood I whipped up these quick variations to see how the adventure turns out. Planning on starting tonight/tomorrow, so if there's any changes that should be made...