I'm a newbie. I have been reading this NG for months and have learned more about winemaking from current (and archival) posters than I ever thought possible. I truly appreciate the sharing of successes and mistakes by so many people. I purchased my first decent wine kit in Sept last year, a BK Selection Stags Leap Merlot. I followed the directions closely and it has been bulk aging for over 3 months now. I like wine...a lot...so I started a BK Selection Australian Cab/Shiraz and it has been aging now for a couple months. Then I started a few country wines, and then some Welch's wines, and suddenly I have 14 batches in various levels of production in my basement. My point is, I can't take it anymore...the anticipation is killing me! I've thiefed a dozen samples of the Stags Leap for various friends and have received nothing but glowing reviews and requests for a bottle. So...I'm not waiting any longer. I'm too weak! I'm bottling it tonight and then I'm going to pour myself a glass. I might even light up a cigar. Then I'm going to sit amongst my carboys and tell them stories about when they were young. Does it get any better?
Brew King kits and other musings...
Feb 16, 2004
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Ha. My wife thought I was bad with 6 batches on the go--Argentinian Malbec, Barolo, Port, Blackberry Merlot, Chardonnay and Welch's (well, actually President's Choice-they don't sell the pure Welch;s in Canada).
You clearly have me beat. Obviously, time to ramp up. Hardly a weekend goes by where I don't start thinking about starting another up.
Go for it. I can't believe you have been so patient, I am not. I hope you enjoy every drop.
Welcome to the club!
Enjoy, life is short and sometimes mean.
Don
What kind of Presidents Choice juice are you using? I just found out that they dont supply Welches 100% juice Concentrate here in Canada. I am very interested in starting some.
I just bottled a Tropical fruit Riesling (Niagra mist with added sugar for about 11% abv) and a Chablaise Blush slightly sweetened. Currently I have an apple wine from 100% store bought apple juice. It is fermenting well for a few days now.
-jd
We age so that wine will taste good. If it tastes good now, no need to age longer. Go for it.
So many recipes -- So few carboys!
Ray
It was just regular Pres Choice Grape juice in a bottle. They had Welch's in the bottle, but not the frozen, and both claimed to be pure Grape Juice so being a cheapskate I went with Pres choice to save a couple of bucks.
Just started in a month ago. When finished will post the results, but that won;t be for 3 months or so.
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