Not so sharp
Uncorked a bottle of the riesling while mixing up the peach wine tonight. I think we’re finally to drinkability. It’s still dry for the style, but the harsh fusels were not present in this bottle. It’s about time! Hooray! Yum!
Dry dry dry dry
Last week, or maybe it was the week before, we uncorked a bottle of the Riesling for dinner. It was so very dry which is not something we were shooting for. Others might like this however. Adding to the pain, there was a bit of fusel alcohol still hanging about. This roughed things up a…
Bottling Day is tomorrow
It must be Bottling Day tomorrow. Either that or I’ve washed and de-labelled a few dozen+ wine bottles for no reason. Went downstairs and talked to the wine tonight. She’s as ready as we are.
It’s here!
The brew kettle has been delivered! Now I just need to find a propane burner with the horsepower to boil what gets thrown in the pot. Oh, and to decide on what style to try first. Verrrrrrry excited :D Been racking up non-twist top empties all vacation. Still have a long way to go before…
Sleepytime
The burbling through the airlock has slowed considerably. I think the yeast is running out of snackers. We should be right on schedule to rack this run some time this weekend. This brings us to a task I’ve been punting for a while now. Somehow we need to scavenge, scrounge, or rustle up about three…
Burble
I could (and probably will before this is all over with) watch the CO2 burble out of the airlock on the fermenter for hours. I think we’re well on our way to some glorious Riesling. The dining room smells like one hell of a party too.
2011W01
Happy birthday, first batch of wine! Today was the day Elizabeth and I took the leap and began making wine at home. What started as an obsession over various homemade fruit brandies at a church auction has borne fruit, as they say. After a quick trip to Cornhusker Beverage & Bridal (no, not the world’s…