So after taking inventory for my "what's brewing" thread, I determined that I had 22 gallons in need of bottling. I decided that I wasn't allowed to start anything new until I got at least half of that bottled... so I bottled eight gallons tonight so now I'm 3 gallons away from my next adventure! And I think I MIGHT even have enough clean-ish bottles! (IE ones that don't need hours of soaking to get the labels off).
3 gal of straberry wine started in July 2005
(this was the batch that just wouldn't stop bubbling even after it hit SG =0.990), 1 gallon each of rhubarb and blueberry wines started in 2008, and 3 gallons of pumpkin (and butternut squash and a zucchini) wine. All are a little drier than I like (all at 0.990 except blueberry at 0.995) but all taste pretty good.
Now, what to ferment next... <rubs hands gleefully> I have a freezer full of blackberries that were on sale... maybe blackberry port? one of my metheglyn ideas? all of my metheglyn ideas?
OK, ok, I should be thinking about what to bottle next... probably the "probably pear" wine... (bottle had lost its tag but has since been confirmed by checking the log to be, in fact, pear wine)... or maybe the oak-bomb zinfandel blush ice-style wine... Oh, and labelling what I just bottled before I forget what it is... (there's a reason I selected 4 wines that look completely different!!)
... it really is an addiction... go to bed, Chevette Girl....
3 gal of straberry wine started in July 2005
(this was the batch that just wouldn't stop bubbling even after it hit SG =0.990), 1 gallon each of rhubarb and blueberry wines started in 2008, and 3 gallons of pumpkin (and butternut squash and a zucchini) wine. All are a little drier than I like (all at 0.990 except blueberry at 0.995) but all taste pretty good.Now, what to ferment next... <rubs hands gleefully> I have a freezer full of blackberries that were on sale... maybe blackberry port? one of my metheglyn ideas? all of my metheglyn ideas?
OK, ok, I should be thinking about what to bottle next... probably the "probably pear" wine... (bottle had lost its tag but has since been confirmed by checking the log to be, in fact, pear wine)... or maybe the oak-bomb zinfandel blush ice-style wine... Oh, and labelling what I just bottled before I forget what it is...
(there's a reason I selected 4 wines that look completely different!!)... it really is an addiction...
go to bed, Chevette Girl....
