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Date: 08 Nov 2006 21:23:00
From: Mark Mitchell
Subject: OT: Winemaking
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I know this is OT for this group, but I think there's some relevance.
My question is; If I were to buy a wine kit from my LHBS to make a batch for
Xmas for my non-beer-drinking sister, would I need any extra equipment?
I've got;
6+ gal fermenting bucket
6.5 gal glass carboy
2x5 gal glass carboy
Misc pots 3-6+gal
propane burner
bottle capper
bottle caps
(Soon to get) 24x champagne bottles
Also, would the batch be reasonably mature by Xmas?
Thanks,
Mark
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Date: 09 Nov 2006 04:43:54
From: Steve
Subject: Re: OT: Winemaking
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Mark:
Wine kits make 6 gallons, so you should be OK. Might want to look at
a 6 US gallon carboy.
AFAIK, regular bottle caps fit champagne/sparkling wine bottles. They
always have for me, but I don't do it very often.
You will need 30 regular sized (ie 26 oz or 750ml) bottles.
Mature by Xmas. In my opinion NO. In reality it depends on the kit.
White or blush wines stand a better chance of being OK by Christmas.
Slight sweetening improves chances. Lighter reds would be OK, but
much better 2 months after Christmas.
Steve
On Wed, 08 Nov 2006 21:23:00 GMT, Mark Mitchell <me@getbent.org >
wrote:
>I know this is OT for this group, but I think there's some relevance.
>
>My question is; If I were to buy a wine kit from my LHBS to make a batch for
>Xmas for my non-beer-drinking sister, would I need any extra equipment?
>
>I've got;
>6+ gal fermenting bucket
>6.5 gal glass carboy
>2x5 gal glass carboy
>Misc pots 3-6+gal
>propane burner
>bottle capper
>bottle caps
>(Soon to get) 24x champagne bottles
>
>Also, would the batch be reasonably mature by Xmas?
>
>Thanks,
>Mark
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Date: 08 Nov 2006 21:51:25
From: T.J. Higgins
Subject: Re: OT: Winemaking
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In article <UUr4h.764$fh.114@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com >, Mark Mitchell wrote:
>I know this is OT for this group, but I think there's some relevance.
>
>My question is; If I were to buy a wine kit from my LHBS to make a batch for
>Xmas for my non-beer-drinking sister, would I need any extra equipment?
>
>I've got;
>6+ gal fermenting bucket
>6.5 gal glass carboy
>2x5 gal glass carboy
>Misc pots 3-6+gal
>propane burner
>bottle capper
>bottle caps
>(Soon to get) 24x champagne bottles
Make sure the caps you have will fit the champagne bottles.
You may have to buy different-sized caps. If you plan on
winemaking as a longer-term hobby, you'll want to invest in
a corker and a wine thief. You'll also want your friends
to start saving their empty wine bottles for you.
>Also, would the batch be reasonably mature by Xmas?
Not really. It usually takes about 2 months for it to have
a reasonable flavor: 3-4 weeks fermenting, and a month of
bottle aging.
Good luck.
--
TJH
tjhiggin.at.hiwaay.dot.net
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Date: 18 Nov 2006 03:41:35
From: John Smith
Subject: Re: OT: Winemaking
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Regular caps fit the american sparkling wine bottles. European/French
champagne bottles take a larger cap. In addition, you will have to buy a
different ferule for your capper to work with the larger caps should you
have those bottles.
"T.J. Higgins" <ernest.p.worrell@vernal.equinox.edu > wrote in message
news:12l4katfvkbgo95@corp.supernews.com...
> In article <UUr4h.764$fh.114@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com>, Mark Mitchell wrote:
>>I know this is OT for this group, but I think there's some relevance.
>>
>>My question is; If I were to buy a wine kit from my LHBS to make a batch
>>for
>>Xmas for my non-beer-drinking sister, would I need any extra equipment?
>>
>>I've got;
>>6+ gal fermenting bucket
>>6.5 gal glass carboy
>>2x5 gal glass carboy
>>Misc pots 3-6+gal
>>propane burner
>>bottle capper
>>bottle caps
>>(Soon to get) 24x champagne bottles
>
> Make sure the caps you have will fit the champagne bottles.
> You may have to buy different-sized caps. If you plan on
> winemaking as a longer-term hobby, you'll want to invest in
> a corker and a wine thief. You'll also want your friends
> to start saving their empty wine bottles for you.
>
>>Also, would the batch be reasonably mature by Xmas?
>
> Not really. It usually takes about 2 months for it to have
> a reasonable flavor: 3-4 weeks fermenting, and a month of
> bottle aging.
>
> Good luck.
>
> --
> TJH
>
> tjhiggin.at.hiwaay.dot.net
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Date: 08 Nov 2006 21:48:27
From: John 'Shaggy' Kolesar
Subject: Re: OT: Winemaking
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On Wed, 08 Nov 2006 21:23:00 GMT, <me@getbent.org > wrote:
> I know this is OT for this group, but I think there's some relevance.
I think you'll get a much better answer on rec.crafts.winemaking
John.
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