Wow, what a nice weekend in PS! We had Matt & Kristin over for dinner Saturday night. A rousing time was had by all during the evening domino game. And we got to see Jennie Sunday morning for a nice visit.
I also built a rolling stand for my newest toy – the Fast Fermentor. I’m excited about this one. It’s story is that the unusual shape and the collection ball on the bottom make it possible to do both Primary and Secondary Fermentation in the same vessel. (see pics below) I got it all cleaned, sanitized and set up. Then I went ahead and started the new Chilean Malbec in it. The built in thermometer is awesome.
The California Trinity is moving along nicely. Started it on Feb 13th and just racked it to the carboy for Secondary. I did a rather silly thing and started this during a cold spell and had to move it to a warmer room and baby it by warming it up with heating blankets. Dumb idea and lesson learned. But, now it’s all snug and cozy back in the winery with heating pad backup just in case.
We continue to build the wine collection and the bottle collection. I have spent lots of time soaking, scraping and cleaning and sanitizing bottles to get them ready. Once my own wine goes into production, I’ll need lots of bottles. I thought I would do a count just for fun, to see where we’re at.
Current Inventory:
Wine
71 Long term aging
17 Store-bought bottles
11 everyday wine(Cab Sav)
10 Washington Merlot (brand new)
16 Pinot Grigio (ready to drink)
125 Total bottles of wine
Wine Bottles
281 De – labled
29 ready to Bottle
97 Raw
407 Empty bottles
?? Assorted champagne, 1.5 litres, beer and pop tops.
532+ total bottles (empty & full)
At what point does a hobby become an obsession? 🙂
Fast Ferment Stand Just completed
Side View
Winery View - bottles
California Trinity in the Primary
Chilean Malbec in the new FF!
California Trinity went to Secondary
Snug as a bug
FF Close up