Recent content by AngieRae

Yes, wine is my plan. I may not ever have use for ALL of the equipment, as there is quite a bit and I can only consume so much, but I'm going to give it a go. ETA Selling the big fermenters and floor corker isn't a bag idea.

I don't know what that is.

The fermenters are all plastic. Dangerous because of breakage possibility

Back to Craigslist I suppose. [emoji16] Maybe if I start one batch of something every month or so I'll be occupied enough to stay out of trouble.

Nice! Now I need to find a corner of the house to put it all in until I get a chance to clean it all up and get to work!

So I did as suggested and checked out Craigslist. I think I made a pretty decent deal. It was more than what I expected when I picked it up. $200 got me 11 glass carboys (mostly in the 6 gal size I think) 4 - 24 gallon fermenters 2 - 12 gallon fermenters, 2 - 6 gallon fermenters all with lids...

I started this on Monday. I about panicked on Tuesday morning when I saw clouds of what I assume is yeast, but I was headed to work and there was nothing I could do. The clouds were gone when I got home.

Okay, thank you.

I guess I wasn't very careful. After about a week in the secondary there was almost half an inch of sediment so I racked it again. Along those lines, is there a reason why we don't just siphon out the sediment instead of moving all of the liquid into another vessel? I seen a brewing setup...

I live in SW Montana. It's way too cold in the winter, and too hot in the summer. In reality, if I take up brewing beer and it's half decent, my spouse would build me my own little nano- brewery.

@z-bob I have never seen anything like that in my area. I'll have to keep my eyes open now . @cmac62 I like that setup! Going to have to bake some fresh bread and sit the spouse down for a chat. Husband's with full bellies do as they are told, right? :)

Oh wow, thanks! I had seen the glass/plastic discussions so I wasn't sure if that was an option. Edited because I hit send too soon. My husband is a carpenter so the garage is not for vehicles or stuff and is to be called "the shop" so I never get confused or think I have any rights to any...

@beernutz you are right, I should start brewing beer to get me through the wait for the wine. But I will have to buy more stuff. I am going to have to take over the shop/garage.

Great advise, thank you!

@Cyclman I will definitely be watching for sales in the future! The closest HBS is about an hour away or I have to watch for sales/free shipping at the online vendors.