I had a few friends taste my "Dandelion Disaster" and they said they
like it :-)..

It is not a show quality wine (yet) but it is a nice semi-dry white
wine.

I will have another tasting this fall and give an update.

Later,
A. J. Rawls
Anchorage, Alaska, USA

On Sun, 08 May 2005 22:03:16 -0800, A. J. Rawls
wrote:

I guess we will see what happens:

5/22/2004 - Picked Dandelions, Started Must
5/24/2004 - Added Oranges and lemons
5/25/2004 - Sprinkled on 1 packet of Monatracet Yeast and 6 tsp yeast
nutrient
5/28/2005 - Racked into 6.5 gallon carboy and 1 gal jug.
5/28/2005 - Added 500ml wine conditioner to Carboy (mistake).
5/29/2005 - added 250ml White grape concentrate to carboy and jug.
6/2/2004 - Added 2 cans Welch white grape concentrate to carboy.
7/18/2004 - S.G = 1.012
9/12/2004 - S.G = 1.012, no airlock activity
3/15/2005 - Added SuperKleer.. Clotted up on top of cloudy wine and
did not clear.
4/2/2005 - Wine hazy with substantial lees.
5/1/2005 - Filtered wine thru a #2 SuperJet Filter, Added potassium
metabisulfite.
5/8/2005 - Bottled Wine



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Date: Sun, 30 May 2004 20:31:57 -0800
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Okay.. I added 250ml of White Grape concentrate and it is still
fermenting. I will give it a few days and see if it continues to
ferment. Iwill check specific gravity and TA tomorrow and get some
baseline readings and keep a log from there. I picked 6 gallons of
blossoms yesterday.


Later,
A.J.


On Fri, 28 May 2004 18:34:54 +0200, "ed montforts"


wrote:
DON'T THROW IT AWAY (yelling very loud!) Please! Add 500 ml of white grape
concentrate anyway. Throw half a liter out if necessary. Mature that wine,
and keep us informed. The only way for one of us to experience waht happens
when... We would all be grateful!!
Ed

"A.J. Rawls" schreef in bericht
...
Disaster :-(


I racked into a 25L carboy, I decided at add 500ml of white grape
concentrate and grabbed the wrong bottle and poured in 500ml of Wine
Conditioner.


I guess I better start picking again... This disheartening


A.J.

As with people, sometimes the first impression is not the correct one.

Ray

"A. J. Rawls" wrote in message
...

I had a few friends taste my "Dandelion Disaster" and they said they
like it :-)..

It is not a show quality wine (yet) but it is a nice semi-dry white
wine.

I will have another tasting this fall and give an update.

Later,
A. J. Rawls
Anchorage, Alaska, USA

On Sun, 08 May 2005 22:03:16 -0800, A. J. Rawls
wrote:

I guess we will see what happens:

5/22/2004 - Picked Dandelions, Started Must
5/24/2004 - Added Oranges and lemons
5/25/2004 - Sprinkled on 1 packet of Monatracet Yeast and 6 tsp yeast
nutrient
5/28/2005 - Racked into 6.5 gallon carboy and 1 gal jug.
5/28/2005 - Added 500ml wine conditioner to Carboy (mistake).
5/29/2005 - added 250ml White grape concentrate to carboy and jug.
6/2/2004 - Added 2 cans Welch white grape concentrate to carboy.
7/18/2004 - S.G = 1.012
9/12/2004 - S.G = 1.012, no airlock activity
3/15/2005 - Added SuperKleer.. Clotted up on top of cloudy wine and
did not clear.
4/2/2005 - Wine hazy with substantial lees.
5/1/2005 - Filtered wine thru a #2 SuperJet Filter, Added potassium
metabisulfite.
5/8/2005 - Bottled Wine



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From: A.J. Rawls - Find messages by this author
Date: Sun, 30 May 2004 20:31:57 -0800
Local: Mon,May 31 2004 12:31 am
Subject: Dandelion Woes...
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Okay.. I added 250ml of White Grape concentrate and it is still
fermenting. I will give it a few days and see if it continues to
ferment. Iwill check specific gravity and TA tomorrow and get some
baseline readings and keep a log from there. I picked 6 gallons of
blossoms yesterday.


Later,
A.J.


On Fri, 28 May 2004 18:34:54 +0200, "ed montforts"


wrote:
DON'T THROW IT AWAY (yelling very loud!) Please! Add 500 ml of white
grape
concentrate anyway. Throw half a liter out if necessary. Mature that
wine,
and keep us informed. The only way for one of us to experience waht
happens
when... We would all be grateful!!
Ed

"A.J. Rawls" schreef in bericht
m...
Disaster :-(


I racked into a 25L carboy, I decided at add 500ml of white grape
concentrate and grabbed the wrong bottle and poured in 500ml of Wine
Conditioner.


I guess I better start picking again... This disheartening


A.J.