The Guest Bedroom...

[58limited]

is getting a bit crowded

[Attjack]

What do you have going in there? Seems like a lot of air in them.

[58limited]

They are 7.9 gallon buckets. I topped them off with a CO2 cap.

Seven wine kits and a beer, all bulk aging.

[DavidNorcross]

Very nice. Post more pics for us as things progress.

[Steve B]

Is that meth Laboratory? I’m not so sure you should be posting this on line. Just saying. 😁

[Panhead John]

😂😂😂

[texastweeter]

Dude, know your dope, thats tar brother!

[Steve B]

It’s been a long time texastweeter Brain don’t remember yesterday anymore. 🤦🏼😂

[wu7y]

Compared with the guests I've had lately, I prefer yours. 😁

[Panhead John]

If y’all think his stereo is old, just take a look at his car.

[58limited]

Its cheaper to run than a gasoline engine these days...

[Starsky]

is getting a bit crowded

Hmmm, I'll be your guest any day!

[smokin fool]

Here's hoping you don't get an expected gas buildup and resulting explosion in one or more barrels.
That's a lotta moping.
Looking forward to the finished product.

[58limited]

Fermentation done, stabilizing and clarification done, and all are bulk aging - in their third buckets. All except the two smaller buckets have airlocks so I don't think that will be an issue.

[smokin fool]

Ok gotchya. Don't know a lot about or have forgotten most of the nothing that I knew about home brewing/winemaking.
My buddies house stunk for ages after one of his beer/wine batches went sideways on him but he started messing with increasing the amounts of sugar and yeast in his batches to increase the alcohol content. What survived was either potent as hell or tasted like hell.
It is an art.... as long as you follow the instructions....

[holehogg]

Quite the stash. What's the yield and estimated consumption period?

[58limited]

I usually get 24-28 bottles per wine kit. They can age and improve for years - I buy the good kits with the grape skins included.

The wine kits are 6 gallon kits: you add the grape concentrate and add water to the 6 gallon mark. The target specific gravity is 1.080-1.100. I add water to 1.100 gravity rather than to the 6 gallon mark, thus some of the volume differences you see in the photo. Rule of thumb: you get 5 - 750ml bottles per gallon.