Sunday, 24 March 2013

Another Wine Update.

I am aware that all my friends in 'blogland' will have been loosing much sleep wondering what specific gravity my wine has now reached. Well let me put you all out of your misery - the reading (on the right hand side of the hydrometer) is now 1.040. Oh wow, I hear yopu all cry. Well I agree, because if you compare this with the picture below, you will see that in just a few days it has already converted half the sugar and made half the eventual alcohol content (I'm aiming for 0.900 which is the mark at the top of the right hand side). It will be several months before it has reached this.  
This evening, I have also put out my moth trap for this weeks Garden Moth Scheme survey. I'm not holding my breath though; outside, the temperature is minus one degrees and I'd be amazed if I get any moths. Oh well, even zero represents a scientific record.

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8 comments:

  1. Laura24 March 2013 at 16:02

    Thanks for the update. At least the wine is keeping warm. I'm not too sure about the poor moths. Just wondering are they affected by the cold like butterflies? It was certainly freezing today poor things.

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    1. Jerry24 March 2013 at 16:31

      Hi Laura, yes my best moth nights are when it's warm and muggy with cloud cover. This evening it's cold and clear but you can never tell.

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  2. Ragged Robin25 March 2013 at 02:53

    Thanks for the wine update. I hope you managed to get some moths. Must admit with constant snow I haven't yet put my trap out this weekend. Will have to try tonight as the snow at least finally seems to have stopped!

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    1. Jerry25 March 2013 at 15:52

      Hi, hope you have better luck than me - I did get the expected zero moths.

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  3. Rita Vaselli26 March 2013 at 15:05

    Dear Jerry, I'm not practice of this argument, however, is very charming.
    How do things, especially those outside the industry, with our own hands, is, for me, always a great topic!Thanks for share!

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    1. Jerry26 March 2013 at 16:32

      Hi Rita, putting up this post was just my little joke!

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  4. Francesc Barceló27 March 2013 at 00:37

    Hola Jerry, veo que tu vino sigue adelante. En cuanto a las polillas, creo que la cosa está un poco fría para ellas. Pero ya vendrá la primavera. Saludos para todos.

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  5. hmuxo27 March 2013 at 06:07

    I look forward to seeing your "collections" of moths this year, so I hope you get them...I imagine you'll have better luck when we start getting warmer weather.

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