Beet wine update
OMG. We started the beet wine 2 weeks ago. Lateef thought he would be clever by adding alittle extra sugar to slightly increase the alcohol %. We took the specific gravity reading tonight before doing the first transfer/racking of the wine. Yep, we have 20% alcohol wine at this point, and its still fermenting. However after trying some we realize we will only be drinking this wine in small quantities anyways, because of the taste. Think boiled beets with honey on top, then with a splash of vodka and that pretty much describes the sensation in your mouth when you drink this. However, the color turned out pretty, so at least it looks good in the pictures:
According to the picture I just inserted, it looks like we just bottled some ketchup in a few carboys. And now, even as I look at them in person, it doesn’t really resemble wine. But that is what the next few months are for, to turn these sludgy-looking things into crystal-clear, horrible-tasting high-volume wine.
