Spikers made me a drunk - I need bottles!

[barmanjay]

Yep!

Spikers got me into wine making! and I've been making it like a mad man,.... and drinking it aswell :D

I've been making some killer dessert fusion fruit wines! (I've got a nasty sweet tooth - possible future diabetic attack aswell,.. lol)

Pear/Apple/Wildberry - all gone now

Pineapple/Mandarin - all gone too

Strawberry/Mango

Pomegranate/Honeydew

More crazy combos coming!!!

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1376.snc4/164828_10150353471945487_878110486_16312429_1947077_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs026.snc6/165635_10150353332225487_878110486_16309176_6332379_n.jpg

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I don't know why, but I'm hopelessly addicted to making wine! I have this crazy sudden urge to make more and more wine,.. but I don't have enough stuff!!!

I was never interested in the kits,.. basic red/white wines. I am very intrigued at making crazy fruit combos!



In light of all of this!


I propose a trade if anyone is interested!

I need bottles: wine bottles - I'll trade off some completed stuff

Or maybe trade some completed bottles for more wine making supplies!


Anyone thirsty?

[rage2]

Those are wicked label designs.

[barmanjay]

Originally posted by rage2
Those are wicked label designs.


Want a couple bottles to try?

I know you live near me!

:devil:

[Hamann]

Those Back Label's are AWESOME :thumbsup:

[GOnSHO]

my mom makes wine as well and she just went to the Bottle Depot and bought a bunch of bottles off them

[rage2]

Originally posted by barmanjay
Want a couple bottles to try?

I know you live near me!

:devil:
Thanks for the offer, I don't drink wine at all haha.

[Graham_A_M]

I'll take some pomegranate honey dew, and a couple others. PM me your number and where abouts is a good time & place to meet you.
How much per bottle?

you can go to any wine making supply store and buy the blank bottles, the corks and the foil caps all for about $1/bottle ;)

My old co-worker used to make wine, and fuck it was better then ANYTHING I've tried under $300 a bottle. :drool:
(and that includes everything I had over in Italy this spring)

[AndyL]

wine warehouse and spyhill bottle depot... cheapest places for bottles.

www.skeeterpee.com - you can thank me later :D

[Kavy]

I agree, those label are kick ass.
To bad you have terrible blackberry cell phone pic's :rofl:

I wouldn't mind trying a few as well.

I could pick up bottle supplies for you in trade (don't want you getting in trouble for selling your services on beyond)

Pm me and we'll work it out Jay.

[Cos]

pm'd

[eblend]

damn Jay, thats sweet. I wouldn't mind trying the Mango/Strawberry, I don't drink alcohol but with that sweet combo I will start haha. Maybe someday I can drop by and drop off your tools, and try some of your craziness.

You always surprise me haha, wine making, making your own paper..what's next?

[barmanjay]

FYI: I can't sell the liqour - against AGLC

but I do want to trade so I can carry on with my drunk hobby! Hopefully without putting any more money in it!

If someone donates supplies or equiv,.. I can "gift" them a bottle.

I just love making wine!

[barmanjay]

Originally posted by rage2

Thanks for the offer, I don't drink wine at all haha.

You'll never know till you try ;)

you could always keep the bottle chilled for that special,.... pantie removing moment?

Did I just think that out loud? - fricken tomco rubbing off on me! ;)

[Graham_A_M]

Originally posted by barmanjay
fricken tomco rubbing off on me! ;)
Oh Im sure he would if you were right passed out!
:thumbsup: :rofl:

No I used to hate wine as well until I tried a few varieties from some select vineyards... that makes ALL the difference.
Rage, if you want an awesome wine that'll really change your perception, try this Italian wine:

Masi - "Amarone" its about $40/bottle depending on where you go, and it still one of the best wines I've ever had, thats what got me into wines originally. :thumbsup:

[sxtasy]

thats awesome! I have been wanting to try making my own for a while now. What is your recipe? How did you learn to make it? What all do you need for supplies?

[barmanjay]

Originally posted by sxtasy
thats awesome! I have been wanting to try making my own for a while now. What is your recipe? How did you learn to make it? What all do you need for supplies?


Oooo,.. recipes are different for every wine I've made so far.

I learned from Spikers - he bought a kit and some supplies.

While he was doing that, I searched the internet and experimented (turned out horrible,.. LOL,... but it might've been something I would give to an enemy)

Eventually I found some good wine making routines that were very similar to each other and followed, except with my fruit recipes.

Spikers told me what his kit entailed him to do and when things are to be done.

I freakin love that guy for getting me started, but my liver hates him!

What also helped jump start,.. he bought out an old guy that had a whole wack of stuff, but had arthritis and couldn't make wine anymore (you can imagine the deal he got),.. all the extra stuff he didn't need, he passed to me in lieu of a couple bottles of each batch I make for as long as I make wine :D

In the end,..I learned from spikers making a wine kit.

So if you want to make wine,.. get a wine kit and start from there!

I think for about $100 in basic equipment plus whatever a wine kit would cost, will give you about 19 litres of wine.

[AaronK]

I would lvoe to try some, and I have a few empties layin around here I can give you. PM me your info!

Thanks!

[Graham_A_M]

Originally posted by barmanjay

I freakin love that guy for getting me started, but my liver hates him!


I hate to be the douche-nozzle that says it, but be careful, dependency can sneak up on you when you least expect it, most times it starts just like this and starts building from here.

That being said, (sorry it needed to be) sure, send me your PM, and I'll give you a few GC's for some.

[TomcoPDR]

Originally posted by barmanjay


You'll never know till you try ;)

you could always keep the bottle chilled for that special,.... pantie removing moment?

Did I just think that out loud? - fricken tomco rubbing off on me! ;)

Can't believe I got involved without even posting.

I was gonna say, you should save a few dozen cases for your newborn for 16 years... They sure would appreicate daddy's efforts once the high school year kicks in.

[barmanjay]

Originally posted by Graham_A_M


I hate to be the douche-nozzle that says it, but be careful, dependency can sneak up on you when you least expect it, most times it starts just like this and starts building from here.

That being said, (sorry it needed to be) sure, send me your PM, and I'll give you a few GC's for some.

No worries, I understand the douche-nozzleness and am keeping mental note of when I'm drinking,.. I know the perils of alcohol,.. owned a bar once - hence my user name

[barmanjay]

This is what's in the primary fermenter right now

Should be ready in about 3 weeks ;)

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs038.snc6/166813_10150355408760487_878110486_16350447_2096456_n.jpg

[mo_money2supe]

What part of town do you live? I've got a little over a dozen empty bottles waiting to be recycled you can have for a few of your not so empty bottles. PM me your info!

[ricosuave]

im going to start saving my bottles for you LOL

[GOnSHO]

spelt scurvy wrong on the back of your label (looks like atleast) and im guessing in the "vine know as:" is supposed to be vine knowN as:"???

ill see what kinda bottles i have around, the gf loves wine.

[Kona9]

Originally posted by GOnSHO
spelt scurvy wrong on the back of your label (looks like atleast) and im guessing in the "vine know as:" is supposed to be vine knowN as:"???

ill see what kinda bottles i have around, the gf loves wine.

you spelled AT LEAST wrong.:poosie:

Jay, I will start saving bottles as well.

[GOnSHO]

i was just pointing it out for him, i wasn't sure if he meant to or not...

you're the first person to ever put a space in between that i have seen in a while, you son a bitch, haha!! :poosie:

[yeahyeah]

gotta add this pear to the labels

http://lolwut.com/layout/lolwut.jpg

[barmanjay]

Ya, I know there were a couple spelling errors. They'll be corrected before I print them off.

[4lti]

Those are fancy labels hahahah.
How longs it take to make these??

Annd the part where it says "Made by Jay"
Maybe you should pick a different Script J... It looks like it says Made by Gay

[gqmw]

Originally posted by 4lti
Those are fancy labels hahahah.
How longs it take to make these??

Annd the part where it says "Made by Jay"
Maybe you should pick a different Script J... It looks like it says Made by Gay

Yeah labels are nice, and I actually read it as Jay...but now that you mention it, it kinda does look like a 'g'.

[zakizdaman]

Strawbery & mangos is sex in a bottle. i tasted it last night.

[barmanjay]

Originally posted by zakizdaman
Strawbery & mangos is sex in a bottle. i tasted it last night.

:thumbsup: :clap: :thumbsup:

just bottled another case and half of this stuff!

[Supa Dexta]

We started growing grapes 4 years ago back east. Last year was our first year of production and we should have bottles in the liquor stores back east later this spring.

[AaronK]

Got a few bottles from Jay last week. The Strawberry Mango and Pomegranite Honeydew are both very good!

[msommers]

What if you charged me an excessive "recycling fee" for a couple bottles? ;)

[barmanjay]

Originally posted by msommers
What if you charged me an excessive "recycling fee" for a couple bottles? ;) :thumbsup: ;)

I don't want to take money,.. I'd rather gift cards for superstore

;) ;)

[msommers]

Originally posted by barmanjay
:thumbsup: ;)

I don't want to take money,.. I'd rather gift cards for superstore

;) ;)

PM me, we'll work something out.

[spikerS]

Wow Jay, I don't know how you are pumping these out so fast...

but anyways, I have also expanded my horizons and have started making beer as well as my wine.

but back to the main point, I really gotta say you need to let your wines age more, they will develop so much more, and you won't end up with "sparkling" wine.

And here is my last wine label that I made for a mandarin orange / banana wine. I bottled it in November, and won't be ready to drink until middle to end of February.

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a334/Snorakk/wine.jpg

[barmanjay]

Just started another batch!

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs042.snc6/167222_10150362894765487_878110486_16516134_679522_n.jpg

[barmanjay]

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[barmanjay]

I just started a Valentines Wine

will only have about 30 bottles in this batch, was more expensive for all the supplies for this as opposed to what I've usually been spending.

Strawberry/roasted chocolate almond wine

I should be bottling this by the end of the month

[bignerd]

Strawberry Mango.................:drool:

Makes me want to drink some wine just so I can get some empties.

[barmanjay]

Originally posted by bignerd
Strawberry Mango.................:drool:

Makes me want to drink some wine just so I can get some empties.

That was a good one, all those went fast.

I think I only have a bottle left, and just a couple in my private shelf

[barmanjay]

OMG

Just gave my strawberry/chocolate roasted almond a quick taste!!

Holy crap it's gonna be a killer wine for the ladies!!!

All that'll be needed is a bit of whipped cream,....... not in the wine ;)

[barmanjay]

This stuff cost me 4x more than the usual to make

I only have about a handful of these to trade


http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs047.snc6/167710_10150379958715487_878110486_16799480_3067726_n.jpg


I could also use these as a trade:

http://calgary.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-hobbies-crafts-Wine-Bottles-5-a-case-W0QQAdIdZ245054439

[Dumbass17]

damn man, i'm almost feeling inspired...
too bad i'm lazy and useless

[93VR6]

Are these for sale?

[ricosuave]

looking forward to your next batch

free bump for you