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Fun with Beer and Wine at The Carpenter's Workshop

Beer Brewing
Yeast Tests - Showing Y80, Y73, A6, and Y88 in top four. First yeast enters at 2100. Showing top two Y from 2000-1900. Believe A6 and Y88 enter at 1800. Running more tests.

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Wine
First Barrel started 2/23/09. Contains Amusement grapes, labeled Laughing Thoughts. Forgot to mark final scores. High sugar content, low acid, zero skin, medium quality. Will be a White Wine. Other Notes: Siphoning on 2/25/09 shows - Alcohol Content 4.2%, Res. Sugar 10.4, Tannin 0, Acid 1.1. Siphoning on 2/26/09 shows - Alcohol content 5.6%, Res. Sugar 9.7, Tannin 0, Acid 1.1. Siphoning on 2/28/09 shows - Alcohol Content 8.4%, Res. Sugar 8.3, Tannin, 0.1, Acid 1.1. Siphoning on 3/02/09 shows Alcohol Content 11.3%, Res. Sugar 6.8, Tannin 0.1, Acid 1.1. Siphoning on 3/5/09 shows - Alcohol Content 12.1%, Res. Sugar 6.4, Tannin 0.1, Acid 1.1. Time for bottling. Bottled on 3/5/09 (Year 1, Peret IV-15). Produced 2 bottles.
Second Barrel started 2/25/2009 (Year 1 Peret III-25). Contains grapes from Balance and Contemplation, labeled Carpenter's Blend #1. Final scores for Contemplation - Quality 61, Sugar 12, Skin 43, Color 9, Acid 8, Hue Light Red. Used 28 grapes. Final scores for Balance: Quality 30, Sugar 58, Skin 5, Color 28, Acid 34, Hue Light Red. Used 29 (total grape count of 57). Will be a Light Red Wine. Other Notes: Siphoning on 2/26/09 shows - Alcohol Content 2.5%, Res. Sugar 16.4, Tannin 0.3, Acid 2.1. Siphoning on 2/28/09 shows- Alcohol Content 7.1%, Res. Sugar 14.1, Tannin 0.9, Acid 2.1. Siphoning on 3/02/09 shows - Alcohol Content 11.5%, Res. Sugar 11.9, Tannin 1.5, Acid 2.1. Siphoning on 3/6/09 shows - Alcohol Content 12.0%, Res. Sugar 11.7, Tannin 2.3, Acid 2.1. Bottled on 3/8/09 (Year 1, Peret IV-23). Produced 2 bottles.
Third Barrel started on 3/11/2009 (Year 1, Shemu I-1). Contains Amusement grapes from 2 cuttings, labled Pro Veneratio Bacchus Vinum. Total grapes used: 72. Final scores for first Amusement cutting - Acid 12, Color 7, Grapes 37, Quality 11, Skin 2, Sugar 10. Final scores for second Amusement cutting - Acid 8, Color 17, Grapes 35, Quality 8. Skin 4, Sugar 20. Will be a White Wine. Other notes: Messed up somewhere, and will likely have to use this for tasting only, as sugar may not be high enough to produce 12% Alcohol Content. Siphoning on 3/12/09 shows - Alcohol Content 1.3%, Res. Sugar 6.7, Tannin 0.0, Acid 1.0. Siphoning on 3/13/09 shows - Alcohol Content 2.3%, Res. Sugar 6.2, Tannin 0.1, Acid 1.0. Siphoning on 3/14/09 shows - Alcohol Content 3.6%, Res. Sugar 5.6, Tannin 0.1, Acid 1.0. Siphoning on 3/22/09 shows - Alcohol Content 9.1%, Res. Sugar 2.8, Tannin 0.2, Acid 1.0.

First Bottle bottled on 3/5/09 (Year 1, Peret IV-15). See last siphoning data on First Barrel for stats at bottling. Laughing Thoughts Vintage 7. Tasted on 3/6/09 (Year 1 Peret IV-18). Thin wine, pleasant, warm hints. 12+% Wine.
Second Bottle bottled on 3/8/09 (Year 1, Peret IV-23). Forgot final siphoning data, but was at 12.2% Alcohol Content, with +10 Res. Sugar. Tannin and Acid stats were likely the same as from last siphoning, tho Tannin may have increased slightly. Carpenter's Blend #1 Vintage 7. Tasted on 3/15/09 (Year 1, Shemu I-12). Very passable, overflowing with fruit, deliciously sweet.