DIY co2 from wine

[mistergreen]

do a wine tasting with your buddies.. haha.
You're right though.. You can't beat fresh grape juice.... All the flavors are gone in concentrated juice. They taste like sugar water to me. Might as well drink my DIY CO2 concoction :/

There's a great little wine shop in brooklyn, Williamsburg.. on Humbolt St. right next to the BQE.. I think it's called the BQE wine shop or something like that.. I lived a block away and frequented there a lot.. They have cheap great tasting wines.

Oh, the BQE Beer store was down the block too (beer around the world)..
Too bad I'm allergic to booze now.

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[dr.tran]

hahah. I do. My friends are french, I kinda have to.

But I'm a beer kind of guy so I really don't mind the taste.

BTW, I even have a plan for just the yeast alcohol. hehehehe

Yeah I use to work in a beer distrubtor in brooklyn and I use to go there. At one time I owned a hookah bar in Williamsburg and I use to order from BQE on emergencies.

But the best ones are Cobble heights, and American Beer. They truly have all the beers in the world. I have some Utopia from cobble plus some craft beers from Brooklyn beer that is a pretty rare. Not just brooklyn local or monsters but something they only give to beer distrubutior owners. hehehe


BTW, I'm thinking of a pressurized co2 to get rid of all this trouble. Does anyone know if I can use a T connector to do 2 tanks? I'm just afraid that it can't stand the pressure.

[fshfanatic]

Originally Posted by dr.tran

hahah. I do. My friends are french, I kinda have to.

I'm sorry.

[dr.tran]

Originally Posted by fshfanatic

I'm sorry.

Hahaha. Thanks.

And did u every try a brooklyn local one? Thats one of the best domestic beligum beers I ever had in my life. I know how u love beer too.

[tazcrash69]

Originally Posted by dr.tran

BTW, I'm thinking of a pressurized co2 to get rid of all this trouble. Does anyone know if I can use a T connector to do 2 tanks? I'm just afraid that it can't stand the pressure.

A T won't work since the gas will take the path of least resistance.
Get a manifold on the regulator, then put the needle valves & bubble counters after the split.

[mistergreen]

http://www.brooklynbrewery.com ?
it's pretty good stuff actually.

[dr.tran]

Manifold on the regulator? Ok I'll look that up.

Brooklyn beer - not just pretty good but very good.

[Orlando]

I have those as well..Heres a picture.

[tazcrash69]

Originally Posted by mistergreen

http://www.brooklynbrewery.com ?
it's pretty good stuff actually.

Love the Brooklyn Brewery!!

[nycsicktank]

haha its funny how people can make anything with anything these days.

[dr.tran]

hahah. thanks NYCsicktank.

and finally SUCCESS!!

I finally got my co2/wine generator working fully functional.

Ok I followed your advice and I turned it into two 2 liter bottles connected with a t connector. And filled it with my getto wine.



Then connect it to a wooden airstone and it works

Then I connected the glass difusor and prayed that it worked.



AND IT WORKS!! Yes sweet sweet success at last.


But its not all good news. My sister squeezed the bottles and the negative pressure from releasing the bottles caused fish water to get into the bottle. So I have co2 but no cheap wine *tears* I'm going to have to show you wine drinking results in a few months.

[mistergreen]

oh,
How long are you going to age the wine?
Even after it stops producing usable CO2... The wine still needs to be aged.

[dr.tran]

Yeah the entire process takes close to 2 months.

I wait until primary fermentation is complete which takes about 3 weeks.

Then siphon the wine out with a sterilized tube and mouth peice. Then place it in another serilized container for one month at around 50-60 degrees.

But this batch is ruined. I'm going to try that next time.

btw, are you suppose to turn off the DIY co2 at night?

[kzr750r1]

You guys are making me want to start brewing beer again and attach the carboy to my tank.