Wine-type concoction

Post by **GORDON** » Sun Sep 04, 2011 6:14 pm

I just rescued a carboy full of, supposedly, wine from my parent's old garage. I think they said it had been in there for at least 6 years. Looks fairly purple.

No climate control, so it has been sweltering in the summer and freezing in the winter. There was a water lock on it, but obviously it was evaporated dry. As I was sloshing it around carrying it it actually did smell winey when I caught some fumes out of the lock, not so much vinegary as I expected.

What should I expect, you think? I reckon this is the sort of thread that needs pics and hospital records after I taste it.

Paul · Post by **Paul** » Sun Sep 04, 2011 10:52 pm

1) I'd taste it.
2) Then I'd dump it.

I don't like wine, but that batch has to be especially terrible by now.

Post by **GORDON** » Wed Sep 07, 2011 9:59 am

I'm not sure how I am going to get the bung out. Pushed down pretty far, actually pushed past the neck.

Wonder if I have a toggle bolt in the basement.

Post by **GORDON** » Wed Sep 07, 2011 10:19 am

Got it out. No toggle bolts handy, tried a wall anchor. Rubber bung wouldn't hold it. Then I just used a long screwdriver and pried it up.

It actually smells like wine.

Will taste it soon....... if it is drinkable I will have to fill a bunch of mason jars, heh.

Post by **GORDON** » Wed Sep 07, 2011 1:52 pm

Interestingly, it is somewhere in the fortified wine/brandy neighborhood. Peeps at the bar found it surprisingly drinkable.

Peeps who will drink at lunch.

But still.

Post by **GORDON** » Wed Sep 07, 2011 2:50 pm

Oh, and their best guess is that it sat in that garage for 10 years.

Post by **GORDON** » Wed Sep 07, 2011 7:30 pm

We tried having a glass with dinner tonight.... it tastes good, but it is so strong that it pretty much feels like it should be in the liquor class, not in the "have a glass with dinner" class.

Sheesh.

Post by **GORDON** » Wed Sep 07, 2011 8:07 pm

Oh, And I have a half gallon of it, and my Mom has almost 4 gallons of it. Heh. Might be a fun Christmas between that and the holiday beer I am going to brew.