Klingon Blood Wine Aged One Year - Is Worf right?

Klingon Blood Wine One Year Tasting. Worf prefers it young, but how is it after a year in the bottle? This was an interesting brew, everything in this Klingon Blood Wine but the kitchen sink. No, there was no honey, but... well, you'll see if you watch the video of us tasting Bloodwine after a year of aging.
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[@eddavanleemputten9232]

Derica: “It’s toxic and you can’t have it! (Grabs bottle. Holds it to her chest. Ponders. Pours herself another glass.) Epic! This one is definitely going on my to-brew list. Kitchen sink and all. Thanks for an amazing video! And… for an amazing recipe!

[@samljer]

get started, going to take awhile to get to that point.

[@AdamFranklin500]

A bit of feedback for you. You both do such a superb job at describing the smells and tastes of your brews that my brain is tricked into feeling as if im actually smelling and sampling your brews. Its honesty the closest thing to actually having smell-o-vision which is amazing. So thank you 😁👍🏻

[@CitySteadingBrews]

You are very welcone!

[@HolyPineCone]

I'm such a big fan of these "nerdy" brews. Klingon, viking, fey and whatever else. Maybe try making a Skyrim mead? Take a look at the basic recipie but fix it up and make your own, better version?

[@KentDagnall1]

Blackbriar Mead!

[@mycrazylifewfawnlisette3582]

I miss people like Derica, (I grew up where people tell it how it is, good or bad) I'm the same way. Where I live now people think it's polite not to tell the truth. I love layers, this has layers, the end! ❤️! Perfectly reasonable explanation, especially since all the flavor layers have been described. Looking forward to the next concept beverage!

[@johnshaw6702]

I've always had the habit of telling people the truth as I see it and I prefer people who do the same. I've learned to hold back a bit, because it is amazing how many people get mad when you do it. Someone I knew once blew up because I said her hair looked like she'd been riding in a convertible. Who knew? She went to the Beatty parlor to get the "Wind Blown Look" and that's what she got. Why yell at me?

[@mycrazylifewfawnlisette3582]

@@johnshaw6702 rotflmao! She should have been happy you told her she got what she paid for (although adding her hair would be amazing with(a pinup style scarf) would have had it go over way better). That's exactly what people get mad at here but appreciate where I grew up

[@hammelbreu2059]

Nice 💕 Always a good sign when glasses are emptied quickly after refilling 😂

[@buffalojoe78]

As a dude who loves his dark chocolate I feel Derica on how good this brew means to her. And since I’m both Federation and Klingon factions in Star Trek Fleet Command I gotta look into this.

[@CmdrGamagosk]

The word you are looking for is opaque. Opaqueness is a scale.

[@Bassplayermane]

"yes I licked her hand" I love you guys. Keep up the awesome work. Qapla!

[@johnshaw6702]

Wait, I smell something good. Oh right, time to check my chicken soup. I inadvertently did a basic mead experiment. I don't have a scale, so I added to much honey. I took some must out and, using a hydrometer, added water to bring down to were I wanted. Then I added water and honey to the must I removed to make another gallon with the same SG. I then decided to add the yeast to both, but only add Fermaid-O to one of them. The result was that the one with nutrients kept going, but the one without became stuck at about 60% complete. I gave it a week, then decided I'd take a chance and pitch some EC-1118 and a little nutrient to get it going again. Worked great. Note: I just used Texas honey and water. No tea or other sources of tannin. '42' the answer to life the universe and everything.

[@jamesandersen9024]

Must be good, that's the most refills I've seen you guys go for since I started watching.

[@johnshaw6702]

Master kitchen unwritten rule "when a judge licks the plate clean, you get an apron".

[@matthewcarter2683]

Id really love to try that brew. Sounds lovely. I think doing some of my own would be awesome, and if it turns out i could give it to my dnd group as gifts.

[@CitySteadingBrews]

Go for it!

[@TheExalaber]

Thank you two so much for inspiring me to try brewing, and teaching me how to do it. I have just put my first drink in the fermenter today

[@itswamba2060]

I have been binge watching your videos. I am inspired! Thank you. Keep ‘em coming! A score of 10, “I wouldn’t give it to my best friend.”

[@coryclark7706]

regardless the question the only right answer is 42

[@AndiDawsonVO]

Love the pour cam 😂 it's these little bits that easily make these the best videos on KZbin (that and the incredible content) 👌🏻

[@CitySteadingBrews]

Wow, thank you!

[@AndiDawsonVO]

@@CitySteadingBrews honestly cannot wait to try brewing myself! After countless hours binge-watching your videos I finally got the nerve to splash out lol. £162 later and I have all the supplies coming over the next few days. Even got my own TRBOS (although mine is purple lol) Thanks both of you for making the whole thing seem so fun! Although if you could answer me one question? How do I know exactly what items will give what gravity readings so I can plan recipes? I watched your planning video and even saved the graphic you put up but I still don't get how you know that info? Is that just from experience or is it something I can look up somewhere? Thanks again 😊

[@CitySteadingBrews]

Some from experience but… sugar gives .046 grav per pound in a gallon and honey is .035, of course they can vary some too.

[@AndiDawsonVO]

@@CitySteadingBrews thanks guys! You never disappoint 😊

[@jessbarclay472]

“I’ve never had cack....that I know of” funniest sounding comment, I’ve EVER HEARD from Brian’s mouth!!!! 😂 I’m glad you guys like your brew. Love you guys!!! 🤪

[@townsville69]

This wine brings honor to your house ! Qapla !

[@brokentablespodcast]

Im sure someone said it already but im not reading 80 comments lol. The word Derica was looking for is Opacity.

[@amyv8416]

I love chocolate. I understand completely.

[@dominichawkins3]

I’ve been tempted to make this wine and serve it warm on fall day. love the video content. Side note I would love to see you make bland. It’s exotic and an old Viking drink.

[@TJBall-go3gv]

You guys are cracking me up in this video... thanks! Danaka ( hope I spelled her name right) really seems to enjoys this wine, which means it must be good. As a wine making person just doing simple things with fruit juice I appreciate all you do. I made a couple jugs of cranberry wine that I gave to neighbors and family, and everyone was asking for more. Would love to try this Star Trek wine one day soon.

[@CitySteadingBrews]

Our pleasure! It's Derica, but close enough. ;) Thank you for watching and happy brewing!

[@scottmiller9490]

Alright y'all sold me. Time to start collecting up ingredients and give this recipe I try. Also I need to study your previous videos on this one.

[@jaysonvance594]

I keep wracking my brain trying to figure out how the recipe will go for the one you told me about. I'm ready to see the video. 😆

[@jaysonvance594]

And just in case anyone ask I'm not going to drop any spoilers. All I will say is it sounded really interesting.

[@thetrannyshop5596]

Still need to try to make this brew. BTW, I know from experience that Florida (and Atlanta) climate is a bit too warm for Klingon cosplay. Crank up the AC.

[@mervynshepherdson5163]

G'Day guys, well I have made 100L of this for Christmas Presents for my Trekkie friends and a lot for myself... done in 2 x 50L brewers. On the second 50L I didn't have enough brown sugar for secondary, in a pinch, I did have a few 600ml of Golden Syrup... Thinking, lets give it a go... What's the worst that could happen... Has now been bottled and been sitting for 3 months.... Just wanted to share, the golden syrup on is WOW.... Amassing what a substitution in a pinch can do... So now I have a Klingon Blood Wine Qapla 1 & Qapla 2... LOL.... You have done well on this one.... This is in my top 10...

[@ronkrueger-capt_koron6112]

If you like chocolate and Klingon Blood Wine, you must be part Klingon. They love both. Qapla' balth je'. When you see my name at posting, I am a Klingon Cosplayer with the International Klingon Club called the Klingon Assault Group. You can google us. My Klingon name is Hod K'oron zanti-Trekkan and I am the chapter leader for the group in Albuquerque New Mexico. After watching you sample your Blood Wine, I wish I were there to try it as well. It sounds delicious.

[@garyrowland3606]

Came here for the slow pour. Was NOT disappointed. 😂

[@BeardedBored]

You guys just gave me a crazy idea:-)

[@CitySteadingBrews]

Be afraid…

[@BeardedBored]

​@@CitySteadingBrews ;-)

[@chuckmccullough5382]

Hypothetically

[@BeardedBored]

@@chuckmccullough5382 :-)

[@Marcos-Osca]

Now with the success of Klingon blood wind would you both consider a Romulan ale remember its blue in colour.

[@CitySteadingBrews]

Working on that actually.

[@mycrazylifewfawnlisette3582]

@@CitySteadingBrews NICE!

[@roningt7175]

“We know what you want to see” Yes. Oh yes 😂👍

[@alexcan669]

The derica likes this the end lmao. The Chili hit would probably be amazing today with all of the rain we’ve been getting in north Florida

[@deenorunda]

Please don't make us wait til 2025 to see you in your Klingon regalia.

[@DaveTpletsch]

you guys mentioned the fey wine, any chance that's getting a re-do anytime soon? since it wasn't as good as you were hoping I'd very much enjoy seeing that one revisited. I'm unfortunately just not in a position to be able to brew myself right now, but I've been thinking about a couple I'd like to do when I get a new place and it finally becomes feasible for me. If I were doing a version of they fey wine I think I'd do: white Grape juice, Hibiscus tea, and wildflower honey as the base and then add: Rose hips, dried blueberries, anise, ginger, nutmeg, and honeysuckle flowers for the first fermentation, and then consider adding rose petals, elder flowers, more honeysuckle, or maybe day lilies into the conditioning phase.

[@johnshaw6702]

That sounds similar to something I started at the beginning of the month, except no juice. I combined four different herbal teas and stepped for an hour before adding sugar (no honey at the time) and letting it cool down. There are about a dozen herbs in it. It is still young, but tastes really good. Probably because its not dry yet; it is just going real slow now.

[@CitySteadingBrews]

We are redoing some brews, but there are so many new brews we'd like to tackle first.

[@j.j.kuiper22]

have you guys ever tried making your own ginger bug and making soda's/ginger beer with it? very fun project where u can try out lots of things!

[@CitySteadingBrews]

Ginger bug is really just a yeast formed on ginger... we've done ginger beer though! kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZOxfIqhoptoqNE

[@nicholaskarako5701]

Hope y'all save a bottle for the fall holidays so you can try this warm like a mulled wine or glogg (mulled wine with a kick of a high proof alcohol like Spiritus polish 193% proof vodka) Note when I made my batch a glogg I just used regular vodka I didn't want to go Qapla..! Then hit the floor afterwards.

[@guyinpajamapants6892]

Morning D&B, Do you find that the ethanol aroma goes away after the initial opening or does it hang on until the end of the bottle?

[@mycrazylifewfawnlisette3582]

That's a really good question! I'm curious too.

[@CitySteadingBrews]

It normally mellows in time.

[@CitySteadingBrews]

But... I mean aged time. Not in the time it takes to drink a bottle, even a few days.

[@guyinpajamapants6892]

@@CitySteadingBrews Great! Thanks again!

[@Marcos-Osca]

Brian Derica have either of you ever tried to brew a mead or wine using a sour dough starter?

[@CitySteadingBrews]

We have not. Sourdough is something I've yet to have success with, but I'm planning to try again.

[@acidmuffins9606]

How would you make a minty mead? Just a suggestion, been making brews and wanna try something interesting. I have done orange mead, cherry mead, grape mead, also the mead the brew from the “new to brewing mead” video y’all made. Had a blast as well all have gone well from y’all’s methods.

[@CitySteadingBrews]

Easy way is... mint! Dried mint in conditioning or primary.

[@darrenhanson7031]

Make your woman a Klingon Blood Wine parfait! 🎉

[@brokentablespodcast]

Yall ever have any happy accidents? I had 1 gallon of Ikea Mead (Lingonberry) that stopped fermenting at 1.060 and 1 gallon of Peach Mead that went dry at .998 sg. Neither were very good. Last night i combined them into 2 gallons and omg... Instantly drinkable and delish! 9% abv 1.028 sg.

[@CitySteadingBrews]

Sometimes I think our entire channel is one happy accident.

[@NicholasCullen1]

Zaru Soba (Cold Soba Noodles) ざるそば is very gagh like. i wonder if it would work?

[@meadinamerica263]

Ive never wanted to try something more lol. This will definitely be my first "advanced" recipe. Do you think the clove flavor comes through? I absolutely cannot stand clove and i may cut the amount in half. I really wanna add a bit of honey also. Im thinking 50/50 honey molasses.

[@CitySteadingBrews]

The clove is more of a backnote.

[@tankerross2476]

first off love your videos have learned a ton from you all. I have question for you all have you every came across a honey that you just do not like the mead it makes? I have honey that is raw local honey that just makes a very bitter off flavored mead, that the only thing i can do to make it drinkable is to fruit it and chill it then its kinda ok.

[@dracosdiabolis1769]

So up next on the Star Trek inspired brews. Romulan Ale. Just get the recipe from Mr. Montgomery Scott. Lmao Could go the DS9 to Quarks for a Raktajino.

[@thetrannyshop5596]

I would like to see a "Romulan Ale" that isn't either grain alcohol with blue dye or beer with blue dye. Raktajino is just a strong coffee. Basically Cuban coffee.

[@MarkTheNewf]

+1 on making Romulan Ale. What addition will make it blue-ish? Some sort of flower tea? Also, perhaps freeze-concentrate it because it is supposed to be strong stuff.

[@jimmieburleigh9549]

Iv tried some blood wine the other day that had that thick mouth feel like blood. They accomplish that with liquid pectin

[@CitySteadingBrews]

I'd much rather just get it naturally.

[@jimmieburleigh9549]

@@CitySteadingBrews It was liquid fruit pectin.. How else could you naturally thicken a wine to consistency of blood. No disrespect just curious

[@lisamoore6804]

I've never had gagh, I don't think I'd like it very much.

[@silvianworker]

How are you guys liking the screw cap bottles? Do you like them better than the swing tops for still brews? How long do you think the brews will keep in them?

[@jonathanwetenkamp3793]

I’m curious what Derica’s gut reaction is to the suggestion of making this a sparkling wine. With the bottle ferment, that might help with the over-sweet reaction Brian had…

[@RobSWVA]

Finally a 1st like!

[@user-wx3ie1eq8n]

Forever go into battle honorable warrior! Bachodosh ju woo techno’s!

[@georgesmith8255]

DUUUUDE….. I love you guys… my wife has a Klingon symbol tattoo on her .. I have a federation symbol on mine… I wanna make this stuff.. looking for the other video…

[@CitySteadingBrews]

Here is the making of video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nX-vlH15hNB1rK8

[@angiejones3714]

My husband is wondering if you can make Romulan Ale?

[@tsimmons4730]

LMAO! Yes I licked her hand!

[@chuckmccullough5382]

The color is dense

[@nobodycares112]

How are you aging your fermentations for a year or more and not adding anything to stabilize it? everything I read says you have to add sulfite to it to stabilize it. If you want to age it and have it remain stable.

[@CitySteadingBrews]

We just put them on a shelf. If the yeast have nothing more to consume... it's stable. I saw a lot of things being said about homebrewing and a lot simply wasn't true. We also pasteurize to kill yeast if needed. But we don't use sulfites and neither do many commercial wineries.

[@gaellach]

Is the Cherry taste strong? If so what else could you substitute in its place?

[@CitySteadingBrews]

I don’t recall rasting cherry. Not sure there’s cherry on this.

[@eric81872]

♥☺♥

[@moosebonsai]

How many tastings did you film the day you shot this? I want to get that drunk during work.

[@CitySteadingBrews]

We were nowhere near drunk. I think we did 2 that day.

[@georgecolby7488]

Opaque? Diaphanous?

[@PhyleXTension82]

Ogres, onions.... What about Parfaits? 😂🤣

[@Joeybagofdonuts76]

I think the word you're looking for is translucent.

[@CitySteadingBrews]

Maybe....

[@Brok3nC4rrot]

Opaque.

[@Joeybagofdonuts76]

@@Brok3nC4rrot that wouldn't allow light to pass through.

[@Brok3nC4rrot]

@@Joeybagofdonuts76 translucent allows light through; opaque doesn't

[@d.ritchie2888]

Now maybe try Romulan Ale.

[@CitySteadingBrews]

The icy blue color is the kicker.

[@HelghastEnigma]

It's is a good day to drink! Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam

[@basicems24]

Opaque

[@davidwren1879]

Would you use it to make a roux?

[@CitySteadingBrews]

I wouldn't use wine to make a roux... that's starch and fat. Not really brewing related but, that's the best answer I can give you.

[@charlesdean1542]

Recipe please

[@CitySteadingBrews]

We linked the making of video in the description.

[@MrTatoPaz]

Beware....Derica may eat you heart alive if you touch her blood wine again!!!! BTW, It is so funny see you guys one year old video....

[@bxaire]

Opaque?

[@CitySteadingBrews]

It means not clear.

[@ingridcox6024]

There was brown sugar, not honey.

[@CitySteadingBrews]

Mhm

[@nathanielsizemore3946]

You could be thinking of "translucent" or "Opaque", probably translucent.

[@KentDagnall1]

Diaphanous?

[@mr.silver5476]

Is that shirt supposed to be a roundabout way of saying "some people are full of s#!+"?

[@tonydavies8683]

it looks like rootbeer

[@CitySteadingBrews]

It’s red though…

[@ohiomack]

Looks like coca cola lol

[@MarkTheNewf]

So....you know......prunes... Does it make you wanna....you know.... .....poop more? Asking for a friend.

[@eddavanleemputten9232]

I realise your question is a year old but here goes: there are two things in prunes that might stimulate your gut. The first one is fibre. Prune fibres can absorb quite a lot of liquid, which is beneficial in a diet that doesn’t contain enough of them. Increasing the amount of fibre and your liquid intake causes your gut to have more soft, indigestible material to ‘work with’ which means it’s easier for your bowels to expel what’s in there… and get rid of it. Given the solids are removed in the Klingon Blood Wine, fibre won’t enter into the equation. The second element is the skins of prunes. They contain a chemical that stimulates the gut ant upon ingestion of too much, can even cause diarrhoea. Someone sensitive to that chemical might feel the effect. On the whole though, I don’t think the concentration in this wine would cause issues. You’d probably get schnockered before ingesting so much of it you’d have adverse effects on your intestinal transit. It might have things go a little… smoother?

[@MarkTheNewf]

Hmmmmm...I wonder if there's a Norse rune for poop?

[@sniperdgs]

id really like to see this with a partial freeze or two, to take off off some water and increase the % i feel that 15% for blood wine is .... low

[@CitySteadingBrews]

Technically that’s illegal so we don’t do that.

[@edelta88]

Translucent