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sobota, 4 stycznia 2014

3rd Jonia's Cut Blog Anniversary

3rd Jonia's Cut Blog Anniversary

I should write this post 4 days earlier, but I had lack of free time and was at home late. 2013 was big change for me. Moving to new home, so I didn't have time for blogs. Now I'm in the middle of unpacking. I have to buy new wardrobe, but still I have many boxes of my things in my room, which is kitchen too. This is small flat (2 rooms, one is with kitchen, plus toilet and small hall), but very cosy and doesn't cost me much. Specially in situation where my bro has no job and some perspectives with losing mine. I'm at home very late so full unpacking has to wait for some more free time. I'm still using my bro's old laptop and I don't have my fav programs and photos there. So some of my activities stopped. I can't wait for my comp to make something in my graph program, some new banner.


My new home is near bigger mall. First week when I was there was SALE and I found this dude there :) and this is real miracle, because I hadn't seen these toys in shops.


My Little Thorin is still packed and will be standing on very special shelf in my room with RA autograph :) and some DVD's.


Plans for 2014
(not in particular order)

1. To find Dancing Banana photos ;D (still)

2. Making Richard Armitage Wine - Thorin's Boozing (or something like that). All post about it You can find HERE


Photo of wine from today. As You can see wine has much more deeper colour than was couple weeks ago. After weekend I need to check if is sweet enough. :)

3. Jonia's twitter HERE. I need more practice with this thing. So maybe Richard will be helpfull. That was long time ago when I was using it...Year ago.

4. To watch Second and Third part of  "The Hobbit". Tomorrow I'm going to the cinema to watch "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" AT LAST. But not in all this super duper, HD ready, double trouble, 1000 fps. Plain 2D. Last year I was 2 times on the first part in the cinema: first for the effects, second for the plot of the film. Because effects were too good, that I wasn't thinking about the story :)

5. Of course I'm waiting for Gary Morris.

6. I should practicing my english every day. Specially in writting. I miss my forum friends :/ I just discovered prepositions... CREEPY THING!!!

7. REAL CHALLENGE!!! To eat Surströmming. There is possibility to buy it in internet in my country. So I should check if legend is real. What is IT You can read HERE on Wikipedia and watch e.g. HERE on YouTube. I like this movie ;D. And Eating Surströmming "like a boss" HERE. Swedish "Surströmming" on QI with Stephen Fry HERE. Just sense smell of adventure ;D Well we have sauerkraut and pickled cucumber not eatable for others ;D

8. Hope for more extra photos of Richard. I'm waiting for some from Strike Back (I have now one photo not seen before, not very presentable, but I have informations that can be more. I don't know if new, we'll see. Keep looking here for them :)
Now 3 older from The Hobbit part 1 in bigger size (dwarves in 13000, bigger Thorin and Japan poster)

To download HERE.


9. Still wish to have Craig Hawks autograph. I was writting twice past years for it, but my package returned to me unclimed from post office in South Africa. I can tell it can take long time...very long time. Once that was 6 months since sending ;D


10. I have to figure out what is wrong with Photobucket account, or find new solution for my photos because....

11. ....I have many new materials for my second blog 
Richard Armitage Vogue and Style HERE
I should make some new posts there. Complete there some new things.


Goo Goo Dolls - "Iris"


wtorek, 24 grudnia 2013

The Richard Armitage Wine - The FanArt of Making - Part 6 Tasting wine for the first time

The Richard Armitage Wine - The FanArt of Making - 
Part 6 Tasting wine for the first time

WELCOME TO MY NEW VERY SPECIAL ARMITAGE PROJECT!!!!
THE RICHARD ARMITAGE WINE!!!

All posts You can find HERE


Project Dairy
Day 20.12.2013 (Friday)

After 2 months of waiting (after adding Yeast) first fermentation process is over and we can pump out wine from carboy, taste it and add more sugar (for taste and more alcohol)

Wine is finely in one ruby colour. We have fruits at the top and rest of fermentation process at the bottom. We have to pump this what is in the middle :)


So we have to have wine pump and pot (or second carboy).


My bro is helping me :)


We have to throw rest of fruits away and clean carboy. If there is too much sediment, we can use rice to clean.


Wine is really good in colour, and clear, but taste is really DRY! Well if somebody like it it can stay like this. But We should add sugar and I'm happy that taste isn't acidic.


We have to warm 2 liters of wine to 60 C and add 1 kg of sugar and wait till a wine is cold.


Rest we can pour to carboy.


Look at this beautiful colour, a little ruby a little pinkish and purplish.


All wine is in carboy so we can close it with rubber stopper and plastic bubbler (airlock) with water. In first week of the New Year we can taste it and if still is too much dry we can add sugar. Now second fermentation is ready to start.


When I was tasting this wine while adding sugar, new name of wine was in my head and propaply this one is the right one. This name shows feelings while drinking this wine: 

Thorin's boozing 
(po polsku: Biba Thorina)
because this is happy wine :), wine with smile, with dance, with sun :). This is taste of happiness.

The Richard Armitage Wine - The FanArt of Making - Part 5 Checking Wine after month

The Richard Armitage Wine - The FanArt of Making - 
Part 5 Checking Wine after month

WELCOME TO MY NEW VERY SPECIAL ARMITAGE PROJECT!!!!
THE RICHARD ARMITAGE WINE!!!

All posts You can find HERE


Project Dairy
Day 20.11.2013 (Wednesday)

After one month we should checking Wine. So fermentation is in progres. There is place for it. This white colour = sugar, yeats and juice from fruits together are working. :) Beautiful!!!


The Richard Armitage Wine - The FanArt of Making - Part 4 Adding Wine Yeast

The Richard Armitage Wine - The FanArt of Making - 
Part 4 Adding Wine Yeast

WELCOME TO MY NEW VERY SPECIAL ARMITAGE PROJECT!!!!
THE RICHARD ARMITAGE WINE!!!

All posts You can find HERE


Project Dairy
Day 20.10.2013 (Sunday)

After 2 days Yeast is ready


and we can add it to carboy. Look at this beautiful ruby colour :)


A little too much is in it.. it can explode, so I should take half liter out.


Wine with Yeast is ready so again waiting.




Update Day 21.10.2013
On the second day I had explosion. Red water in plastic bubbler (airlock). And everywhere!!! There wasn't too much place for fermentation, so another half liter I had to take out.

wtorek, 22 października 2013

The Richard Armitage Wine - The FanArt of Making - Part 3 Wine Yeast

The Richard Armitage Wine - The FanArt of Making - 
Part 3 Wine Yeast

WELCOME TO MY NEW VERY SPECIAL ARMITAGE PROJECT!!!!
THE RICHARD ARMITAGE WINE!!!

All posts You can find HERE


Project Dairy
Day 18.10.2013 (Friday)

It's time to add wine yeast. First fermentation was made by wild wine yeast. Now we need selected yeast for more alcohol and taste. About yeast You can read HERE.

I'm using wine yeast - Malaga.


Malaga is for sweet wine, was very popular in UK. MORE HERE. There are some yeast which I can use directly to carboy, but I have yeast which needs some time to be ready, so we have to add to

Bottle - 1 liter

1. 200 grams of fruits (vine). (I was using plain grapes).
2. 2 teaspoons of sugar.
3. 200/250 mliters of water.
4. A little bit of nutrien.


Than closed bottle with cotton


and pasteurized it for 30 minutes.


When bottle is cold we should add

wine yeast,

closed it again and wait for 24-48 hours. Keep it in warm.

sobota, 12 października 2013

The Richard Armitage Wine - The FanArt of Making - Part 2 A little more water

The Richard Armitage Wine - The FanArt of Making - 
Part 2 A little more water

WELCOME TO MY NEW VERY SPECIAL ARMITAGE PROJECT!!!!
THE RICHARD ARMITAGE WINE!!!


Project Dairy
Day 12.10.2013

Just added a little more water to carboy - 2 liters of not so warm spring water, without sugar. And some more mix. Now is good water level and some place for gas. You can see red, ruby water under grapes after 2 days :) And of course close it with rubber stopper and plastic bubbler (airlock) with water. Keep it in room temperature.


The Richard Armitage Wine - The FanArt of Making - Part 1 The Beginning

The Richard Armitage Wine - The FanArt of Making - 
Part 1 The Beginning

Hello All after this very long time without posts on my blog. So I'm sorry for my english, because I wasn't speaking and writting in english for long time.

WELCOME TO MY NEW VERY SPECIAL ARMITAGE PROJECT!!!!

THE RICHARD ARMITAGE WINE!!!

In short:
I'm making special gift for Richard's next birthday. 
THE SPECIAL ARMITAGE WINE.

Hand made, home made and .... first time made... this is first time for me, when I'm making something like this. So I'm couting on beginners luck :D I'm aware that this can be horrible in taste, but ...but.... anyway I should send it to Richard ;D

My company name is: Chateau Rouge, Red Castle in english. Rouge - not Rogue :) or I should use Italian Castello Rosso?

This is red wine and I don't know how to call it yet. There are some names:

Ricardo Rosso Reserva ;D
Thorin's Blood - Sangue di Thorin - Sang de Thorin
Gisborne's Lether - Pelle di Gisborne - Le cuir de Gisborne
or Armitage's Guilty Pleasure

Posts on blog about it are some kind of diary for me too and I will be able to check what I was making and what I can change in it. I'm not posting what I have for my wine in one post (wine yeast, multimeter for alcohol and sugar etc.). Wine needs time, so I should post everyting in right time. I'm using products of famous polish company of Oenology products BIOWIN.


Date 10.10.2013
1. I have small carboy 10 liters. Great for beginners. You have to clean it carefully, because You can't use hot water.


2. I'm using real polish vine - 4 kilos. Look at these beauties. You have to clean them under water. First clean - than disguise. Disguised fruits add to carboy. This should be a little less than half of carboy. Wine is made from juice.



3. The most important is water! I'm using spring water. You should boil water (first I was using 3 liters) , than add 2 kilos of sugar and dissolved it in water. Sugar can't be in cristals.


4. Wait till water isn't hot. Can be warm, but not so much. Than add to carboy. You can mix (stir) it.
(I consider that I have too little water so I should add it next time).


5. Close it with rubber stopper and plastic bubbler (airlock) with water. Because we don't need too much air in wine. You have to check and add water to plastic bubbler from time to time. I heard ping from it 2 hours after :).


6. Keep it in room temperature. And let The Mother Nature do the work.

So the first day after us. :) It took me 3 hours for everything.
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