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Cold stabilization at 37F - Useful or waste of time???
The coldest I can get my 6.5G carboys is about 37F using the icebath method. Is this cold enough for cold stabilization or am I wasting my time? Thanks, Charles E Huntsville, AL
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MLF question
I have a batch of cab sauv that I innoculated Nov 1 after racking off the gross lees. It has been very active all November from the beginning. I suspect MLF started even before I innoculated. The last...
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HELP! Pushed the rubber stopper into the carboy, now what?
Okay, this is the first batch ever, and we're very stupid, but learning quickly. (Please forgive us if this has been answered before.) We must have filled the carboy too full last night (we were...
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PET carboys and steeping
By "PET" I don't mean "meow meow," but rather the Better Bottle, plastic carboys that have been brought up before. I bought one a few months ago and found it much more manageable than a glass carboy....
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Oak addition
How much French oak should you add to 23 Liters of red and white wine?
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Stabilizing by pasteurization?
Can I stabilize my wine by pasteurization? I know it will kill any yeast remaining and that should help in longer storage but will it change the flavor much? Is there a preferred way to pasteurize?...
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Do medicinal properties of herbs transfer to wine?
I'd like to make some Yarrow wine. Would a wine made from the leaves have the same medicinal uses as a tea? Stu
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ACID BLEND QUESTION
HI GUYS, a freind made some pear wine and its been in the secondary about 2 months with airlock attached. i realize its young but it has a very bitter taste compared to the pear i made this year at 2...
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To Airlock of just seal the carboy?
Hi, This may be a simple question, but google and Jack's website and this newsgroup doesn't seem to have an answer (or I'm a little slow on my searches). I bottled a gallon of Welch's Concord too...
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A Southeast Pennsylvania Winemaker
I have a new website dedicated to home winemaking in the Southeast Pennsylvania area, and for those who are interested, please check it out at: I would be grateful for any suggestions or feedback!...
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out of curiosity
I'm in the process of racking all my wines off. some need clarified,some oaked, etc.I'm sulfiting to 30ppm . should I wait some time for the potmeta to bond prior to adding kc kleer, or doesn't it...
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Why Is The Airlock Moving???
I prematurely stopped fermentation at about 3 BRIX by using potassium sorbate and potassium metabisulfite. I'm making apple wine and accidentally added to much sugar up front. I was planning for 3%...
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Inexpensive Wine Filling Rack (0/1)
I've built a simple and inexpensive but effective wine filling rack from common Home Depot materials and thought I might share it with the group in case others are interested. I'm sure there are many...
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Homebrewer Demographics Needed
This is kind of a repost...created a survey questionnaire that won't require anyone creating an account. Sorry if that caused problems. I'm working on an assignment for graduate school and I am really...
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Homebrewer Demographics
I'm working on an assignment for graduate school and I am really interested in getting demographics on the homebrewing community. I've created a seven question questionnaire on Homebrew Exchange to...
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