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sparkling wine
I was thinking of making some home-brew sparkling wine, only in a keg. Here is my plan so far: Purchase kegging equipment and several 3 gallon corney kegs get a decent rose wine kit ferment the kit as...
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Hamburg's Christmas Winter Markets and Gluhwein
Check out this article on the main Christmas Markets in Hamburg, Germany. There is a description of each of the big ones with some trivia thrown in. You can find it at
 
Looking For A Good Source For Wine Bottles
I'm a home winemaker looking for small quantites (6-8 cases) of 500mL wine bottles or unique 750mL bottles for this year's apple sussreserve. Does anyone know of a good bottle source that deals in...
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Anyone made Pomegranite wine?
My friend has a pomegranite tree and it's full of ripe pomegranites that need to be picked ASAP! Can anyone point me in the right direction on making wine from pomegranite juice? Any tips? The only...
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testing for free SO2
I have a Vinoferm acid test kit, and bought the reagent(?) to test levels of SO2, but the directions were translated from french, and not real say to add the reagent till your sample turns blue for...
 
high hopes
As nature works her magic, some of the sutff starts to show promise; tasted the marsanne this week during racking. Not bad at all. A tad acidic (I know, seems like an oxymoron with marsanne), but...
 
Grape Trellis: Need Earth Anchors in Central MD
I am building 4 trellises for my vines using a high-tensile steel wire fencing system using angled deadman poles and earth anchors to maintain tension. I have completed 2 trellises, and have partially...
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Potassium sorbate caused cloudy wine ?
Hi, I've made a gallon of plum wine. After a couple of months and racking once it was sparkling clear and the fermentation finished.. Following most recipes I added a campden tablet and the...
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Foam when stiring
I am making a kit wine, Pinot Noir. It is in the primary fermenter, I started it on Friday. I stired it on Sunday and it really became foamy on top, but started to subside after a couple on minuites...
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If I modify a Peach Wine recipe to add Mango ...
Newbie question. I'm getting brave, after 2 kits and then 2 from just concentrates, then 1 from real fruit (pumpkin), I'm ready now to experiment with a flavor I like: Peach and Mango. I have...
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juniper berry wine?
My sister lives in the hills where there are tons of juniper berries. I know they use them to make gin, is it possible to make wine with them? Anyone ever attempt it? I know this is mostly a grape...
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Training for some odd grapes
Hi: I would like to grow some Leon Millot, Early Muscat, NewYork Muscat and Jupiter. Any advice on growth patterns (up or down shoot tendencies) vigor, trellis recommendations are appriciated. Steve...
 
spoilage ?
I have a carboy of merlot and 1 of syrah that has a tiny ribbon of yellow around the neck right at the top of the wine has pretty much finished working,smells fine, etc. I'm not sure if it is sediment...
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Group etiquette question re:FS
May I ask if &/or what this group's policy is regarding FS and shameless self promotion postings? I'd like to sell some of our used winemaking supplies & wwould like some direction as to a prefered...
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Fermenting on oak chips
Has anyone done a side by side comparison of wines where one was fermented on the oak chips and the other was bulk aged on the oak chips? Was there a difference in the flavours of the resulting wines...
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