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2nd run Pyment?
Hello, Years ago I remember reading something about being able to use grapes to make a 2nd run wine by adding sugar water to the skins after racking off the first run wine. Now, I am wondering if you...
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Home Mead Maker Competition Call for Entries: IMA Meadfest 2006
Hi All, I'm posting this in the wine group because I know that there are many wine and beer makers like myself that also make mead. So that's why I'm posting here. I'm looking to get an idea of how...
 
Flavoring new wine with concentrated juice
Newbie question. Were others who flavored/sweetened wine at bottling happy with the resulting wine ? Did it keep (1 - 3 years) well? Will be bottling first batch of Buffalo grape (6gallon) at month...
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Greater Kansas City Wine Classic
We held our 7th annual amateur wine contest last weekend. Best-Of-Show and Best-Of-Class winners are shown here with their prizes. A full list of all winners can be seen on our web page Best-Of-Show;...
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Expereinces with ICV-D21
Has anyone used D21 in a fermentation? What were your experiences? Thanks JF
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making my first really crappy wine
So some how I ended up with grape juice concentrate, which I hate. I took it and put it into an old handle of tequila (empty of course). Added my yeast after activating it. And half a cup of sugar. I...
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Breathable Silicone Bung
(scroll down to see a picture of one) Has anyone tried these? How do they work? How well do they work? http://www.morebeer.com/browse.html?category_id#88&keyword=&x=1
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Wine making pictures
I am trying to help my nephew with a biology project called Making Wine at Home, I am an armature wine maker myself and would like to help him put together a PowerPoint presentation showing the making...
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Dried Soap in Bottle
I have a few batches of bottles I am determined to get clean. There were dried remenants of Red left in most bottles. I got it out by soaking them in very hot water mixed with dishwasher detergent....
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Authentic cobra / scorpion SNAKE WINE - Taxidermy - Gift - 40 $
Authentic cobra / scorpion SNAKE WINE - Taxidermy - Gift Brand new sealed bottle. THE PERFECT GIFT! Shipping for 20$ or 30$ (5 days delivery guaranteed and internet tracing) 100% positive reputation...
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Freeze concentrating brandy
Is it possible? I would like to add some plum brandy to a port-style kit I'm making, but I would like to get it back into its pre-dilution form so I'm working closer to the 75% of the brandies used in...
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Cold stabilisation
As I have read acid can be removed by a Cold stabilization. They say that crystals will form on the container. I can not find what temperature the wine needs to be brought down to do form the...
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Smell has gone from feet to inches
I had a bad smell that you could smell from up to three feet away that I treated with Bocksin yesterday. I have racked the wine and tossed the sludge that formed on the bottom. The smell is all but...
 
Stock solution of So2
A 10% stock Solution of SO2 seems a simple and more accurate way to add SO2 to wine. I make mostly red wine and the SO2 indicator test does not work too well with red wines. With a 10% SO2 solution...
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European Wine Fighting for Survival
Quite a profound article. What do you guys think? DER SPIEGEL 44/2005 - November 5, 2005 URL: Wine Fighting for Survival In Vino Vilitas By Barbara Supp They are fruity, soft and pleasant -- and...
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