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Acid Corrections in Red Grape Must
I've never been clear on what volumes to test/adjust with respect to both pH and TA in red must. Having just picked up a 1000lbs of Merlot, I'm really anxious to get the acid adjustment right before...
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Acid Corrections in Red Grape Must
I've never been clear on what volumes to test/adjust with respect to both pH and TA in red must. Having just picked up a 1000lbs of Merlot, I'm really anxious to get the acid adjustment right before...
 
Flavor Aroma of Concord Wines from Fresh Juice
Newbie question. Started with 120 pounds of fresh homegrown grapes. Stemmed sorted and crushed by hand. Squeezed/strained juice through a fine mesh bag. Discarded pomace. Used a gallon of water and 8...
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Too Much Yeast?
I piched 1 full packet of dry yeast into 2 1/2 gal of juice with a sg of 1.088. I have read that yeast multiplies expontially and very rapidly at warmer temps. (65-70f is what I fermented at). The...
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Making small batches
I was reading Jon Iverson's book Home Winemaking when I read on page 54 that wine in small carboys or jugs might not store safley. Why would the size of the container matter? It would seem to me that...
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White Labs Yeast
Anyone ever used it for wine? Did it ferment properly?
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Apple wine acidity - advice please
Just brought in a bag or two of apples from the front yard. One of the varietites is one of the sweeter 'eating' apples, often not recommended for apple wine. But, "ya got whats ya got". What I wish...
 
High TA, High pH
I added enough tartaric to get the pH down to 3.60 (from 3.80+), but that leaves me with TA @ 1.11. Just pressed and MLF is still to go, but if not enough to get the pucker out of the wine,...
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Sour wine
I made some watermelon wine. It is now on its second racking and has a light watermelon taste and is very sour. Is this normal for watermelon wine?
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Riesling with honey?
I thought I read somewhere that honey is a good sweetener for German white wines (Rieslings, Liebfruamilch, etc.). I have search the group postings and scaned various books that I have without luck of...
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Insane Zinfandel: Starting SG 0.995
Evening all- Just started 35 gallons of wine and have run into a bit of a snag. The 5 gallons of Chilean Zin I purchased hasn't come out of the lag period. I checked the SG the next morning (it was...
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Grape expectations drive European wine group
Grape expectations drive wine group at For the wine industry, location is the toast of the town.
 
cranberry wine
I picked about 15 Lbs of wild cranberries, Has anyone ever made cranberry wine or blended other fruits to make a combination. I have some red raspberries and some red currants frozen that could be...
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ML?
I am presently buying Sauvignon Blanc white juice from California, it arrives in a refrigerated truck is nice and clear and I believe has not had any SO2. My question is should I bother to try and put...
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Bulk aging question
I have some 2004 cab franc still in DJ. It still lacks oak and I have been trying to find a reason to get started with an oak barrel. Would it be too late to put this wine in a barrel? I guess bulk...
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