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Free Winemaker's Software
Hi Friends, My winemaking has benefited from this newsgroup for a number of years now, so I want to return the favor. In my spare time, I have created some Microsoft Office applications (Excel and...
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helllppp ..... No bubbles in airlock on secondary fermentation
I am brewing some Plumb wine and really need some advice. This is my first time and I have fermented on the Pulp in a bucket, a gallon of plumb wine (using greengages from a tree in my back garden)...
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Shipping Wine Kits During Hot Summer Months
I'm going to bottle the wine from my first two wine kits next weekend and am already looking forward to doing a couple more batches. Here it is, almost the middle of August and we've had 4 consecutive...
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cleaning airlocks
Over a period of time my bubble-shaped airlocks get gunky even if i keep a little lid on them. Can anyone suggest a way please that i can clean them both inside and out. Thank you Sharon.
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Chilean grape juice
Some time ago someone wrote about buying 5-gals of Chilean Grape juice for $50. There is a vinyard that sells it, but it is out of season. What I'd like to know has the juice been mixed with water to...
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Landscape cloth and grape vines
I have several runs of frontenac grape vines and would like to know if there are disadvantages to putting landscape cloth around the base of the vines to control the growth of weeds. RLD
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Is anyone out there doing Extended Maceration?
This year will be our 2nd year with extended maceration. Last year we did this with our Cab for 1 wk past dryness and we had tremendous success. This year we are going for 2 weeks. What we did in the...
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source for beetroots
I am very fond of beetroot wine. These last two years, we have been unsuccessful in growing enough to make even one gallon. I hear that beetroots are commonly available at horse feedlot outlets, as...
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Qestion about bulk aging wine kits?
Hi, I've been making 6 gallon "KIT" wine for a year and a half. I've made 7 batches: 2 white, 2 red, 2 kool-aid (mist-type) and 1 sparkling. In all cases, I followed the instructions as written and...
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How do I correct very low pH in country wines?
Thanks to the comments from the group, my pH meter appeared last week from e-bay. Micorbiologist friend helped with explanations, calibration and calibration solutions. And I must comment on the...
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sulfite allergy
A friend of mine has this and therefore cannot drink wine. or can she?
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Elderberry secret: an easy harvesting method
The elderberries are just starting to ripen over here. And I already picked about 4 kilo !! Now you can make an excellent wine from elderberries (even a port-like wine) but you have to take care of...
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Wine blending question
I am sitting with 168 liters of Lemburger that is high in acid, light in color and body with a good fruit taste. A friend of mine suggested I blend it with white wine add some glycerin and make a...
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eau de skunk
Hi folks - Racked my gallon lot of sweet blackberry (Tasmanian recipe) tonight, and it has a rather pungent aroma! It was started June 22, transferred to secondary under an airlock June 29 and racked...
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