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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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Dissolving bentonite
I've been experimenting with using bentonite to clarify. I've been trying to add it with the must before pitching the yeast. Adding it as it's packaged causes it just to settle to the bottom right...
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18 years ago
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gross lees vs. fine lees and when to rack
After making wine for 5 years, I'm embarrassed to admit that I'm not sure I know the difference between gross and fine lees. I have a fresh batch of red, which I pressed near the end of its primary...
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18 years ago
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Lalvin EC-1118 same as RedStar Premier Curvee?
The information at Jack Keller's website and the information in Lum's manual both speak very favorably about "Lalvin EC-1118 (Prise de Mousse). It appears to be tolerant of low temps (40-95 F) (good...
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18 years ago
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Pectic Enzyme
What does pectic enzyme do and how come my Rhubarb recipe does not call for it. Thanks Moe
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18 years ago
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Has my wine gone bad?
OK, now I've got something going on that I've never seen before and the store I bought the wine kit from does not have a clue either... I have just added my metabisulphite and sorbate and then stirred...
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18 years ago
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Kit Questions: island mist blackberry cabernet
I have not tried one of these kits, but find I have no reason to. I recently made a Blackberry Merlot by adding a 2 oz bottle of blackberry concentrate to the Merlot after secondary fermentation...
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19 years ago
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Yeast Nutients- To feed or not to feed
Well, I am completing my forth batch of wine and I am still confused on when and what yeast nutrients to add. In the first three batches of wine I just ran through the instructions the wine store gave...
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19 years ago
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Clear wine turning cloudy?
fairly new to wine making, so if the answer to this is obvious, please accept my apologies. I Have a blackberry wine that was perfectly clear but when racking it to a clean demijohn with a crushed...
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19 years ago
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Work out percentage alcohol (please help)
Hi all, Just made my first batch of wine. Can somebody please offer some advice. If I know the starting gravity (1080) and I know the final gravity (992) what is the equation to work out the...
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19 years ago
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chill haze in white wine
Hi folks, I am seeing something that I thought was really only a problem with beer making - specifically that when I put my 2003 French colombard in the fridge it gets cloudy. Just like a chill haze...
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19 years ago
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Island Mist - update
Hi all: I posted recently about an Island Mist kit I had recently done. It was a black raspberry merlot, and from a couple of tastings before I racked it, thought I had made a grave error in buying...
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19 years ago
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Niagra Mist fruit wine kit
I just finished off one of these kits, Peach Chardonnay. It tastes good, but instead of a nice alcoholic buzz, you get this weird listless, groggy feeling when drinking it. I tried it out on some...
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19 years ago
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How to sweeten and carbonate my cider
I've made sparkling apple cider twice before. I guess it's more like a champagne/wine than a cider, because I think they turned out to be about 11% alcohol or so. I took the pure juice and cut it with...
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20 years ago
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best way to make pear wine?
Hi, I'm going to receive a couple of bushels of pears from a friend in the fruit industry he says they're just about ready and ripe - they've been in deep cool storage. What's the best way to do them?...
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20 years ago
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Cranberry wine
I am looking for a tried and true recipe for cranberry wine. I am looking for someone who made and bottled it so you can tell me good or bad on what you did. Tom
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