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Cynthiana

Thanks to all for great info. Dick
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posted by hekdic
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Forgot to add pot meta - problem?

NG, I'm making blueberry wine from frozen fruit. I thawed it out, added sugar, water, yeast nutrient, pectic enzyme, an...
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posted by winemaker
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Cynthiana

I've been making fruit wines for some time but don't have much experience with grapes. What are the ways to deal with hi...
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posted by hekdic
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racked unnecessarily?

I racked my frist kit wine yesterday and was a little suprised. As a brewer, I was used to seeing yeast settled in the...
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posted by duchockm
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Getting started(Please help)

Hi folks My wife and I have enjoyed wine tasting in the past and we frequent many wineries. How can I get started making...
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posted by calaghan
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Oak chip question

If I was to add oak chips during primary fermentation how much would I add per 100 lbs. of grapes?
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posted by jimrobertson
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Wine Kit Question

The kit that I am currently making says to add the sorbate and metabisulfite on Day 18 when the specific gravity is .99...
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posted by Josy.Cotter
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Pinot Gris and 58W3 yeast

I'm making a Pinot Gris this year, first time, and my supplier, Bosa Grape, recommended I use an Alsace yeast 58W3. I d...
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posted by demersonbc
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Cynthiana

I live in north Alabama, on a hill just 30 miles from the Tennessee line.
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posted by hekdic
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Question about NaOH that comes with TA kits

I have one of those inexpensive kits for measuring TA. It came with a bottle of 0.2N NaOH. I know that NaOH loses stren...
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posted by igorcarajo
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No bottle stability

Made a Merlot in a 6 gallon carboy. Used bentonite for hot stability during fermentation. Racked. Then chilled it for 2...
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posted by adrai1
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Acid & Ph?

Which one should be favored, % acid or Ph. Lets say you had a choice between a .75% acid with a Ph of 2.6 or an acid of...
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posted by cr-nospam-hoff
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I need help on how to use a pen-type pH meter

Hi. I just bought a pen-type pH meter. It doesn't say what brand it is anywhere, but the model is PH-03(I). Anyway, the...
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posted by igorcarajo
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Water Quality?

My orange-tangerine must doesn't want to ferment. The SG is 1.090 and the acid is .60%. It started once and then it loo...
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posted by cr-nospam-hoff
12 comments posted 20yrs posted by cr-nospam-hoff

Mosti Mondiale Wine Kit

I started my first kit last night. Over the past few years I have just used fresh grapes, but this year I did not have...
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posted by Philip.Monte
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