Winemaking Craft Forum

Racking Question

Hi, I'm making a Wine Expert Rioja kit and I have a question. According to the directions, Step 3 calls for stabilising...

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posted by john.lemaux

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Sur Lies?

What exactly does this do it a wine? I saw one post that said a "Yeasty flavor". I didn't think you wanted that?

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posted by mphee

10 comments posted 20yrs posted by mphee

Fining with both + and - agents.

I don't ask many questions on this newsgroup but I ALWAYS read the postings EVERYDAY and greatly appreciate the efforts...

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posted by trapbum

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MY SUMMER TOMATO WINE

i made 5 gallons of tomato wine back in the summer,july. said id update you on it.at the 3 month mark it was prett nast...

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posted by ds549

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Floor corker malfunctioning

I have an Italian floor corker that when compressing a cork one of the irises opens up a 1/16" or so which leaves a cre...

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posted by itzmine

8 comments posted 20yrs posted by itzmine

Why Water?

Many of the wine recipes I see start with juice and ask you to add water to top off. Why use water? Why not use juice?...

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posted by mdginzo

5 comments posted 20yrs posted by mdginzo

Family winery off to big start

Family winery off to big start StoneBrook is cranking By Mike Rutledge Enquirer staff writer CAMP SPRINGS - For five ye...

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posted by garrison

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Synthetic corks

Do the synthetic corks that are now being used by many wine manufacturers seal bottles better the same or worse than rea...

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posted by cr-nospam-hoff

10 comments posted 20yrs posted by cr-nospam-hoff

Old fashioned wine making.

Folks, Just thought I'd share an old family recipe for step-by-step winemaking (with pictures). My dad was an Italian i...

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posted by jmurtari

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Recycling Used Wine Bottles

Hello, I have a lot of used wine bottles sitting around and I'm trying to come up with various craft ideas to do with t...

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posted by freakoftheweek0000

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Re: cloudy gift

Hello, While I am thankful and appreciative for this Christmas gift, the idea of drinking cloudy, sediment laced wine,...

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posted by ask4it

7 comments posted 20yrs posted by ask4it

Making base wine for sparkling red.

Greetings and Happy New Year. Who has a hangover? I rather enjoy sparkling red wines, especially those made from shiraz...

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posted by iian56572

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Yeast for Wheat and Barley Wines

In the coming month I plan on trying Jack's recipes for Barley and Wheat wines(Actually, to be technical, believe both...

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posted by <jsprague5

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Frozen fruit

I'm supposed to pick up about 50 pounds of frozen grapes (in a bunch of 1-gallon zip-lock bags) from a neighbor sometim...

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posted by bwesley8

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Bottle Shock

What does it taste like? I have some Pinot Grigio I bottled on 11/20. Tried some tonight and it doesn't taste right. Kin...

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posted by mphee

15 comments posted 20yrs posted by mphee