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Pruning of vines
Hello winemakers! I'm a brewer who wants to experiment with a mondo grapevine I have in my back yard. It needs some serious pruning (it's pulling the fence over!) and I notice that all the leaves are...
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Biltmore Estates Winery (near Ashville NC)
I made a holiday trip with family to see the Biltmore Estates just outside of Ashville, North Carolina ... the Biltmore Estates is a European-style chateau built by the Vanderbilt's in the 1800's....
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Watermelon Wine Update
Started it three Tuesdays ago this coming TUesday. Clearing up well with Sparkollois and doesn't taste bad yet. Alas, it really has no taste at all. Tastes like fermented water. Besides some kind of...
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Heavy & Light
With the same grape or juice, if one wanted to make a wine heavy or light (more body or less body) what would they do different. Am gettin ready to bottle a Cab and it seems light. Thanls Crhoff
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Limoncello recipe
This is how I made a batch, I hear better vodka makes a difference but can't seem to believe that given the amount of sugar and lemon overtones... Limoncello recipe Rev 1 Starting point: 750 ml 100...
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Understanding Wine Technology; David Bird
I picked a copy of this up and would recommend it to the group. My background is electronics with an emphasis on intrumentation and control so am comfortable with hardware but get a little (read a...
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Pectolase
Does anyone know the optimum temperature for the operation of pectolase enzyme? TIA, Sam.
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Riesling (Calif to German)- Question
Hi .. new to this group, I've a question if I may .. For a number of years I've used concentrates to make a German Riesling or German Riesling type white wine. I like the taste. Now I use grape juice,...
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dried/fresh fruit (elderberry) conversion
Does anyone know or know of the conversion rate for fresh to dried fruit? Like, how many pounds of grapes go into a pound of raisins? I am looking spoecifically for elderberry (I have fresh, but a...
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what next...
Hi all from snowy Finland... First time wine maker. Got about 23 liters in a bucket, mostly from grapes with about 1.5 kilograms of crabapples mixed in. Fermentation seemed to go very well but the...
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Bottling temperature
Hello At this time of year my wine cellar is very cold. (5C/42F) Is this too cold to bottle. Should I move the DJ out and let it warm up before bottling. Or can I just leave a little more ullage so...
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Sodium Hydroxide acid testing
I have 1/5N NaHO solution. The test with the pH meter call for 1/10 (0.10) solution. Can I use the 1/5? I assume I can. Would I double the result?
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Sodium Hydroxide and Acid testing
I have 1/5N NaOH. If I use it to test acid using a ph meter do I double the reading? I plan on buying some 1/10, but for the time being...
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Uh oh
I was gonna bottle my gallon of apple wine and when I had a little taste, it tastes like campden tablet! what happened?
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What are you having for Christmas
It is that time of year. What are you having for Christmas? I am serving: 2004 Niagara/Huajillo Pyment semi-dry 2003 Christmas Cranberry semi-dry (Jack's Recipe) 2002 Merlot/Cabernet Sauvignon Blend...
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