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Wine Filters

Am I to understand that a good wine filter such as the Boun types will eliminate the need for clearing the wine, that t...
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posted by mdginzo
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Fortifying concord wine with brandy

Has anyone ever fortified a rather flat concord wine with brandy? I checked the archives but I don't find anything pert...
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posted by pdndr
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Using innert gas in a large head space

This topic comes up fairly frequently. I would like to throw out two issues I have with using gas to top up. Comments w...
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posted by gsinews
13 comments posted 20yrs posted by gsinews

Acetic in barrel

I've got an apparently acetified wine in a barrel right now. Is this something that will ruin the barrel permanently, or...
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posted by pheron
9 comments posted 20yrs posted by pheron

Peanut brew?

Here's something bizzare I heard today. I was at my local homebrew store, and the woman there said that a man who bough...
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posted by Spam
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by Spam

Sparkling Cider

I have a small batch of apple cider going. Brought it up to 1.095 w/ corn sugar. Want to make it sparkling. The questio...
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posted by sebdesn
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by sebdesn

To top up?

Hi, I'm making my first batch of wine and I have question. I'm using a Wine Expert Rioja kit that will make 6 gallons....
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posted by john.lemaux
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by john.lemaux

Freeze distilling. Good idea or bad idea?

Hi all. Never posted here before. I started off making beer, but found wine so much more interesting. Anyhow, I was won...
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posted by Spam
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by Spam

Anougher wood chip question.

This is my first year of making wine. The wine is from a grape vine of what seems to be a cross between Isabella and Co...
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posted by roy
9 comments posted 20yrs posted by roy

Wood Chips Added Before or After Fermentation?

Recently this topic has been discussed here, and a number of people were of the opinion that adding the chips before wa...
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posted by mtmowl
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by mtmowl

Stabilizing Wine Question

I have just started making wines after several years of beer making. So am new to it. I am wondering though about stabi...
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posted by gemerynospam
7 comments posted 20yrs posted by gemerynospam

Black Raspberry - ready to bottle?

All, I started a black raspberry early this past January. It has been bulk ageing since February. It was originally ver...
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posted by mecarey1
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by mecarey1

What's the verdict on........

....the new high-end red wine kits?the ones that include a package of grapeskins.Has anyone had a chance to make and sa...
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posted by jomuam
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by jomuam

screw caps

How do screw caps do for longer term storage/bottle aging..... compared to cork? Yeah, I know they don't allow for the...
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posted by n5odj
21 comments posted 20yrs posted by n5odj

What is this crust at the bottom of the carboy ??

Just did final (hopefully) rack of grape wine made from home grown grapes. SG is .994,, wine clear with no off odors. H...
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posted by helenacrawford
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by helenacrawford