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Storing your pile of bottled wine

I'm finally working up a wine surplus now and have to think of better storage than, say, keeping the bottles in boxes u...
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posted by rockobonaparte
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by rockobonaparte

finishing a cellar classic cab sauv kit - question

I received a cellar classic cab sauv kit from someone who bought it with great intentions, but it never got made. I fer...
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posted by ricardov63
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by ricardov63

Fining before fermenting?

I'm making a second bath of Sumac wine. The first batch turned out ok, and I'm not real sure what caused the smell (per...
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posted by StillAwake
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by StillAwake

Help - Grande Maison Reserve Wine Kit

http://www.diamalt.co.uk/reserve.htm I have started a five gallon Sauvignon Blanc kit which has been fermenting for jus...
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posted by Mike
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by Mike

Chateau Burbank

Hi Tom, I was just browsing through and was reading your website. Are you decribing a woman or a wine on the back label...
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posted by JF
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by JF

I know this is winemaking but....

I make wine, my husband makes beer. I just bought one of those soda making extracts for the kids. I've been assured tha...
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posted by tessamess67
7 comments posted 20yrs posted by tessamess67

Puzzled Newbie

Hi Folks, I am a new wine maker and this summer have started some blackcurrant wine, 5 gallons in 5 demijohns. The wine...
7 comments posted 20yrs
posted by bri
7 comments posted 20yrs posted by bri

PA question

I just started making from scratch this year after years of using kits. Frequntly when I perform my first rack, even if...
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posted by snpforwine
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by snpforwine

Finding a cause.

I made my first batch of wine this season. I made it from a grape vine in my yard. The grapes may be a cross between Is...
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posted by roy
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by roy

Turbo Apple Cider

I just tasted my apple cider that has been fermenting with turbo yeast about 3 weeks now. I didn't expect ,much, but it...
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posted by mdginzo
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by mdginzo

Frozen Fruit Suppliers in the UK?

I am interested in making country wines. I had a go at plum (only a gallon) but it proved rather insipid. It tastes lik...
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posted by brewer
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by brewer

Succanat Sugar?

Anyone in here use Succanat sugar for wines? How about Maple Sugar? Think there are two others I'm forgetting. Just cur...
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posted by <jsprague5
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by <jsprague5

Acetic Wine

I have a friend that owns a relatively new winery. He is growing several varieties common to the Midwest, one of which...
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posted by b
9 comments posted 20yrs posted by b

sweetening cider

My recipe for hard cider is this: 5 -6 gallons of apple cider 5 pounds of brown sugar a little bit of honey champagne y...
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posted by nospam
14 comments posted 20yrs posted by nospam

Carboy Wine Level Indicator

Does anyone know of a product that can be applied to the outside of a carboy (i.e. sticker, rub on, overlay, etc) to in...
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posted by nospam
20 comments posted 20yrs posted by nospam