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accuracy of initial readings

Measuring the SG and the TA of a fresh red must had always given me problems. I presume that this is because the juice...
14 comments posted 21yrs
posted by lg1111
14 comments posted 21yrs posted by lg1111

Can you add to much acid?

I started my first batch from concentrate, before I added the yeast I did an acid test. It was low so I added some acid...
8 comments posted 21yrs
posted by conboss
8 comments posted 21yrs posted by conboss

Grape recommendations in central Texas?

Hi, I live outside Austin, TX. This winter/spring I want to plant grapevines to make red dry table wine. I'd like to pl...
11 comments posted 21yrs
posted by igorcarajo
11 comments posted 21yrs posted by igorcarajo

MLF and OAK chips.............

Once again its that time of year again, and once again I have a question for the sages. I have a 6 gallon pail of must...
1 comments posted 21yrs
posted by ineedabiggaboat
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by ineedabiggaboat

Bottling white wines

How soon do people bottle whites? I have a kit wine and it's saying to bottle here in another week or two. That would m...
5 comments posted 21yrs
posted by mphee
5 comments posted 21yrs posted by mphee

Stavin Beans

How many times can these be used? I bought some french oak beans and was going to use them soon. Can they only be used...
2 comments posted 21yrs
posted by mphee
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by mphee

Finished wine staining bottles.

In the past I have been ocassionally plagued by this and are currently having the following problem. I made a batch of...
5 comments posted 21yrs
posted by dcanning
5 comments posted 21yrs posted by dcanning

drawing the water from the airlock.

I'm making plum wine and it seems that my wine stopped fermenting and is drawing in the water from the airlock. Is this...
3 comments posted 21yrs
posted by james
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by james

Wine Barrel Rack

I can't seem to find a wine barrel rack for 55L. Does someone have a design they can share? Also can a wine barrel be st...
7 comments posted 21yrs
posted by pinodiuva
7 comments posted 21yrs posted by pinodiuva

Oak-Mor Experience?

Instead of oak chips, I have some plain and toasted Oak-Mor Granular oak preparation for adding some oak flavor to my w...
2 comments posted 21yrs
posted by plmarkovic
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by plmarkovic

Crabapple Puzzle

I made a crabapple wine using the recipe on Jack Keller's website two years ago. I sweetened the wine to taste and adju...
1 comments posted 21yrs
posted by ajrawls
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by ajrawls

Tests to help replicate a batch?

Just unearthed a bottle of 1968 strawberry, made from a recipe in an old kitchen winemaking book (Roate?). Expected it...
1 comments posted 21yrs
posted by j.wetmore
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by j.wetmore

Are these juice pH and TA levels acceptable?

Yesterday I drove 1 1/2 hours to get juice, but came home empty when I read the following numbers: Isabella Blackberry:...
7 comments posted 21yrs
posted by DUSTkapna
7 comments posted 21yrs posted by DUSTkapna

Oak Elderberry Wine?

Hi: Just started 2 gallons of elderberry wine from wild elderberries picked here in Oregon (blue, or dark blue with a w...
5 comments posted 21yrs
posted by midnight
5 comments posted 21yrs posted by midnight