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Wine test methods

I went to test my wine for ML completion the other day, and found my developing solvent had gone bad. Bummer, and no on...
3 comments posted 21yrs
posted by robert_woodard
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by robert_woodard

low Sg in red wine kits....aroma

Hi.... I too have noticed low SG in red wine kits.....as alcohol vapor would carry with it aroma, would it not follow t...
2 comments posted 21yrs
posted by jomuam
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by jomuam

To filter or not to filter

Hi all, I am new to the wine making community and have a question (actually I have a million questions but for now, jus...
8 comments posted 21yrs
posted by reidkon
8 comments posted 21yrs posted by reidkon

Cold stabilization device

Hello All It’s April and there is wine to be cold stabilized. I was thinking of building a box out of 4” foam board to...
5 comments posted 21yrs
posted by cinfran5
5 comments posted 21yrs posted by cinfran5

air lock came out

Help I had a air lock come out of a 5 gal. carboy some how. For how long I do not know maybe as much as 3-4 days. Is thi...
13 comments posted 21yrs
posted by jmoyer
13 comments posted 21yrs posted by jmoyer

promoting noble rot

Has anyone ever promoted noble rot for your vines? If so, was it successful? What did you do? Some professional vineyar...
4 comments posted 21yrs
posted by thunter
4 comments posted 21yrs posted by thunter

Another source for Maple Syrup

I have been making Maple Mead and Maple Wine from Vermont Grade A Maple Syrup from Northeast Maple Products in Derby Li...
1 comments posted 21yrs
posted by rdadams
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by rdadams

Extended maseration and ML question

I have 4 plastic fermenters each with 400 lbs of must in my garage in front of a heater. I added the ML at the end of f...
4 comments posted 21yrs
posted by jkr
4 comments posted 21yrs posted by jkr

Fizzy red wine ...

Nitrogen ? CO2 ? Although I don't notice it my wife, and several others, have commented that my wine "tastes" fizzy. Lo...
4 comments posted 21yrs
posted by rbdahlquist
4 comments posted 21yrs posted by rbdahlquist

Alcohol content

I am not a new winemaker, but not a total rookie either. Probably 15 or 20 batches to my credit, on my own or with my b...
6 comments posted 21yrs
posted by rgjgilbe
6 comments posted 21yrs posted by rgjgilbe

Fining with diatomaceous earth

I was reading about fining agents and noticed that 'Sparkolloid' is diatomaceous earth. I have used diatom powder (a hi...
3 comments posted 21yrs
posted by wagner
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by wagner

plastic bottles, hygiene and coffeewine

Hello, My father recently passed away and when we went up to his house to clean up we found a lot of tools to make wine...
3 comments posted 21yrs
posted by jabadabadoe
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by jabadabadoe

Fortified Blueberry Wine

Would anyone have a recipe for fortified blueberry wine?
0 comments posted 21yrs
posted by jkr
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by jkr

Barrel problems....

Well, I filled up the barrel with wine... However, I am a bit concerned...Yesterday when I got home from work the barre...
5 comments posted 21yrs
posted by infernot
5 comments posted 21yrs posted by infernot

sg dropped too fast?

Hi all! You seem to be having so much fun that I decided to join in! So about 8 weeks ago I started making wine. I've g...
16 comments posted 21yrs
posted by tovaryn
16 comments posted 21yrs posted by tovaryn