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Fining Sauvignon Blanc

I'm making a Sauvignon Blanc from frozen juice from Peter Brehm. All is good so far and am planning the fining, bentoni...
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posted by demersonbc
4 comments posted 21yrs posted by demersonbc

Bentaonite Clay Question

When you rehydrate you clay does it matter if you wine or water and do you have to let it sit for 24 hours or can you a...
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posted by jkr
6 comments posted 21yrs posted by jkr

New store post?

I hate spam as much as anyone, and realizing that newsgroups are for non-commercial posts I thought I would ask first s...
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posted by jim
4 comments posted 21yrs posted by jim

Tartaric Acid Question

Recently I had California juice at 0.3 TA, and wanted to raise it to 0.65 TA. I read several books and found a consiste...
1 comments posted 21yrs
posted by ebayr
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by ebayr

Sulfites for sanitation

Every fall I use to get some kind of chest colds. Usually it took a month before it cleared away. The fall of -03 was t...
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posted by sgbrix
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by sgbrix

Wine Expert White Merlot

I have a WineExpert (nee BrewKing) white merlot kit in the primary. Anybody have any advice for how to get the most out...
5 comments posted 21yrs
posted by george.stachnik
5 comments posted 21yrs posted by george.stachnik

fining trials

I've been reluctant to do bench fining trials up to this point, mainly because most of my batches are exactly 6 gals in...
4 comments posted 21yrs
posted by dr_pp_
4 comments posted 21yrs posted by dr_pp_

Is idophor okay for sanitizing?

Is it okay to use idophor to sanitize for wine making? I have a gallon of it I use for sanitization when brewing beer.
5 comments posted 21yrs
posted by familysailor
5 comments posted 21yrs posted by familysailor

Racking

Hi All First batch. Started with home pressed apple juice. Moved it from primary fermentation to a glass jug when SG wa...
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posted by kiavan02
8 comments posted 21yrs posted by kiavan02

Sodium Benzoate or Potassium Sorbate

SWMBO likes the blackberry sligtly sweeten. Just enough to smooth it a bit. So I need to stabilize and sweeten some bef...
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posted by midnight
4 comments posted 21yrs posted by midnight

Chateau Trailer Park

Dick, have you ever posted your "Chateau de Trailer Park" recipe here? I saw it in rec.crafts.meadmaking. If so, I am c...
6 comments posted 21yrs
posted by rdadams
6 comments posted 21yrs posted by rdadams

Sulphur replacement (No sulphites allowed)

Hey all. Family member is allergic to sulphites. what can I use instead of Campden tabs and metabisulphite?
4 comments posted 21yrs
posted by jewelspaquette
4 comments posted 21yrs posted by jewelspaquette

Vines for Austin

Dear fellow winers Can I get a recommend for vines and rootstocks for Austin Texas or more specifically Dripping Spring...
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posted by c_c_dumas
5 comments posted 21yrs posted by c_c_dumas