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Press technology - bladder still the best?

I've decided that this last harvest is the last one I am going to press by 'hand'. So I've been looking into presses -...
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posted by dtort
17 comments posted 21yrs posted by dtort

Temperature compensation for hydrometers

If anyone is interested I made a small Excel Sheet to calculate the Alcohol content after Brewing and temperature compe...
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posted by georgeadkins
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Cold stabilization

How long and at what temp should I cold stabilize. I imagine this will also help tartrate crystals from settling in the...
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posted by weez1959nospam
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by weez1959nospam

Effects of lower temperature fermantation?

What would be the effect on quality, flavor, essence (not on fermentation time - that horse is dead) from fermenting win...
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posted by rjwhite6
17 comments posted 21yrs posted by rjwhite6

Shiraz Crushendo

Now that I have started a shiraz Crushendo kit, what should I expect (after suitable patience and care), that I would no...
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posted by rjwhite6
9 comments posted 21yrs posted by rjwhite6

Alcohol Hydrometer

The following URL will take you to a web special sale for an alcohol hydrometer and test jar. The hydrometer measures b...
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posted by rdadams
21 comments posted 21yrs posted by rdadams

wierd floating stuff

I have some Elderberry wine that I started early september. I maxed the alcohol out on the yeast (about 18%) and it's t...
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posted by alien
6 comments posted 21yrs posted by alien

Re: The Office Memo

> I read the spell chequer poem and it put me in an odd joking mood. I know > this has nothing to do with wine. But I t...
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posted by gabrielo
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by gabrielo

Stuck?

I have a batch of Mint wine that I thought I'd try since I have half a rock garden full of the stuff. I steeped the min...
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posted by a
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Pumpkin Progress - with links to pics!

Well, here is an update on my pumpkin batches. I am including links to pics. They are interesting. This is what 17 lbs...
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posted by a
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by a

Could you help me out with a Survey?

Hello fellow wine makers. Could I get you to go to www.geocities.com/hijem and fill out the survey? It's not about wine...
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posted by hijem
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by hijem

new program for predicting wine acidity changes

I've been conversing with a gentleman from New Zealand, Dr. Johan Van Schalkwyk (a PhD chemist) for over a year now, an...
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posted by wiedenheftjh
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by wiedenheftjh

Wine kit instructions

I started off a Wine Art Chardonnay (1 gallon) kit a week or so ago, and it seems to have pretty much finished fermenti...
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posted by daif
5 comments posted 21yrs posted by daif