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Refractometer-where to buy?

Anyone know of a source for an inexpensive refractometer? Are they better than a conventional hygrometer?
5 comments posted 22yrs
posted by eyeclinic
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by eyeclinic

Port aging

Hi all a couple of questions on a Zinfandel port I made from last years harvest (grapes were 31 Brix when I started!) S...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by winemaker
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by winemaker

Liquid Oak advice???

Never used the bottled oak, I always used oak chips, how much should i use to get a slightly oak taste in 5gal carboy of...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by Vince
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by Vince

Vino-o-meter Troubles

Hi, trying to use one of these on a kit Reisling. I must be doing something really wrong because I can't get a reading...
5 comments posted 22yrs
posted by billg
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by billg

Lodi Cab Sauv is pink???

I finally took the bucket of Cab Sauv from Lodi off of its primary yesterday. It was pink! The color was about that of a...
21 comments posted 22yrs
posted by hawk
21 comments posted 22yrs posted by hawk

DAY 2

The Niagara is just going wild; fermentation like I haven't seen in ages!!! This may not be a complete disaster after al...
5 comments posted 22yrs
posted by BOB
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by BOB

0.1 vs 0.2

I ran out of 0.2 normal Sodium Hydroxide for my acid test kit, and ordered some from my preferred on-line supplier. My...
6 comments posted 22yrs
posted by bwesley7
6 comments posted 22yrs posted by bwesley7

Acid test sample dilution

I've collected about twenty-five different sets of instructions on how to perform an acid test to determine TA level. L...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by vje1
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by vje1

Other effects of H2S on wine except smell ?

Does the fact the yeast cells are deprived of nutrients (thus the smell) affect the quality of fermentation (chemical ba...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by fabio.ferrarini
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by fabio.ferrarini

Vintage wine cork press FA

Original vintage press for the pressing of corks prior to corking,decorated with vine leaves,pierced feet for attachmen...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by SarahMcx
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by SarahMcx

Best Bottle Filler - Filter system

I plan on bottling 40-50gals of wine each year. I usually let them age, and clear. I am interested in a bottle filler p...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by gregarpp
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by gregarpp

Help! I'm an idiot!

Never make wine when you are tired and not thinking well. I have a problem. I decided to make a Niagara, sweet and stro...
6 comments posted 22yrs
posted by BOB
6 comments posted 22yrs posted by BOB

downsides of Super-Kleer???

I read in one of the catalogues about the virtues of Super-Kleer (a combination of chitosan and kieselsol) as a fining...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by lg1111
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by lg1111