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Glucolytic Enzyme for Aromatic Wines

As a fan of rielsing, gewurztraminer and other aromatic wines, I've recently become aware of a glucolytic enzyme that i...
8 comments posted 22yrs
posted by glenduffNOSPAM
8 comments posted 22yrs posted by glenduffNOSPAM

Juice vs pulp for fruit wines

Hi all, I'm just interested in trying to get a consensus on whether most fruit winemakers here do juice or macerated (i...
23 comments posted 22yrs
posted by benrotter
23 comments posted 22yrs posted by benrotter

isinglass woes

Hi: I need some help on 2 Chardonnay kits that I fined 2 weeks ago with liquid isinglass. Nothing happened, they're as...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by dr_pp_
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by dr_pp_

Advice needed: Wine storage and floating lids

Hi, Im hoping somebody can point me in the right direction. I am looking for a floating lid fermenter to store wine aft...
9 comments posted 22yrs
posted by monkeybug07
9 comments posted 22yrs posted by monkeybug07

How do you prevent H2S from starting?

I have just had a batch of Riesling go all H2S on me, and I can't figure out why. I've read all the ways to fix it now...
6 comments posted 22yrs
posted by robert_woodard
6 comments posted 22yrs posted by robert_woodard

Brix 28.5?

First attempt at wine making. We bought 216 pounds of Californian Cabernet Franc grapes and crushed (discarding those w...
6 comments posted 22yrs
posted by smazur
6 comments posted 22yrs posted by smazur

Malolactic questions

I am doing my first Malolactic fermentation. It is on 6 gallons of Chardonnay, pail juice. I did the primary fermentati...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by sprebud
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by sprebud

Very acidic wine - solution?

I had a go at making my own pure grape juice wine a couple of weeks back. I have a reasonable amount of experience of m...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by nielsonj1976
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by nielsonj1976

Can I add mangos and bananas to wine ???

Is that possible ? And what about strawberries, pineapples and cocnuts? Please help!
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by netspider4
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by netspider4

I want to kick it up a notch..

I made 5gal of Blueberry wine this summer, it tastes a little flat on the dull side. What liq. can i add to it to give...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by Vince
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by Vince

Boohoo! :-(

1 Gallon of white just wasted :-( The wife hit the demijohn with a pan and broke it. Apparently it was my fault because...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by billg
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by billg

ethical green tea wine

OK here's my latest experiment while I wait for my pears to ripen. 16 teaspoons or teabags of Fair Trade Green Tea 250g...
11 comments posted 22yrs
posted by alien
11 comments posted 22yrs posted by alien

Copper tubing technique for H2S

Dear All I know that a lot of people recommend the copper tubing technique for H2S. Is there any problem in using this...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by REMOVETHISmcameron
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by REMOVETHISmcameron

Peach wine and MLF - do I need to stabilize?

I have a peach wine I'll be bottling in another month or so. I used ~80 grams of acid blend to bring the TA up on a 5 g...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by rd_perkins
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by rd_perkins