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walnuts

Does anyone have a recipe involving walnuts and alcohol? Unfortunately I've missed the southern hemesphere season for n...

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posted by a

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Midwestern wine grapes

Greetings, this year I made wine for the first time (with juice) and it appears to have gone well (so far), thanks in p...

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posted by simy1

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Re: To cork or not to cork

> I kinda liked the look of the Zork corks.  But they are more expensive > than regular corks.  If I could find small q...

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posted by vicko_zoomba

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nitrogen systems for barrels

Does anyone know where I can purchase a nitrogen blanket system for a 59 gallon wine barrel? I will have a partially fi...

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posted by orlando.villella

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Re: Improving Body and Flavor

> > Joe Sallustio wrote: > > >> > > >>>> I've had a zin/merlot mix bulk aging in demi's and carboys (glass) for > >>>>...

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posted by joe_sallo

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Re: Elderberry Goo Residue Removel Help

> We have been making elderberry wine for years. This year we made another > 12 gallons. The big problem we have is cle...

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Re: How to ship my grapes cold?

> > > > > > > > > > > Living in Vancouver, BC, I've always had an easy time getting red wine > > > grapes from our loca...

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posted by joe_sallo

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Re: wine taste mystery too ripe or jammy

> On Jan 25, 12:00 pm, robert snipped-for-privacy@hotmail.com wrote: > > > By the way, have you taken a residual sugar...

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posted by joe_sallo

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Re: American Oak Staves Pre-Fermentation Or Post..?

> >> jim c wrote: >> > Hi, I wonder if anyone here can help. >> >> > I started 2 5 gallon batches of elderberry / black...

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posted by plehmann_21716

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Re: Wine is Sugary

> > > I did not add anything to the wine no yeast no chemicals > > none of that s*it. > > No wonder it's not working.  ...

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posted by doublesb

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Re: Suggestions welcome

I hit send and then thought about this other stuff. Not sure where you are on the BC coast. If possible, visit many sto...

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posted by stevew776***DROP*THIS***

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Re: Juice and yeast

A little anecdotal evidence about native yeast. My wine making partner and I have a tiny backyard vineyard east of San...

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posted by thatsnotmydog

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Re: Topping Off after Racking

> > > I'm a new winemaker and have a question about filling up the carboy > > after racking. The standard advice is to...

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posted by Dave

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Re: Store bought apple juice

> > Perhaps the brand I buy has a lot less sorbate than what's available > to you.  But I had no trouble in fermenting...

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posted by greg

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Re: vine pruning in winter

It doesn't seem to be a problem with your moderate winter temperatures. I don't even touch my vines until early april f...

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posted by doublesb

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