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Filtering wine?

I have been thinking about getting a Buon Vino Mini-Jet Filter. Can someone who has used this give some feedback about...
12 comments posted 22yrs
posted by nospame
12 comments posted 22yrs posted by nospame

A tale of acid, MLF, and What do I do Now?

In a previous post I mentioned that I had incorrectly measured TA because I used .1N NaOH in a TA test where I should h...
16 comments posted 22yrs
posted by dtort
16 comments posted 22yrs posted by dtort

making white wine out of Grenache

I've heard of French white grenaches, but I always thought they were a specific grenache blanc variety. Our local distr...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by lg1111
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by lg1111

Primary fermentation not starting?

Hi everyone. First some background. I crushed 3 cases of merlot and 3 cases of cab sauv. The contents are mixed in 2 pl...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by fdl1313
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by fdl1313

Adding acid post fermentation?

Hi All, I have a nice cabernet going in carboys now (30 gallons), and though the PH/TA levels seemed OK prior to fermen...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by bonaquisti
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by bonaquisti

Green Taste

We are making Zinfandel from fresh grapes and we used a milk crate to de-stem the grapes, we crushed them, fermented an...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by reich7
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by reich7

Cassis or any other suggestions

My wife and I operate a small black currant farm in Ontario. Needles to say we have a few currants left over that I usu...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by camelot.1cwq8l
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by camelot.1cwq8l

Pitching yeast

After racking off the heavy lees, I pitched D-254 into my sauvignon blanc. The yeast has been in refrigeration for a ye...
12 comments posted 22yrs
posted by joe.giller
12 comments posted 22yrs posted by joe.giller

Cooling during fermentation

I am very (very!) new at home winemaking so I am trying to think ahead and prepare myself. I would like to make a recip...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by joemilien
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by joemilien

Sweet Riesling - Whoa!

Just started a Riesling this aft. SG @ 1.013 surprised me. This baby'll be hot if it ferments dry. I intend to finish t...
5 comments posted 22yrs
posted by C2H5OHeart
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by C2H5OHeart

Niagara Juice

Does anyone know of quality sources of Grape juice in the Niagara Falls Canada Area ?
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by bh1852
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by bh1852

concord problem

I just started a batch of concord wine using 1/2 tsp pectic enzyme, 1 tsp nutrient and one campden tablet per gal. Adde...
5 comments posted 22yrs
posted by ishiski
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by ishiski

Oak essence, anyone use it?

I got some of this stuff yesterday while at the LHBS. There was a guy there with a few bottles of his Merlot that won s...
19 comments posted 22yrs
posted by nospame
19 comments posted 22yrs posted by nospame

Headache?

Does homemade wine tend to give a headache more offen than commercial wine? If so, why?
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by fkluttz
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by fkluttz