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Cane girdler damage

A good 3/4 of my 2nd year vinifera have been damaged by cane girdlers. Really sucks because it's an obvious setback to...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by kapna
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by kapna

are brix and SG

directly correlate-able? is one preferable to the other in certain instances?
8 comments posted 22yrs
posted by sevenoutpinball
8 comments posted 22yrs posted by sevenoutpinball

Welchs Concord Grape Juice Concentrate

I have been given some of this, 12 cans to be exact. Can a decent wine be made from this? I see Jack K has a concentrat...
5 comments posted 22yrs
posted by swinton.dk
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by swinton.dk

FA: Thomas Vineyards wineglass and opener

historic Thomas Vineyards souvenir wineglass and opener from "California's Oldest Winery", established in 1839: http://c...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by nobody
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by nobody

nectarine Wine and Island Mist kits

It's been a long time since I've been able to check in here. I figured I'd let you folks know what I've been up to, at...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by gsmith81
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by gsmith81

besides alcohol

and carbon dioxide being made by the yeast, what other reactions occur during fermentation?
8 comments posted 22yrs
posted by sevenoutpinball
8 comments posted 22yrs posted by sevenoutpinball

Oops, I see lees in my bottles...

Well, somehow I managed to not get all the lees out of my beautiful peach wine before bottling. I usually bottle one bo...
11 comments posted 22yrs
posted by stilettorain
11 comments posted 22yrs posted by stilettorain

Semi-synthetic cork

Anyone heard of the Nova-cork closure that is a semi-synthetic cork ? They look a bit similar to the Altec but only see...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by s.mailloux
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by s.mailloux

Strong grapefruit like smell on chardonnay.

Anyone ever experience a strong grapefruit like smell on white wine????? I thought non-volitile acid was ordorless but...
8 comments posted 22yrs
posted by doublesb
8 comments posted 22yrs posted by doublesb

question on topping up

I just finished racking 2 carboys of red wine and have none available to top up with and would like to top them without...
10 comments posted 22yrs
posted by president
10 comments posted 22yrs posted by president

Electronic winemaking log

I am looking for a freeware or shareware electronic winemaking log. Preferably a windows program. I haven't had any luc...
6 comments posted 22yrs
posted by martin
6 comments posted 22yrs posted by martin

oechsle and sugar

Has anyone a reliable source where I can find out how many grams of sugar a liquid contains at certain oechsle like 70?...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by ed.montforts
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by ed.montforts

rhubarb wine......

Hi.....I've started rhubarb wine for the first time in 20 years......using this for a recipe..... http://winemaking.jac...
7 comments posted 22yrs
posted by jomuam
7 comments posted 22yrs posted by jomuam

forgot oak in secondary, now how long?

I managed to miss the oak when I racked my Cab Sauv (Mondi?) to the secondary. Of course, I've discovered this about a...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by hawk
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by hawk

Costco/Sam's Club Cheap Wine Kits-Results

Several months ago there was a discussion about cheap Costco/Sam's Club type kits and I said would post some results—so...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by insprucegrove
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by insprucegrove