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Pasteurizing wine

I'm getting into making sake and one thing that is suggested is pasteurizing it (heat to 160 F and hold for a few minut...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by jjgz
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by jjgz

Soaking the Oak

Who soaks and who doesn't. I usually don't, however, I'm fixin' to add to a bulk aged Shiraz thats a little too berry a...
8 comments posted 22yrs
posted by nospamMCBORUM
8 comments posted 22yrs posted by nospamMCBORUM

grape fruit wine - question

i recently started work on a grapefruit wine using a recipe from jack kellers webpage and followed the directions fully...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by president
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by president

Re: Specific Gravity - Primary Fermentation

Newbe question - I'm making wine for the first time using a wine kit and after reading some of the posts here, I'm not...
7 comments posted 22yrs
posted by sweetlovin2day
7 comments posted 22yrs posted by sweetlovin2day

Aquarium heater in my primary...

Following the good advice found on this NG, I went out and invested in an aquarium heater for my primary. Cheaper than...
11 comments posted 22yrs
posted by matthewshepherd
11 comments posted 22yrs posted by matthewshepherd

primary fermenters and plastic

I was always curious. Why do we use plastic for primary fermenters and glass for secondaries?
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by adam.lang
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by adam.lang

Re: Marrow wine R2

Marrow rum (2) 1 large ripe marrow 1 orange 1/2 oz baker's yeast A ripe marrow with a tough skin should be used.Cut off...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by stephen71073511
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by stephen71073511

CO2

I'm still learning how to make wine from kits. I have a chianti in a carboy with airlock that I started in October. Whe...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by dave41616
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by dave41616

Noobie over the edge?

Hello: 10gal. of 3 different wines going and can't wait for the strawberrys and rhubarb to come along. I look in vacant...
12 comments posted 22yrs
posted by midnight
12 comments posted 22yrs posted by midnight

Controling the Temp.

Hello, I am new here, but I have been reading for a few weeks now.... I am just looking at getting starting making some...
11 comments posted 22yrs
posted by <not
11 comments posted 22yrs posted by <not

screw cap bottles

I have some really nice screw cap bottles from scotch and tequilla. They're definitley not traditional wine bottles, bu...
8 comments posted 22yrs
posted by nospam
8 comments posted 22yrs posted by nospam

cc / ml ???

Is there an appreciable difference between cc and ml ? My acid test kit contains a 12cc and 20cc syringe. Instructions...
49 comments posted 22yrs
posted by rbdahlquist
49 comments posted 22yrs posted by rbdahlquist

Re: Dandelion Wine Recipe Wanted...

I have this old English recipie you might like. 2 Pints fresh dandelion flowers 1 Pint white grape juice concentrate 2...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by xolox
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by xolox

Lysozyme and fining

I made a ML-fermentation on a 100 L batch of wine. After completion I added lysozyme (and som sulphite) to stabilize th...
5 comments posted 22yrs
posted by karljk
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by karljk