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winemaking questions...

Hi all, I'm a complete newbie to winemaking and had a couple of questions. I am moving into a new house soon and as par...
9 comments posted 22yrs
posted by bearontheweb-mb
9 comments posted 22yrs posted by bearontheweb-mb

How to stop fermentation

My wine has been bubbling away since last autumn. It is still bubbling away. How do I know when to stop it fermenting a...
5 comments posted 22yrs
posted by serenity
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by serenity

Sugar - to invert or not to invert

When making country wines, should I used inverted sugar or is it only important depending on the yeast I use?
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by adam.lang
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by adam.lang

honey mead

I am looking for a honey mead recipe. Any help appreciated. thanks.
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by kazco
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by kazco

Cool Kit Ferment

I am trying an experiment by comparing two Pinot Gris kits side by side. One in a Bolero Kit and the other is a Cellar...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by demersonbc
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by demersonbc

Ways to extract from fruits

Reading through a variety of recipes, there are a variety of ways to extract the juice you need to ferment. Some have y...
14 comments posted 22yrs
posted by <no>
14 comments posted 22yrs posted by <no>

Pear Wine

I have an Anjou Pear wine (from Jack's site) that I bottled last year and we opened one and it turned out really nice!...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by weez1959nospam
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by weez1959nospam

Sweet Cyser

So I made a cyser out of store bought unclear apple cider and some honey.. I pitched it over 4 months ago, and it went...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by liquidgroovexxxspam
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by liquidgroovexxxspam

HWBTA amateur winemaking competition

2004 HWBTA International Amateur Wine Competition --------------------------------------------------------- The deadlin...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by dan-temp101
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by dan-temp101

5 gallon keg and Argon for wine storage?

Hello, I was thinking about using a 5 gallon soda keg to store my wine when the volume is less than I can put in one of...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by aparedez
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by aparedez

quick question

Is it possible to use the same primary fermentation vessel and carboy to make beer after using it to make wine (or visa...
5 comments posted 22yrs
posted by ffg1
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by ffg1

Avocado wine?

I was just sitting at my desk and thinking about avocados (!) when it occured to me to wonder if anybody had ever tried...
6 comments posted 22yrs
posted by matthewshepherd
6 comments posted 22yrs posted by matthewshepherd

funky odor to a chambourcin?

I made a batch of chambourcin from local Maryland grapes last year, and it had a funky, barnyard type smell...not at al...
15 comments posted 22yrs
posted by lg1111
15 comments posted 22yrs posted by lg1111

Second hand Stainless Steel Tanks in France

Dear all I live in the Burgundy region in France and I am looking for suppliers of second hand stainless steel tanks. T...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by mcameron
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by mcameron