Winemaking Craft Forum

Cleaning a wooden ratchett basket press

This past year, I managed to ruin my wooden basket press. I'm not sure what I used on it (sulfite?, one-step?, chlorox?...

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posted by lg1111

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Re: Will Coppock Wins Intel-COSMOS Promising Young Scientist Award!

> >> >>> >>> >>>> Will Rogers Coppock received a full >>>> scholarship to "COSMOS" a University of >>>> California summ...

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posted by its

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Wine Logs

As many of you regulars know, I am very new to winemaking. And as such, I read, I listen to you all, and I try new thin...

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posted by Wayne.A.Harris

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Carboy Cleaning

I have 2 new carboys in my collection that i just bought. They are used and are really really really nasty. They have c...

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posted by Wayne.A.Harris

13 comments posted 18yrs posted by Wayne.A.Harris

need a cheap filter

My plums do not look like they are clearing, even though every time I rack there is sediment. in looking at filters I s...

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posted by tater1337

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making wine or port from raisined zinfandel

I recently started a batch of frozen zinfandel grapes that I intend to make into a port. Unfortunately (or maybe fortun...

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posted by lg1111

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Grapes for Sale

I have more grapes than I can process this year. I have lots of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Merlot, Riesling, Cab Franc, Ca...

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posted by victoriacreek

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Cell Phone Or Blackberry?.(accessory blackberry pearl)

accessory blackberry pearl, When considering whether to purchase a cell phone or a blackberry, one of the most importan...

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posted by accessory.blackberry.pear

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Foam top

Kit wines from Concentrate. While there is no "cap" to punch down during primary fermentation, does it make any sense to...

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posted by Wayne.A.Harris

3 comments posted 18yrs posted by Wayne.A.Harris

Elderberry Website

Here's a link to a website with a lot of excellent advice about making elderberry wines: http://www.geocities.com/wvmoun...

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posted by Pavel314

12 comments posted 18yrs posted by Pavel314

Basket Press vs Crusher

I have not searched the archives of this group, apologies if this has been covered. I have neither a Crusher/de-stemmer...

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posted by Wayne.A.Harris

7 comments posted 18yrs posted by Wayne.A.Harris

Online Winemaker Log

I just completed a new online winemakers log application. It has some great features like the ability to choose whether...

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posted by ceshelman.227dd48

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Finning Wine

I have some white wine sitting in a 23 liter carboid and lees has settled in the bottom. I would like to add some finni...

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posted by jimrobertson

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new to google groups

hi as an avid wine maker with my partner its good to see some like minded people on the net have been brewing for 20 od...

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posted by nepatha

4 comments posted 18yrs posted by nepatha

Alcohol Refractometer

While looking for a Brix refractometer, I saw several listings for an alcohol refractometer - some even specifically me...

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posted by shbailey

2 comments posted 18yrs posted by shbailey