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Adding Acid

In my continuing quest to kill this batch of wine, I have messed up the acid balance. Here is the story: I have a 5 gal...
17 comments posted 18yrs
posted by Wayne.A.Harris
17 comments posted 18yrs posted by Wayne.A.Harris

low SG

I am making a red wine kit. I have followed the kit instructions to the letter. After stabilisation my SG is only 0.900...
11 comments posted 18yrs
posted by thekanes
11 comments posted 18yrs posted by thekanes

Bottles explode during corking, Help

I have a portuguese floor corker. It works great with natural corks. I fill the bottle and allow excess wine to squirt...
20 comments posted 18yrs
posted by andiez
20 comments posted 18yrs posted by andiez

high end red wine kits

Anyone done any of the new high end red wine kits. I noticed a few in the local brew-your-own store that were $140-$150...
11 comments posted 18yrs
posted by dshesnicky
11 comments posted 18yrs posted by dshesnicky

Clearing Apple Wine

I made about 2.5 gallons of apple wine around Sept. or Oct. It's been sitting quietly in a carboy since then, but it ha...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by cindy
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by cindy

racking off primary

I think I killed my wine. I did five gallons of merlot using concentrate. My starting sg was1.080. After I racked, ther...
5 comments posted 18yrs
posted by poppapeppas
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by poppapeppas

Recently bought a pump

I recently bought myself a pump to use for my winemaking and brewing. It's mainly because I'm lazy and I'm sick of doin...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by jo
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by jo

Chateau Thomas (local winery in indianapolis)

All, This has little to do with winemaking needs or requestions. I see and often contribute to these types of threads h...
0 comments posted 18yrs
posted by Wayne.A.Harris
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by Wayne.A.Harris

MICHIGAN CHARD

I've got 5-6 ton of 10 year old Chardonnay that has been used in the past for award winning champagne. I am looking to...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by victoriacreek
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by victoriacreek

Adding more sulphite

I have some particularly promising white wine(Schonburger)which tastes beautiful now.The grapes were harvested in Octob...
10 comments posted 18yrs
posted by michael.ibbotson
10 comments posted 18yrs posted by michael.ibbotson

Sparkling Wine Methods

I have been planning to make some sparkling wine for a while. I have a dozen bottles suitable now and am fermenting a s...
10 comments posted 18yrs
posted by merrydown
10 comments posted 18yrs posted by merrydown

Black Mold

At the gentle encouragement of wife, I am in the process of moving my new wine storage operations to a new part of my c...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by Wayne.A.Harris
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by Wayne.A.Harris

Amateur winemakers NSW Australia

I have been an amateur winemaker for the past 14 years. When I retired I became serious and went to "School" which was...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by barryg
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by barryg

some help in wine making

dear friends, i need some help regarding wine making from tamarind.for my college project.so please give me some guideli...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by sudame.akshay
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by sudame.akshay