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Stuck (really!)

Hey guys! I'm a longtime brewer, but new winemaker (other than meads). I currently have a saignée of cabernet sauvingno...
15 comments posted 22yrs
posted by acey
15 comments posted 22yrs posted by acey

pH titration for TA

I tried the pH end point method of titration for TA. I added the color indicator in my test as well as monitored pH. It...
11 comments posted 22yrs
posted by demersonbc
11 comments posted 22yrs posted by demersonbc

Africus Rex seasonal update

Africus Rex bonasi vineyard and microwinery has been updated for the end of the 2003 season. A few more graphics have b...
5 comments posted 22yrs
posted by jchorniak
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by jchorniak

zin wine from fresh grapes

Hi ...this fall I made wine from zin grapes presumably from the central valley....fermented on skins for 7 days then ra...
5 comments posted 22yrs
posted by jomuam
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by jomuam

Bladder press

Well, I just went and did something stupid and bought myself a bladder press. It's only about 2/3 the capacity of my cu...
39 comments posted 22yrs
posted by me
39 comments posted 22yrs posted by me

Re: CellarCraft crushed grape pack kits

>I've only done the CC Washington State Merlot... did it last year. Do you have a good supplier for CC kits?
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by roger.conlin
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by roger.conlin

Rhubarb Wine part 2

I did my first racking today, even though the recipe said to wait until it started to clear. But it's been over a month...
7 comments posted 22yrs
posted by user
7 comments posted 22yrs posted by user

apple recipes

My neighbour has given me a couple of bins of Brambly apples. Are there any recipes available using these and additional...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by belto
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by belto

Overpressing.

Does anyone have any ideas why overpressing fruit causes a haze ? I read this in a book and have experienced it by putt...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by psilverwo
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by psilverwo

Very fine film on wine

I have a stainless tank with a variable top for ouillage. When I take the top out I notice two things: (1) the top of t...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by michael
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by michael

Vinegar after taste

I need some help from the wine masters! I'm making a Merlot from a kit, one of the higher end ones. Today I racked it a...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by dave41616
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by dave41616

mechancal picker?

How does a mechanical picker actually find and pick the grape clusters? Don S
8 comments posted 22yrs
posted by dshesnicky
8 comments posted 22yrs posted by dshesnicky

Fermenting Must Question???

When using a straining bag for fruit can you let the must submerge in the straining bag while it is fermenting....? Or...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by nospammm
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by nospammm