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Restarting fermentation and a few other queries

I have a stubborn carrot wine, which ended up far too sweet (I'm new to this winemaking lark!), so I got hold of some C...
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posted by darkginger
1 comments posted 23yrs posted by darkginger

Bailey's Irish Cream

I wonder if anyone has made a stab at duplicating (or simulating) Bailey's Irish Cream ? With desert, as desert, before...
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posted by bmcc
5 comments posted 23yrs posted by bmcc

pH TA experiment

Has anyone done an experiment in which a liter solution of water is used as a base and added enough tartaric and lactic...
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posted by dontspamplehmann
1 comments posted 23yrs posted by dontspamplehmann

Measuring only pH and Letting TA Take Care of Itself

On a recent thread Tom S mentioned that he no longer tests for TA, only pH and I posted a query that was lost in the th...
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posted by glenduffNOSPAM
7 comments posted 23yrs posted by glenduffNOSPAM

Vintner's Harvest Peach

I am looking for suggestions on what type of yeast to use with this peach fruit base. Also, do these canned fruits produ...
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posted by orams
0 comments posted 23yrs posted by orams

(Potential) winery for sale just south of Corvallis OR

I've no interest in this property, I'm doing this as a favor to a friend of the owner. 66 acres, 10 acres of vinyards >...
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posted by thormodsen_at_exchangenet_dot_
0 comments posted 23yrs posted by thormodsen_at_exchangenet_dot_

Best All Purpose Sanitizer

What does everyone here use for sanitizing? I've been using bleach and One Step cleanser. I've heard sulphites are best...
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posted by e-spice
27 comments posted 23yrs posted by e-spice

using CO2 to make applejack

I am making apple cider and am very interested in making a strong, intensely flavored applejack without buying a still....
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posted by rhutches
9 comments posted 23yrs posted by rhutches

Step-By-Step Making Port?

Hi all, I've been reading along with facination the recent threads on this board and others about making port. I would...
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posted by starr
23 comments posted 23yrs posted by starr

Problem with Blueberry Wine/I Think??/

I have a blueberry wine on and I am getting a white chaulk like ring on the top of the bottle on the side. When I give...
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posted by kcourage
4 comments posted 23yrs posted by kcourage

pH problem

A friend's Syrah grapes have a very high pH of 3.9, but he doesn't want to add acid because he is happy with the TA of ....
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posted by me
6 comments posted 23yrs posted by me

Foam Through Airlock Question

I started a batch of Brew King's International Australian Shiraz this weekend in a 6+ gallon carboy. Within a day it wa...
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posted by ff
8 comments posted 23yrs posted by ff

Temperature and Wine Clarification

I am an all-grain brewers who has just begun to make wine. I am using a kit, and the final step before bottling is to a...
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posted by henderson1966
2 comments posted 23yrs posted by henderson1966

Dry wine now much sweeter

We fermented some Merlot last year. It was fermented to "0" sg and it had a good flavour. Some ws bottled, the rest lef...
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posted by bmckiXXnn
2 comments posted 23yrs posted by bmckiXXnn

VL-1 yeast

Anyone have any experience using this in a Riesling or similar wine? TIA Brian
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posted by me
4 comments posted 23yrs posted by me