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I am making a merlot by brew king. I racked the wine from primary to secondary last night. The directions specifically...
10 comments posted 23yrs
posted by dave41616
10 comments posted 23yrs posted by dave41616

Filtering Experiment

I have a small barrel of about 90 liters full of 02 vintage Chardonnay and plan to filter it using my Buon Vino Super J...
13 comments posted 23yrs
posted by glenduffNOSPAM
13 comments posted 23yrs posted by glenduffNOSPAM

How and when can I add Pectic Enzyme to my cider?

I have 10 gallons of cider. Just finished fermenting. Should I add the Pectic Enzyme now? Or is it too late? Or should I...
1 comments posted 23yrs
posted by gregarpp
1 comments posted 23yrs posted by gregarpp

lees stirring during MLF

When making a regular wine how often should the lees be stirred when undergoing MLF? thanks Joe
0 comments posted 23yrs
posted by spamsaracejo
0 comments posted 23yrs posted by spamsaracejo

What are "DJ's"

I'm relatively new to winemaking. I keep seeing the term DJ's. What is a DJ?
4 comments posted 23yrs
posted by wilster
4 comments posted 23yrs posted by wilster

Racking Difficulties

Making a 6 gallon kit wine. The first time racking from my primary to secondary didn't go as well as I had hoped. Got t...
3 comments posted 23yrs
posted by dave41616
3 comments posted 23yrs posted by dave41616

Sudden Clouding

I made a 5 gallon batch of rhubarb wine & let it ferment out to .996. Use hot mix sparkloid, let set for two weeks & ra...
0 comments posted 23yrs
posted by kmclellan
0 comments posted 23yrs posted by kmclellan

Dating wine

When putting dates on wine bottles, does the date reflect: 1. Year the grapes were harvested 2. Year of start of primar...
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posted by mecarey1
7 comments posted 23yrs posted by mecarey1

Opinions on CHECKER 1 Economical pH Tester

Would I be happy with this tester? I am just a hobbiest wine maker making about 50 gallons a year mostly around this ti...
16 comments posted 23yrs
posted by ackwik
16 comments posted 23yrs posted by ackwik

Frozen Must/Brehm Vineyards Help...

Hi folks, Well I was late getting started this year and my local grape supplier is out of fruit. I'm really bummed but...
2 comments posted 23yrs
posted by wjdiamond
2 comments posted 23yrs posted by wjdiamond

freaky foamy frothy head on my concord?

Hi, started a batch of concord wine. first two days were ok... had processed all the grapes through a processor, which...
9 comments posted 23yrs
posted by rickbrennospam
9 comments posted 23yrs posted by rickbrennospam

wine recipe

Anyone have a strawberry-kiwi wine recipe they would like to share? I can't seem to find one online. Thanks!
1 comments posted 23yrs
posted by rgagnier
1 comments posted 23yrs posted by rgagnier

More pH/TA Questions (for Tom S. and Others)

Okay... Tom S., if you're out there... I'm the fellow with the Chardonnay juice that had foam pour out of the demijohn...
9 comments posted 23yrs
posted by preming1
9 comments posted 23yrs posted by preming1

Zinfandel

I don't know why it is but Zinfandel is always associated as a woman's wine. I love the taste and don't see the logic b...
10 comments posted 23yrs
posted by newnovelann
10 comments posted 23yrs posted by newnovelann

Prospero Wine Juice

Does anyone have any experience using Prospero wine juice? They have a distribution center in Pleasantville, NY. They s...
2 comments posted 23yrs
posted by skoller
2 comments posted 23yrs posted by skoller