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Re: Totally screwed up my "jelly bag"...

You could also go to any fabric store and ask for a metre of natural cotton muslin. It will make you a bunch of bags fo...
4 comments posted 23yrs
posted by weez1959
4 comments posted 23yrs posted by weez1959

Quick Question

Today completed my second stage of fermentation of wine. I checked the hydrometer reading and it was 1.000. Out of inte...
1 comments posted 23yrs
posted by ffg1
1 comments posted 23yrs posted by ffg1

Bladder Press

I'm thinking of upgrading the old basket press with a bladder press. I have one concern with them I was hoping you guys...
2 comments posted 23yrs
posted by starr
2 comments posted 23yrs posted by starr

temperature change?!?!

This is my first time making wine (Mead specificly) and I just racked my wine from the secondary fermentor to a clean c...
1 comments posted 23yrs
posted by brazer90
1 comments posted 23yrs posted by brazer90

Re: The High pH and High TA Problem

If you can get it good and cold, you may want to add tartaric acid; your wine may be high in potassium too, which pushs...
12 comments posted 23yrs
posted by joe_sallo
12 comments posted 23yrs posted by joe_sallo

Topping up with commercial wine

I found the following information: " ... don't go out and buy commercial wine to top up your carboy (it will probably c...
2 comments posted 23yrs
posted by mrmatta
2 comments posted 23yrs posted by mrmatta

freezer query

I need some more details after reading about usinf a freezer to help clear wines. I don't want to go through the expens...
7 comments posted 23yrs
posted by needleblowbubbles
7 comments posted 23yrs posted by needleblowbubbles

PDA Software

I think I remember somebody listing log software for PDA's on the group but can't find it... Does anyone remember that...
1 comments posted 23yrs
posted by therealms
1 comments posted 23yrs posted by therealms

Re: Amateur Winemaking Equipment

I"m originally from hamilton... when I visit family, I check things out. There's a brewing place on Fennel.... There's...
1 comments posted 23yrs
posted by rickbrennospam
1 comments posted 23yrs posted by rickbrennospam

threaded spigot?

In a conversation with another winemaker, they said they use a metal, screw-in barrel spigot. It looks just like a regu...
0 comments posted 23yrs
posted by iamarmednow
0 comments posted 23yrs posted by iamarmednow

cabernet must adjustments

Hi there. I just bought 250 pounds of Peter Brehm cabernet grapes from northern California. They were harvested Septemb...
11 comments posted 23yrs
posted by demersonbc
11 comments posted 23yrs posted by demersonbc

Re: Baco Noir 2003

> I am concerned with the numbers a bit, since it was a bad year down in > Niagara, they are: Brix: 20.2, pH: 3.22, aci...
19 comments posted 23yrs
posted by negodki
19 comments posted 23yrs posted by negodki

fine lees in secondary

Okay.. Like mentioned before, I recently dumped my primary into my secondary. (SG was 1.005) I was aiming for a one gal...
2 comments posted 23yrs
posted by dallyn_spam
2 comments posted 23yrs posted by dallyn_spam

Boosting TA

Have Gewurtz we picked Sunday, (Portland, OR) Here are specs after pressing. Brix 25 TA .60 PH 3.8 I need to get the ac...
2 comments posted 23yrs
posted by yearight
2 comments posted 23yrs posted by yearight

Removing CO2 prior to testing TA

>...have you removed all the CO2? That will falsely raise your TA values. Dave, 1) Will adsorbed CO2 distort the pH val...
6 comments posted 23yrs
posted by negodki
6 comments posted 23yrs posted by negodki