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'Feeding' wine:

Hi folks, When making a high/reasonably high alcohol wine, and feeding it the sugar a bit at a time (to help the yeast...
9 comments posted 23yrs
posted by shaun
9 comments posted 23yrs posted by shaun

Re: Kit Wine Aging in Oak Barrel?

snipped-for-privacy@hotmail.com (Esteban) wrote > Has anyone aged kit wines in oak barrels? Is it worth it or adding th...
10 comments posted 23yrs
posted by negodki
10 comments posted 23yrs posted by negodki

Re: Need Advice - Lodi Grapes - Ripening

> > Hi All, > > > > I received an update from a supplier in Lodi with the following > > information... > > > > Brix and...
2 comments posted 23yrs
posted by mwillsta
2 comments posted 23yrs posted by mwillsta

Re: Expiry date on Acid Testing Kit

> Using the good ol' phenolphthalein / NaOH routine. Instructions say > to discard 6 months after date of manufacture....
0 comments posted 23yrs
posted by vinic
0 comments posted 23yrs posted by vinic

S.O.S. (Save Our S-shaped glass airlocks)

Does anyone know of a UK outlet that sells the flat-S-shaped glass airlocks like Boots used to sell when they still sol...
11 comments posted 23yrs
posted by sparge
11 comments posted 23yrs posted by sparge

Banana Vino

Hello, I am looking for a personal opinion on a banana vine which I am planning to make, and on the recipe I would like...
2 comments posted 23yrs
posted by tesk1
2 comments posted 23yrs posted by tesk1

Re: maybe they're not plums??? help

> A friend of mine got me a couple of buckets full of what he said were > California plums. > > HAving gotten them, I w...
4 comments posted 23yrs
posted by gregcook
4 comments posted 23yrs posted by gregcook

Identifying Elderberries

I thought this might be the best place to ask this question, since many of you have made elderberry wine. I live in Ore...
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posted by starr
3 comments posted 23yrs posted by starr

Barrel aging - new vs. old

Is there a material difference in the flavors imparted by the use of 3 one year old barrels compared to a combination of...
3 comments posted 23yrs
posted by michael
3 comments posted 23yrs posted by michael

Re: Tricks to mature stems?

> I'm trying to pick up the positive aspects of stem inclusion with a > batch of pinot noir without much of the negativ...
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posted by toms
9 comments posted 23yrs posted by toms

Using multiple yeast cultures vs. wild yeasts

One of the advantages of using wild yeasts seems to be that there are so many of them competing, dying out, taking over...
7 comments posted 23yrs
posted by michael
7 comments posted 23yrs posted by michael

Re: Acid Calculation Software

> I have finished writing a program that calculates the additions required in > order to adjust the TA level of wine. I...
2 comments posted 23yrs
posted by gregcook
2 comments posted 23yrs posted by gregcook

re red plastic caps and how about canning jars?

thanks for the response to the caps/plastic plugs rather than corks. I am also considering using some of my many cannin...
4 comments posted 23yrs
posted by susanj
4 comments posted 23yrs posted by susanj

Re: The grapepictures.com site

Can not say, but after just now checking, a link to that site I had saved some months ago is not working! Hope it is no...
1 comments posted 23yrs
posted by spamdavidk
1 comments posted 23yrs posted by spamdavidk

Forgot to Cold Settle - Advice?

Hi all, I am making Chardonnay from CA grapes. I got them last night; they were crushed and pressed immediately into a...
23 comments posted 23yrs
posted by ninevines
23 comments posted 23yrs posted by ninevines