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Hydrometer..question??

Is a Hydrometer really neccessary for the novice wine maker? I would rather not open airlock and expose wine to oxygen...
17 comments posted 23yrs
posted by nospammm
17 comments posted 23yrs posted by nospammm

Crabapple - with our without raisins?

I notice the recipe on Jack Keller's awesome site does not call for raisins, where many other fruit wine recipes do - c...
3 comments posted 23yrs
posted by camel_jockey_number1
3 comments posted 23yrs posted by camel_jockey_number1

Clearing a mead with gelatin

I made a Apple/Cherry Melomel. It's now bulk aged for about 6 months. A month or so ago I racked and added gelatin to c...
4 comments posted 23yrs
posted by gsmith81
4 comments posted 23yrs posted by gsmith81

Kinds of grape crushers

I see two types grape crushers on Ebay that seem radically different in design. One has the two meshing rollers, and th...
5 comments posted 23yrs
posted by praise
5 comments posted 23yrs posted by praise

Finings

What exactly is Kieselsol?
0 comments posted 23yrs
posted by REMOVETHIS101001
0 comments posted 23yrs posted by REMOVETHIS101001

Yeast types question

I'm new to winemaking (though I seem to have taken to it in a big way!) and I've been using basic multi-purpose yeast s...
3 comments posted 23yrs
posted by darkginger
3 comments posted 23yrs posted by darkginger

Sanitizing oak Chips?

Is it recommended to sanitize oak chips before adding? I was planning on sanitizing a small section of the wife's used...
8 comments posted 23yrs
posted by nospamziggy
8 comments posted 23yrs posted by nospamziggy

Isinglass and Kieselsol?

Has anyone tried fining with Isinglass followed by Kieselsol? Any ideas if the combination would work well for a white w...
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posted by liquidgroovexxxspam
1 comments posted 23yrs posted by liquidgroovexxxspam

Re: Plum Wine Question

Well my goodness, if you have plums that sweet, it would be a sin to dilute them in any way. I just got 3.2 liters of j...
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posted by nospam
3 comments posted 23yrs posted by nospam

my new wine labels

Some shameless self promotion: I put some of my new wine labels here, and I'll probably have a few more by the end of t...
16 comments posted 23yrs
posted by nospam
16 comments posted 23yrs posted by nospam

Chokecherry wine

What recipes and tips can someone offer on making chokecherry wine. I've never made wine myself but my father has done...
1 comments posted 23yrs
posted by fakemail
1 comments posted 23yrs posted by fakemail

Re: Yeast in literature...

> I've seen reference to a fictionalized account (story) of/about the live > of yeast... by a 'well know writer'... doe...
3 comments posted 23yrs
posted by kl0gj
3 comments posted 23yrs posted by kl0gj

Apple Cider

Anyone got a good cider recipe? Don't want a wine, but something lighter and fruitier. Kind of along the lines of Woodc...
4 comments posted 23yrs
posted by gsmith81
4 comments posted 23yrs posted by gsmith81

Re: Beginner Kits

> Where can I get a beginner wine brewing kit? Where can I get a chicken?
0 comments posted 23yrs
posted by cluck
0 comments posted 23yrs posted by cluck