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Re: Crushers & Stemmers

> > As to the iron > concern, most iron parts are usually enameled, or coated with a food-grade > coating of some sort....
3 comments posted 23yrs
posted by praise
3 comments posted 23yrs posted by praise

Re: Quality of kit wines and white suggestions

> I was also wondering, for reds or whites, if people have found the > results to be better by using a 19 l carboy inst...
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posted by spam.chhorsel
2 comments posted 23yrs posted by spam.chhorsel

"Champagne Grapes"

A local grocery store is having a sale on several varieties of grapes, one of which they label as "Champagne Grapes", t...
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posted by woodswun
4 comments posted 23yrs posted by woodswun

Ice Wine and Brandy

Went to a restaurant in the Niagara region this summer. One of their dessert offerings was an ice wine that contained c...
1 comments posted 23yrs
posted by klkm
1 comments posted 23yrs posted by klkm

Early picked Pinot Noir - Advice please

Hi all, Thanks to the very wet summer we've had in Virginia, my grape supplier has me picking the Pinot Noir I ordered...
11 comments posted 23yrs
posted by TheMadKiwi
11 comments posted 23yrs posted by TheMadKiwi

How hot will ferment get

I'm fermenting lots of pinot noir approximately 60 gallons each - one in plastic, the other in stainless. I'm using a m...
22 comments posted 23yrs
posted by michael
22 comments posted 23yrs posted by michael

Newbie question re start of fementation

Up until now, I've always used kits to make my wine. However, this week I've branched out into country wines - blackber...
1 comments posted 23yrs
posted by darkginger
1 comments posted 23yrs posted by darkginger

Wine from Puree [was Frozen Pears]

I have the same problem with an Apricot that I am trying to make from puree.... Fully a quarter of the carboy is heavy...
3 comments posted 23yrs
posted by ajrawls
3 comments posted 23yrs posted by ajrawls

Denver Colorado winemaking?

Hello al, I am contemplating a move to Denver, Colorado. It is not by choice, but the husband's career interest. Since...
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posted by jmreiter
0 comments posted 23yrs posted by jmreiter

Crabapples

The crabapples on my tree are ripening and I'm about to try another batch. I tried a few years ago before I knew anythi...
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posted by camel_jockey_number1
2 comments posted 23yrs posted by camel_jockey_number1

Re: Yeast Energizer

does this help you YEAST ENERGIZER USUALLY CONTAINS : PHOSPHATES & VITAMIN B INCREASES EFFICIENCY OF YEAST (FOR SLOW OR...
0 comments posted 23yrs
posted by stephen
0 comments posted 23yrs posted by stephen

Re: mystery red wine

Hello all, I decided to take a walk on the wild side.... I had too many wine bottles with topping-up wine (under bung &...
0 comments posted 23yrs
posted by misc1
0 comments posted 23yrs posted by misc1

Cherry wine recipe

I have about 6 litres of cherries(I don't know what kind, but they are small, a bit sour, and off a tree in backyard). I...
1 comments posted 23yrs
posted by schub
1 comments posted 23yrs posted by schub

Campden tablets

What is one campden tablet compared to sodium or potasium meta powder?
5 comments posted 23yrs
posted by schub
5 comments posted 23yrs posted by schub

Sugar Syrup

I've got several batches of various wines that I want to sweeten with a sugar syrup (2 parts sugar, 1 part water) and s...
1 comments posted 23yrs
posted by bwesley7
1 comments posted 23yrs posted by bwesley7