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The Fun of Fermentation

It has been a while since I got any batches going....mainly letting what I had bulk-age a bit. Right now I have a too-s...
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posted by rickbrennospam
3 comments posted 23yrs posted by rickbrennospam

Elderberry juice

Folks, I started a watermelon wine and was concerned that the color had settled out. I sent a message to Jack Keller wh...
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posted by Nobody
10 comments posted 23yrs posted by Nobody

"Enhancing" a wine with rose petals

I'm about to attempt my first non-grape wine. I'm fixated on the idea that adding a cup of rose petals to an apricot mu...
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posted by C2H5OHeart
2 comments posted 23yrs posted by C2H5OHeart

West Coast Grapes Shipped Direct

Can anyone offer the names of growers who will ship east in small quantities?
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posted by sfbacon
4 comments posted 23yrs posted by sfbacon

Re: Central Valley CA Chardonnay help

> Hi, any expert help i could get with this dilemma would be appreciated. I > know i could buy a fancy chemistry book b...
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posted by toms
0 comments posted 23yrs posted by toms

Re: jalapeno wine! Woohoo! Delicious! Fantastic!

Well all, I just bottled my Jalapeno wine and it is fabulous! Yes, it's hot all right, but not unbearably so, in fact,...
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posted by bgrey
7 comments posted 23yrs posted by bgrey

Re: frederick

> Frederick, > > Subject: Alcohol content > Started: July 19, 2003 > > I'm following up on a thread that I responded to...
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posted by ploegman
0 comments posted 23yrs posted by ploegman

white film on top of wine in carboy?

I have several batches of wine from last year aging in carboys. On only 1 of the carboys (actually, it's a 1 gallon jug...
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posted by lg1111
3 comments posted 23yrs posted by lg1111

malolactic ferm with kits?

Hi, After a recent wine appreciation course, I noticed that many of the wines I liked had a "buttery" flavour which was...
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posted by jape
3 comments posted 23yrs posted by jape

Amarone

It is my understanding that Amarone is the same belnd of grapes that is used for Valpolicella, dried on racks for a few...
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posted by jarment208
3 comments posted 23yrs posted by jarment208

pasteurized vrs. unpasteurized juice

Hi everyone. Great forum. I'm fairly new to winemaking (2 years) but learning quickly. Can anyone comment on the pros a...
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posted by C2H5OHeart
14 comments posted 23yrs posted by C2H5OHeart

Numbers

Here's some test numbers for grapes in our vineyard. We are in a drought again this summer in the Kansas City area. We'...
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posted by billfrazier
2 comments posted 23yrs posted by billfrazier

Couple of small questions.........

Hi folks - I'm new to these groups, but not _totally_ new to brewing. If you would be so kind and are able, could you a...
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posted by shaun
10 comments posted 23yrs posted by shaun

Problem growing grapes in Metro areas.

I live in Philadelphia and have a small back yard. Never-the-less, I have 21 chambourcin vines growing in a cramped spa...
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posted by ptmcnally
11 comments posted 23yrs posted by ptmcnally