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'07 bottling?

Anyone bottling their '07 wines yet? I have a Viognier that is close to bottling. One it has finished cold stabilizing,...
2 comments posted 18yrs
posted by me
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by me

Bung fell in Carboy.....Harm wine???

This is my very first batch of wine......so needless to say, it didn't get off to a perfect start. I racked the wine fr...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by annette.olson
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by annette.olson

Phylloxera on concord grape vine...

Well, it looks like my grapes are infested with grape phylloxera. Since there's no known "cure" for this problem, I hav...
9 comments posted 18yrs
posted by FreakNasties
9 comments posted 18yrs posted by FreakNasties

Pear wine not clearing?

Hi, I'm relatively new to making my own wines, and have had some success with various fruits, rosehips, etc. I bought s...
16 comments posted 18yrs
posted by black.cat
16 comments posted 18yrs posted by black.cat

Expecting a "stuck fermentation" - what to do next?

We've had a very late harvest in my neck of the Northwest, so I've jsut pressed my Syrah grapes. I'm using Wyeast Borde...
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posted by robert_woodard
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by robert_woodard

Fizzy wine that wasn't supposed to be!

Hi folks - A strawberry, started in June 06, racked several times, filtered and bottled July 07, sg 1.006. Yesterday, o...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by j.wetmore
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by j.wetmore

Problem with Mead

I'm attempting to make my first batch of Mead. I started this on Sundy Oct. 28. SP was 1.102, room temperture is 76 deg...
10 comments posted 18yrs
posted by timdetiveaux
10 comments posted 18yrs posted by timdetiveaux

Yeast and aging times

Hello folks, coming out of lurking to pose a question from some results of mine. I recently started winemaking and have...
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posted by jerryhill
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by jerryhill

celebration time

No ?'s today...just want to let my fellow wine makers know that all of my 07' vintage is secured into carboys and resti...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by louvel
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by louvel

Oaking Question

I just started a Mezza Luna Red kit today and I plan to oak it with an American oak spiral and some Hungarian oak chips...
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posted by steven.bolden
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by steven.bolden

20L French barrel

Hi, I received a 20L wine barrel as a gift & plan to use it soon. It's just like this one: http://morewinemaking.com/vi...
10 comments posted 18yrs
posted by angelop123
10 comments posted 18yrs posted by angelop123

Red wines from kits - can't seem to get it right

> > > > > > Hi guys, > > > making my 4th red wine from a gallon kit (Beaverdale, although others have > > been differen...
6 comments posted 18yrs
posted by jethro_uk
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by jethro_uk

Mold on cider

After reading the comments about mold in primary fermentation stage; we started 4 gallons of apple cider but the temp w...
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posted by cboer
18 comments posted 18yrs posted by cboer

is my MLF happening?

i added MLF culture and nutrient at the end of fermentation. Actually, after week 2 of skin contact. The temp was in th...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by marcortins
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by marcortins

Red wine too sweet

A while ago I reported on a demijohn being placed near to a radiator and vigorously fermenting so much that the top of...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by rodders22xxxx
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by rodders22xxxx