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8 comments posted 19yrs

posted by ""makewine \"

8 comments posted 19yrs posted by ""makewine \"

helllppp ..... No bubbles in airlock on secondary fermentation

I am brewing some Plumb wine and really need some advice. This is my first time and I have fermented on the Pulp in a b...

10 comments posted 19yrs

posted by sbeaker

10 comments posted 19yrs posted by sbeaker

Shipping Wine Kits During Hot Summer Months

I'm going to bottle the wine from my first two wine kits next weekend and am already looking forward to doing a couple...

4 comments posted 19yrs

posted by jrbno

4 comments posted 19yrs posted by jrbno

cleaning airlocks

Over a period of time my bubble-shaped airlocks get gunky even if i keep a little lid on them. Can anyone suggest a way...

7 comments posted 19yrs

posted by sharonm63

7 comments posted 19yrs posted by sharonm63

Chilean grape juice

Some time ago someone wrote about buying 5-gals of Chilean Grape juice for $50. There is a vinyard that sells it, but i...

4 comments posted 19yrs

posted by rdadams

4 comments posted 19yrs posted by rdadams

Landscape cloth and grape vines

I have several runs of frontenac grape vines and would like to know if there are disadvantages to putting landscape clot...

2 comments posted 19yrs

posted by rdowall

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by rdowall

Is anyone out there doing Extended Maceration?

This year will be our 2nd year with extended maceration. Last year we did this with our Cab for 1 wk past dryness and w...

11 comments posted 19yrs

posted by marcortins

11 comments posted 19yrs posted by marcortins

rec.crafts.winemaking scheduled for sporge flood

Sporge flooding of rec.crafts.winemaking will commence in a few hours. This will render rec.crafts.winemaking useless....

0 comments posted 19yrs

posted by supernews

0 comments posted 19yrs posted by supernews

source for beetroots

I am very fond of beetroot wine. These last two years, we have been unsuccessful in growing enough to make even one gal...

1 comments posted 19yrs

posted by snpforwine

1 comments posted 19yrs posted by snpforwine

Qestion about bulk aging wine kits?

Hi, I've been making 6 gallon "KIT" wine for a year and a half. I've made 7 batches: 2 white, 2 red, 2 kool-aid (mist-t...

15 comments posted 19yrs

posted by SuSShan

15 comments posted 19yrs posted by SuSShan

How do I correct very low pH in country wines?

Thanks to the comments from the group, my pH meter appeared last week from e-bay. Micorbiologist friend helped with exp...

11 comments posted 19yrs

posted by jwetmore

11 comments posted 19yrs posted by jwetmore

sulfite allergy

A friend of mine has this and therefore cannot drink wine. or can she?

1 comments posted 19yrs

posted by tater1337

1 comments posted 19yrs posted by tater1337

Elderberry secret: an easy harvesting method

The elderberries are just starting to ripen over here. And I already picked about 4 kilo !! Now you can make an excelle...

10 comments posted 19yrs

posted by lvolders

10 comments posted 19yrs posted by lvolders

Wine blending question

I am sitting with 168 liters of Lemburger that is high in acid, light in color and body with a good fruit taste. A frie...

0 comments posted 19yrs

posted by jimrobertson

0 comments posted 19yrs posted by jimrobertson

eau de skunk

Hi folks - Racked my gallon lot of sweet blackberry (Tasmanian recipe) tonight, and it has a rather pungent aroma! It w...

5 comments posted 19yrs

posted by jwetmore

5 comments posted 19yrs posted by jwetmore