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carboys

I've got some choices. one 6 gallon carboy, or six 1 gallon carboys for secondary fermenting. can someone give me some...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by tater1337
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by tater1337

sorbates

Have 6 gallons of local grape wine I want to sorbate but have never monkeyed with this stuff before. Potassium Sorbate,...
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posted by weavcowinory
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by weavcowinory

How to cool a barrel?

I have my barrel against an interior concrete wall here in Napa and I thought that would be ok to age it. I just checke...
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posted by page.rick
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by page.rick

Re: Wild Black Cherry Trees?

J See below....... > Would it be possible to make cherry wine from Wild Black Cherry Trees? Yes. But.....The usual caut...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ploegman
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by ploegman

Cherry Port wine -- is this recipe about right?

Hi! I found Sweet cherries real cheap today. Bought 17 pounds to make 2 gallons of port. I'll probably do 17 pints of w...
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posted by DAxve1225x
40 comments posted 19yrs posted by DAxve1225x

Removing Laminated Labels

How do you remove laminated labels from wine bottles? Soaking in hot water is ineffective. Brillo didn't even scratch it...
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posted by rdadams
16 comments posted 19yrs posted by rdadams

Wine and Health

Subject: Water & Wine In a number of carefully controlled trials, scientists have demonstrated that if we drink 1 liter...
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posted by someone
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by someone

Port Wine Balance

Made some Plum Port last season, and am getting ready to bottle. A book I have, Amerind and Singleton "Wine an introduc...
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posted by midnight
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by midnight

PH and Country Wines

I a struggling with this PH thing. I do not make wine from grapes because grapes don't grow here in Alaska and it costs...
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posted by ajrawls1
11 comments posted 19yrs posted by ajrawls1

pH meter

Some time ago there was discussion of pH meters, with a recommendation for one sold by a Quebec firm. I've lost the ref...
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posted by j.wetmore
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by j.wetmore

What is in a Bolero bucket?

I picked up a stray bucket of Bolero yesterday (White Merlot). The owner didn't know what to do with it, and offered a...
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posted by hawk
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by hawk

Oaking

I've just gotten some american oak medium toast oak chips to try out on my pom/blueberry wine. I've never oaked before,...
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posted by mlynchltd
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by mlynchltd

Chardonnay Acidity Questions

Hello all - I made a barrel of Chardonnay this year from fresh fruit, and I thought I'd appeal to the group to help me...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by darin.m.young
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by darin.m.young

Southwestern dealer for large Winexpert order?

I need to get moving on getting some more wine going. I generally prefer the Winexpert Estate series. Since returning t...
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posted by dochawk
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by dochawk