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Air-Lock
What is recommended to put in an air-lock other than filtered water? Crushed Campden tablet? or something else?
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Volume
Tell me what sort of volume each of you make when you brew up a batch. I made about 2 gallons for my first try.
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Aging
Does it make a difference what sort of container you use to age your wine?
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Why Not?
Why don't they make commercial wines from fruit other than grapes?
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To Repeat
Buckaroo - what do you do with that huge amount of wine? Do you give it away, bottle and sell it or is it like my grandfather - sitting in the basement until he died and his kids gave it all away?
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Taste Differences?
What are the taste differences between the various red wines? I really can't tell the difference between a Merlot, say, and a Cabernet or Gamay etc. Do people other than very critical specialist know...
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Aging
Exactly how much aging does wine require and what does additional aging add to it?
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Making Wine
Making wine is a very pleasant past time. It works better after a couple of years because then you have some previously made wine to sip as you're making the newest batch. What are some of the fruits...
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Retsina Wine
Does anybody have a recipe for Retsina wine? I am paticularly interested in how much pine resin should be put in say 10 ltrs of fermenting wine. Perhaps some greek friends could kindly oblige.
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Pear Wine
Last spring I tied five wine bottles in the pear tree, putting a small branch with a pear bud on the end inside the bottle. One of the five survived and grew. I filled the bottle with some of my 2008...
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Alcohol Content
Does home made wine generally have more or less alcohol that the store bought stuff?
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AZ Wine Makers group order from Brehm
We've managed to pull together an initial order for quality grapes and must from Brehm Vineyards. Anyone in Arizona wanting to get in on this order is welcome to do so. I'm the point of contact for...
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Lemon Wine?
I have a lemon tree full of lemons. I wonder what lemon wine would taste like?
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Lodi grapes when?
Does anyone have information on this year's harvest? Is it late as expected earlier? Thanks. -gA
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Yeast strins with killer effect
Hello Sombody can give me information about comercial yeast strains with killer effect. Thank you so much.
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