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sanitizing equipment

got my Winemaking kit this weekend, and after looking it over I am kind of puzzled as how to sanitize some of this stuf...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by tater1337
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by tater1337

where do you keep your primary ferementer?

just got my winemaking kit and am wondering where I am going to set up. I'd like to hear where everybody keeps their stu...
8 comments posted 19yrs
posted by tater1337
8 comments posted 19yrs posted by tater1337

Pomegranate Wine -- backsweetening report

ZOWEEEE! That stuff is good! [Okay, brag engine off] Some empirical fiddling with scales and measuring cups ended up ca...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by phony
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by phony

Campden Tablet - Shelf Life

I googled this one but didn't find any satisfactory answers. I 'inherited' some winemaking stuff my father used. I've t...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by merrydown
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by merrydown

Coffee, caffeine and fermentation

I have just started a coffee mead. The must was made using quite a lot of ground coffee, about 50g per bottle. It occur...
14 comments posted 19yrs
posted by merrydown
14 comments posted 19yrs posted by merrydown

Back-sweetening question

My two gallons of pomegranate wine has cleared to a beautiful bright red and I'm ready to bottle it up. But first, I wa...
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by phony
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by phony

Screw (Stelvin) Capper

Hi I am thinking about purchasing a screw capper suitable for doing small batches of wine. Any body had any experience...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by fred
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by fred

DIY agitator rod

Whilst perusing a popular on-line beer and wine making site I got a yen for buying a plastic agitator rod -- retail $14...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by phony
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by phony

Clearing up Rhubarb Wine

Winemakers Rhubarb Wine It's 2 year rhubarb wine that I am trying to clear up. I added 12 oz of concord wine to a gal o...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by mhamling
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by mhamling

Clear up wine

Wine makers I heard that that some winery use egg whites to make wine clear up. How much in a five gallon carboy or a 15...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by mhamling
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by mhamling

getting a cork out of a bottle

>From WinepressUSA http://www.yikers.com/video_how_to_get_a_cork_out_of_a_bottle.html Guy
9 comments posted 19yrs
posted by petanqueur99
9 comments posted 19yrs posted by petanqueur99

looking for winemaking supplies

I'll be attending a convention in Rochester, Minnesota next weekend and am interested in picking up a couple of things...
11 comments posted 19yrs
posted by tater1337
11 comments posted 19yrs posted by tater1337

skunky smell in honey apple wine

I searched this group and a few other places. I found that the skunky smell means Hydrogen Sulfide but no ideas on how t...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by MizzGail
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by MizzGail

Question about grapes

I have a patio that has and 8ft side then a 90 degree turn and a 14 ft side, is this enough space to grow grapes? 14 ft...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by sportinus
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by sportinus