Winemaking Craft Forum

Grape crusher

My wife made one successful batch of Chardonnay from a kit and she's now growing grapes! She's asked for a crusher for...

11 comments posted 19yrs

posted by nospamgoingag

11 comments posted 19yrs posted by nospamgoingag

Distilling brandy

Years ago, I remember seeing in an IWA catalog a small Brandy distiller for home use. It made about a glass full. I hav...

29 comments posted 19yrs

posted by winter

29 comments posted 19yrs posted by winter

Just a caution on Brute

Not all Brute trash cans are food grade. I think white and grey are ok, but not some of the other colors. It says it on...

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posted by marcortins

1 comments posted 19yrs posted by marcortins

Re: 20 gal Rubbermaid Brute primary

> ...SO I ask, does anyone see anything I am missing here? Your post has provoked quite a discussion not only here but...

0 comments posted 19yrs

posted by greg

0 comments posted 19yrs posted by greg

How to straighten siphon tubing?

Is there a way anyone has found to straighten siphon tubing permanently? The inevitable (or so it seems to me) problem...

6 comments posted 19yrs

posted by snpforwine

6 comments posted 19yrs posted by snpforwine

Rubbermaid 'Brute' plastic containers

I have a couple of these containers that I have been using now and then as primary fermetnation containers for smaller...

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posted by replytogroup

16 comments posted 19yrs posted by replytogroup

Re: test - do not read

Damnit. Too late. I read it. Will I go blind?

6 comments posted 19yrs

posted by replytogroup

6 comments posted 19yrs posted by replytogroup

mold

I just opened my buckets of frozen grapes and there was a bit of mold on the surface of some of the buckets. I picked o...

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posted by demersonbc

4 comments posted 19yrs posted by demersonbc

Pectic enzyme perfect temperature

Since pectic enzyme is, obviously, an enzyme, what is the optimal temp for its enzymatic process? Merry xmas one and all...

2 comments posted 19yrs

posted by snpforwine

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by snpforwine

Improving an average wine

I have recently added the following to my common wine to improve it: one ounce of a fairly highly sweetened cranberry j...

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posted by fortasse2

0 comments posted 19yrs posted by fortasse2

embellishing an average wine

I have recently added the following to my common wine to improve it: one ounce of a fairly highly sweetened cranberry j...

10 comments posted 19yrs

posted by fortasse2

10 comments posted 19yrs posted by fortasse2

Help: Automatic Corkscrew needed for Mother

Good morning- I'm hoping you'll excuse the slightly off-topic post here. I am desperately trying to find some form of a...

7 comments posted 19yrs

posted by purduephotog

7 comments posted 19yrs posted by purduephotog

Birch Sap wine fining

I started the birch sap wine last may. Its a little cloudy now. I wonder what would be the best fining agent to use to c...

3 comments posted 19yrs

posted by <marierdj

3 comments posted 19yrs posted by <marierdj

Tannin Fining Schedule

Salute! I ran a comparison of two different methods of crushing red grapes- on stems and off stems- for 192lbs each. Fr...

2 comments posted 19yrs

posted by purduephotog

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by purduephotog

Looking for sweeting wine help...

All: I am currently making a Estate Series Washington Valley Reisling white wine & am thinking about trying to make it...

21 comments posted 19yrs

posted by am3f

21 comments posted 19yrs posted by am3f