Winemaking Craft Forum

Racking from a SS Tank

We racked from a 300L SS tank to a plastic tub and back into SS using a siphon hose. It took forever. Could I just draw...

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posted by marcpellegrini

5 comments posted 19yrs posted by marcpellegrini

Need Help ASAP - SG too high!

Hi, I crushed 12 36lb cases of California grapes today: 6 cases Merlot - SG is @ 1.106 (15.75% alc if it ferments to dr...

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posted by angelop123

8 comments posted 19yrs posted by angelop123

Where to find concentrated raspberry flavor?

A coworker recently told me about a winemaker he knows, who had this bottle of concentrated natural raspberry flavoring...

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posted by axlq

1 comments posted 19yrs posted by axlq

Oak Chips - how long is enough?

I know there are recommendations on the package for adding oak chips but I had a question. If I put the recommended 6 o...

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posted by marcortins

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by marcortins

Sweetening with honey or sugar

Hello, I have a wine sweetening spreadsheet for sweetening wine with sugar. It take the specific gravity of a wine and...

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posted by ericjp72

6 comments posted 19yrs posted by ericjp72

"French wine region may feel heat"

French wine region may feel heat Published October 9, 2006 Agence France-Presse PARIS After New World producers Austral...

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posted by yared22311

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8th Annual Greater Kansas City Wine Classic

Get your entries in for the 8th Annual Greater Kansas City Wine Classic! It's that time again...Time to get your entrie...

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posted by jason

4 comments posted 19yrs posted by jason

Re-using screw topped bottles?

just started making my own wine and am wondering if it would be ok to re-use some screw topped bottles i have.? Paul.

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posted by paul

10 comments posted 19yrs posted by paul

Wood-Top Corks in the UK for bottles

Anyone know where I can buy something roughly like this (http://www.franmara.com/index.cfm?FuseactionÞtail&ID 5) in the...

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posted by steve.baker

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by steve.baker

back in the saddle

Hello one and all, after a looooooong hiatus (too long), I will be getting back into home winemaking again. I am now in...

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posted by jmreiter

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Lambrusco Juice-Help

Hello.. I have a 6 gallon pail of Lambrusco fresh juice from Italy coming in later this week. I do not want to make the...

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posted by trapbum

1 comments posted 19yrs posted by trapbum

Final "crush" of the season

Each year, our last wine to go into fermentation is the pear wine. We have an amazingly prolific little Bosc pear tree...

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posted by replytogroup

0 comments posted 19yrs posted by replytogroup

Viniculture

Hi, I'm looking for books about 'Viniculture'. can anyone advise? Thanks Itzik.

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posted by skarbnik

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by skarbnik

Potassium at Pressing?

I've been told that every time I move the wine, add 50ppm of KSO2. This goes for crushing, pressing, racking and bottli...

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posted by marcortins

24 comments posted 19yrs posted by marcortins

Adding Oak

I have 15 gallon demijohns I will be putting oak chips into. I have four of them, so I figure that I'll try some differ...

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posted by marcortins

1 comments posted 19yrs posted by marcortins