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Wine filter system recommendation
OK, I searched the groups first and no one seems directly to have asked, I make 10-20 gallons a year, mostly one gallon batches of fruit and herb, and the occasional 5 gal. batch of frozen juice...
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Rack and Bottle when temperature outside 95F
Looks like a barrel of Baco Noir has enough oak flavor. Will I run into problems if I rack now with the outside temperature so high. Even in my cellar it is in the mid 70s and very humid. thanks Joe
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Organic Wine-making tips..
Hey everyone.. My goal is to make a wine, using nothing but organic grapes and sugar but without any added chemicals. My question is... What is a method for clearing wine that would not use any added...
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Extra yeast quicker fermentation?
Okay I started a small batch of cherry wine the other day and instead of dividing the amount of yeast needed for a gallon i just pitched an entire packet into a 500mL batch.. This is the 3rd day and i...
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Newbie with cider brew questions
Hi folks, Just doing my first home brew, decided to try a 'John Bull Cider' kit. For the inital fermentation I put it all into a sterile brewing bucket using 'brewing sugar', left the lid loose and...
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17 years ago
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Yeast Explosion Facts
Just wondering about the sort of question, say you had an awesome high PSI bottle, does yeast like stop functioning due to internal forces introduced by liquid pressure, or can yeast cause any...
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Blood glucose meter as cheap Brix meter?
Seen these on sale everywhere for less than $20. Potentially useful?
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Seb Please...or Canadians please, great store in around Mtl?
Hi Seb, and all others Today I went shopping at the local win making store. The gentleman was really nice there but he does not carry much of what I was shopping for. I was looking for chemicals,...
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17 years ago
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Permethrin On Grapes
Has anyone used permethrin on their grape vines? I was told the EPA has not approved it's use on grapes or any other small fruit such as blueberries and cherry tomatoes. Wonder why?
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Cork Suppliers
Hi, Does anyone know of a supplier of 12mm dia. tapered cork, preferably in the UK. Many thanks.
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Grape Yield
I'm starting to make arrangements to purchase grapes this Fall and many of the growers in the area that sell to home winemakers will sell 50 lb. pails of freshly crushed grapes. I want to finish with...
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spray recommendations?
I planted 10 Cabernet Sauvignon vines this year (in SE Pennsylvania). They've been growing very well until the Japenese beatles discovered them in the last week or so. I also need to start spraying...
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Source of wine grapes in Colorado?
I've been making Selection kits for about a year now and would like to try my hand at doing a wine from "scratch". I'm just not sure how to go about finding wine grapes in Southern Colorado. Any...
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Vineyard outllook for this season
Would like to know what other growers / winemakers are anticipating from their harvest this year. I am a grower / winemaker in the Sierra Foothills. we had a very late spring - budbreak (compared to...
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Honey Instead of Sugar
This year I am thinking of experimenting on a small batch of Chambourcin and using honey instead of sugar to chaptalize. I know that all honey is a little different but does anyone know the...
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