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Reducing acid one year old wine 374 That's an incredible amount of SO2, it's probably the issue. You have added 5 times too much several times... Presses versus an old washing machine 213 If you wanted to use a hydraulic jack, it'd be rather easy to set it up so that it can't... Too much Water 226 I was a little unsure of where you are in your process. I think you are saying that both primary and secondary are finished and... I have a question about cloudiness in my cranberry wine It is true that cranberry throws a LOT of sediment. I know that Jack has commented on... dry weight equivalent of sugar in juice Cidersugar - I make beer and get very good carbonation with 3-4 cup sugar per 5 gallons. Since you want lower carbonation that a typical beer try 1-2 cup sugar per 5 gallons. You will still... peach plant conundrum hellllloooo group! here's my latest, long winded conundrum ( I like that word!) I started this peach wine last october using a previously successful 60* (conveniently.) used red star champagne; the basement... Fruit Fly Trouble 370 Yeah, I'm having a big problem with them myself, there seems to be more and more around... POLL : To bottle or "bulk agein carboy" your wine Pros: simple logistics, from my point of view. I make about 25 gallons of wine in a season; work and home life mean I... Pinot Gris and 58W3 yeast I'm making a Pinot Gris this year, first time, and my supplier, Bosa Grape, recommended I use an... Newbie Question, Alcohol Testing Last year, I made my first two batches of wine. One gallon from frozen blackberries, and one gallon from fresh... Island Mists White ZinfandelWhites in genearl 64 First, you are really wrong when you buttume that Island Mist makes standard kits. They are not. They make low alcohol (6-7%) fruit flavored wines that I call picnic... Smell I am new to wine making. I've made 6 gallons of Shiraz and 6 of Pinot Noir using kits. Both wines are in the 1-3 month bottling hold time. But when... Cab won't undergo MLF Suggestions Some additional info if it helps anyone- I took distilled water and sterilized it via boiling and added it to 3 separate containers, all sterile. Bactivaid was added in appropriate dosages. Each container... HELP! Pushed the rubber stopper into the carboy, now what Okay, this is the first batch ever, and we're very stupid, but learning quickly. (Please forgive us if this has been answered before... Best place to buy wine making supplies Well, Danny, I'm kinda new also, but purchase a lot of stuff online. Here was my approach. Google has a FROOGLE option to search retail stores - I found... Sweetining Wine and Oklahoma 362 Danny wrote "Our second endeavor is a blackberry wine which we started by picking Dan - The tart taste is due to high acid. The... Head Space in Secondary & sediment from primary Generally, an inch of headspace is recommended, but if it's still actively fermenting, you might want to leave a little more room... Wow...I made good wine I opened a bottle of my apple-mango-pbuttion fruit made from Old Orchard frozen concentrate last night and was really surprised at how good... Removing floating skins from primary technique Hi all. I am doing a SUPER TUSCAN wine kit from Winexpert Selection series. After pouring the... Foch Final Acid High This was my first year making wine and I guess I should have tested my acid more often. Harvested Foch last Oct with a Brix of 18 and TA... Raspberry wine question 46 Okay - actually I had to go to my wine book to see what it had to say - Terry Garey's Home Winemaking book. You raise a good point... when can i tell yeast is active DAve, It depends on the yeast you're using. I don't have any pics; its a bit different with each yeast you use and the temperature of the must. Montrachet yeast is very foamy... Best Temp for secondary 304 SPOTLIGHT ON A CURE Benefiting the Cystic fibrosis foundation No need to leave the city... We've brought California's... Reducing acid one year old wine 405 Fishhead - Fining generally doesn't alter the acidity. There are some chemicals you can use (usually potbuttium or calcium carbonate are recommended) but they do also alter the taste... Spontaneous fermentation I made a 5 gallon batch of must up following Jack Kellers recipe for mulberry wine only I used mulberry juice in place of the... 1 gallon of Mango wine needs a kick On 4-12-2006 12:06 AM, DAve Allison DAve, Do a web search for "Pearson square" and you'll find many links to... i'm sure you've heard this wine question before... 236 Duck, (Your name IS Duck, isn't it?) I also started by home brewing, which I've been doing for more than 20 years. Just started winemaking last year. In both cases... Carboy Wine Level Indicator 310 None of mine are the same, good point Steve. What I did was start noting on mine how many 750 ml bottles I... Homebrew Champagne 358 First off, I agree that Pinky's reply was snobby and ridiculous. This is supposed to be a group for all levels of winemaking, from decades of... Hard Tannins & Racking off Seeds During Ferment After 11 months in stainless steel tanks, our first vintage of merlot is heading into french oak on the weekend... New Winemaker Big Problems 22 I would agree with everything Pinky said, it's probably just 'youngness' that you are tasting. Kit... Ok to bottle Two bubbles per day. I am not sure how you count two bubbles per day. I sure could not watch them that well. But, joking aside, two bubbles perday could... Winery license cost Start at www.ttb.gov. You should start there by finding out who the agent for winery licensing in your area is... Help with blending and aging If the airlock is good and the air space was really well purged, then I would say it is safe, but remember that if you are purging 2 cu.ft. of space, putting 2... 2 liter plastic Pat Kennedy IMHO, you can get away with using your 2 liter soda bottle, but you will get a little flavor from whatever was previously... Reinventing the wheel part B: transfer pumps 320 Well the problem is we do not exactally know what pump you have. No make, model or anything. I guess the only thing I can say about it is that I do not know... Viticulture question I live near the Puget Sound. I planted a small vineyard two springs ago, going into the third year now. I planted... Best common US apples for hard cider Just a followup. I decided to use 1-2 Granny Smith and 1-2 Tydman. The latter variety I'd never heard of, but the guy in the produce section recommended it... Specific Gravity Thingie You can usually buy a tall thin cylinder for the hydrometer. My test cylinder takes just a bit less than a cup of the must. After you pour the must into the cylinder, gently add... Newbie Question, Alcohol Testing I have a lot of respect for Jack and for his recipes. But one thing I NEVER trust in anybodies recipes is the amount of sugar needed. It depends so... Brett or mold taste question It's a common misconception that it's OK to cook using inferior wine. If you do, your dinner will become inferior... Making oak additions Whatever floats your boat. ;^) It's too late for this batch, but in future I recommend... Dandelion wine question Miker, If you visit Jack Keller's dandelion recipe page you'll find a boatload of information as well as recipes. Two years ago I made... Water Quality hrs That's really weird. Is the temp too low?? I've been fermenting juice for over... Bottling Champagne I have recently been trying my hand at making proper champagne but have hit a problem with getting it...

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