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reuse of old bottles Dan: The short answer is NO!!!! And as a result, I have stopped removing commercial labels in quanbreasty. If I need a bunch of bottles, I buy them new. That way... Viticulture question 255 Sure here's what it says: pH - moderately acid - 5.2-6.0 Phosphorus (P) - high - 40-100 ppm Iron - good - not specified ? They recommended pH in the soil between 5 and 6 so that is just right. Calcium... Can my wine move with me to Canada The following is from about.com. The figures suppose that the individual is taking the wine from... Barrel Advice Gene, Tom, Thanks, I'm and electronics guy so I know what Gene is getting at. I doubt I could get away with getting a lamp in there without blowing up... Raspberry wine question 387 Hi, Michael. There is no problem with this, Bottle your wine, it will improve with age, that is in the bottle. Leave for 12 to 18 months, by which... high pH opinion Ray Calvert Thanks, Ray. I heard this as a general principle but never saw it really quantified, whether the decline is a... Question on Wine storage 258 A bit OT Ah -- the floor of the cellar was not a dirt one but part "concrete" and part ancient stone slabs ( the pub had originally been built in the mid 17th century) . The v... Wild Grape anyone ever make OK, So I'm a bit of an experiementer, and I have Terry Garey's book on home winemaking. Inside she has a recipe for wild grape, which is more like a... PortForified Wine Phil Ayres My port is still fermenting, so my advise is what I'm "gonna" do, rather than what I did. :) I'm going to buy a... Adjusting acid Jim Stewart First, sweetening does not actually change the acid level, it just balances out the acid. If you want to lower acid... Bordeaux Style 365 That's really good advice, the goal of blending is to get a better wine out of the blending stock. A lot... Barrel advice 415 I have been using barrels for a cpl of my annual batches of reds for the... Question from beginner 207 I live in far south Texas near Corpus Christi, and I just made my first batch of wild Mustang grape wine. I did my first fermentation... Stopping fermentation 292 Hi Tom, The Mini-jet filters are really small, they are only meant for 5 gallons of wine. The pump... Newby question. Should I try to sweeten it up You've got good advice on sweetening from the other posters, and you'll find if you do sweeten the blackberry flavour... Quick & Easy Pistol Grip Bottle Filler Thought I'd share a recent project with the group. I'd tired of waiting for the spring loaded pistol type bottle filler to be back in stock by a major supply house, so built my... Saving my red wine You can add tannin but that will only help with the structure of the wines... Acetic in barrel The price I mentioned was the price listed in a winemakers supply company catalog and included a vacuum pump instead of hooking up to a sink. I am sure that... Tart acid question I made a few batches of wine from various frozen concentrates before I had an acid test kit... Sweetining Wine and Oklahoma 66 It is a great idea to craft wines to the taste of your loved one. But you do not need to craft it all one way. You might... My wine's TA is 0.87%. What should I do 126 I am not sure why Jeff Cox said that. The reaction of calcium carbonate in wine is fairly simple and complete. The... Too much Water 200 Hi, Could you give us some more information, like type of wine, or a wine kit, how old is the wine, and original batch size...? I'm sure you did the... Why Is The Airlock Moving 225 Charles E It seems like the original purpose of the post got lost in this thread? You've said... Yet another newbie question. About sweetness and SG The best way that I have found to sweeten a fruit wine is to make a syrup of 1 pound of sugar to 1 cup water, cook unit the sugar is dissolved... gross lees vs. fine lees and when to rack 131 Thanks Tom and Ben. I do not dispute your statements at all and I am sure that what you say is true. I can only say that I have not had... is my fermentation stuck I'm a newbie working on my fourth batch of kit wine, an amarone-style with raisins from Wine Kitz. The last batch of red I did, a merlot, ended up... Jalapeno wine receipe This wine is not for the faint of heart,,,,,,it is hot and stays hot,,,,,but makes a great marinade for bbq... Ruby Cabarnet Grapes 227 Bruce, I have made Ruby Cab a few times and the only thing I noticed was the acid was a bit higher than the... Juice Alistair, here's a little info. on Black Hamburg; MUSCAT HAMBURG: According to the Geilweilerhof (Genres) database... Crazily sweet maple must A friend gave me some half-boiled sap to start some maple wine. Ok, Let's start at the beginning. Finished maple syrup is about... making my first really crappy wine an ingenious one, at that :)) I hope you used real wine yeast and not bread yeast or... Novice Winemaker Yeaster Starter Question I am a newbie and was having the same problem. It was difficult finding any info about starting the yeast going. Seems to me the old timers forget us newbies don't understand... How do you operate a small winery 311 Franco - apologies if my response seems discourteous, it is not meant to be so. But I think that you might start by... Easiest homemade wine OK, I found a couple websites describing how to make super-easy homemade wine from your own fruit or grapes. I've made batches "scientifically" in the past but recently... reasons for winemaking 341 I would be the first to say all of the hardware I use to test wines has only a minimal effect on making wine better. Mine... Clearing plum wine 102 Hello, Your wine is very young, and you're fine. I've made plum wine, and you need to give it more time to... seeking PH Meter recommendation more questions for you if I may .... I would This meter is only $36 so it's the price of just a normal probe. Don't care about the probe with this one... SO2 levels after ML Hi, I have been reading some past messages of this forum but still have some questions about the use of breastrets to know if I should add any sulphite... newbie question: start with a 5g carboy or go smaller 361 When I started out, I faced the same decision you did. I went with 1-gallon... Ruby Cabarnet Grapes 241 Actually, my Ruby Cabs seemed easier to handle than the Zinfandels I did last year. A qualification: I have been stripping them from... Stopping fermentation 281 I follow you, I'm in Amarillo now so can't speak to what I use as the minimum level but should be home tomorrow. I have bypbutt problems on... OT Synthetic Whiskey there are 3 phases to a alcohol distillation, the first part, called the heads (some people further divide this up into two more categories... Greater Kansas City Wine Clbuttic We held our 7th annual amateur wine contest last weekend. Best-Of-Show and Best-Of-Clbutt winners are... Bottling Champagne 128 alien The technique I'm using is one based on 'Making Sparkling Wine' Restall & Hobbs published here in UK. I diluted some concentrated wine juice to 2 gals & adjusted SG to 1.070 with sugar. Acidity adjusted... Presses versus an old washing machine I am starting to realize that not having a press is costing me money, almost a gallon of usable...

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