A couple of MS documents (Word and Excel) have been added to the faq site, contributed by Joe Sallustio. http://vitfaq.vinic.com/ (bottom of page) This is...

I've finally started my wine. The wife was tired of rhubarb accumulating in her freezer over the past year or so. I've used 30 lb of frozen rhubarb (which I...

"Zack Torlllskiowlaraski" wrote in message ... you are a fantastic success. If I...

"Zack Torlawabawasaski" wrote in message ... PMD flushed and wrote : ...

Wine Maker's I am wondering if anyone has or used one, { Wine Pump's } or seen them in a catalog the kind that one can put the bung hole, something like the...

I have a fermentation of Baco Noir grapes in the 3rd day and this morning it was foamy and had erupted and sprayed the cover. This evening I noticed the...

We made some wine years ago when it was all the craze, quit and then started again a year ago (plenty of time to forget everything!), and made some apple wine...

One of my 2003 batches (mixture of CA central valley Cab Sauv and Alicante) has been bubbling away pretty steadily in the carboy with what I thought was MLF...

I had the pleasure of tasting a few wines at Cox Creek Cellars last Saturday and one of them was a Chestnut barreled Pinot Noir. I must say, the Pinot had that...

What is malic acid used for ? Paul.

Assuming the goal is to maximize the reduction of TA, is there an argument for a faster vs. slower malolactic fermentation? Trying to figure out whether I...

I moved my pear wine to the secondary fermenter after 7 days, as the recipe called for. Within an hour "wine" was flowing down the side of the carboy. What...

Greatings! I have Syrah fermented to about 8 Brix and noticible H2S odor, probably from an adding a double dosage of Pastuer Red yeast (oops!). Normally I've...

I need an answer from a grape expert who knows for a fact, whether or not, one should plant seedless concord grapes near a seeded variety. I've read that you...

I have a white ring around the neck of my Cabernet. I've read the archives and the general consensus was to sulfite and top up. My cab has been topped up...

I usually buy my grapes or juice from the Niagara Region here in Ontario as I live near the area. Due to a terrible winter that resulted in damaged vines and...

And I mean that as the highest form of praise. They seem to be able to take any fruit (even nuts) and make delicious wine and brandy from it. Check out this...

I have decided to plant a small home vineyard (24 vines) in the spring, so I am starting my planning now. I want to have the site ready to go in March, so...

How do you minimize spoilage when making wine? Remo Rosati, author DIVINE INTERVENTION http://www.geocities.com/newnovelann Available at over 50,000...

It ain't purdy, but I hope it works. I see a load of deer tracks out there too, so I can add them to the "Most Wanted" poster too. The end wires you see aren't...

I have a few wines going from CA grapes and juice, that I (think) have been measured correctly, and are around .55 TA. I want to get the TA around .63 to ..65...

I have seen a few recipies that call for lemon juice to increase the acid of the must. does anyone know how much should be used to increase by a certain...

When analying freshly crushed grapes, even after I strain the juice, I find a significant difference between the Brix levels reasured by a refractometer...

On the site of the International Observatory for Spirits and Liqueurs (www.ciedv.org in French or www.ciedv.org/gb in English), you'll find more than 3,500...

If you have any stainless steel ball bearings or a length of stainless steel chain, you can drop these into the keg and agitate the keg. By agitate, I pick up...