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I am still learning and I ordered some things for my new batch. Never used any of this stuff before. Always used things around the house and grocery store...

Hi! I'm Steve. I'm new to the group. I mostly make full-body, dry red wines from kits. I just bought an 8 gal conical fermenter to alter the process to...

G'day from down under. I was reading Tom S comment (18/04/05) on Ph and the correlation of the two digits after the point and the correct free SO2 levels. I...

Well if you did, have you received or been updated about your medals??? Some guy named Andy, told me the medal fabricator droped the ball!!! Comments??????

Well if you did, have you received or been updated about your medals??? Some guy named Andy, told me the medal fabricator droped the ball!!! Comments??????

Hi, I would like to be able to bottle fermented beverages in screw cap soda bottles (reusing them after I drink the soda), and I'm looking for or will try to...

I have an 8 gallon barrel of what should be a perfect cabernet. It's been in oak for about 8 months. Yesterday, when I sampled it, it had a definitely weird...

Our friendly neighborhood brewer's supplier has raised its prices, supposedly because the weak dollar is making it more expensive to buy wine kits from Canada....

I've been making WineExpert kits for about six months & have been pleasantly surprised by the results so far. Reading this group has gotten me thinking about...

Hello All It’s April and there is wine to be cold stabilized. I was thinking of building a box out of 4” foam board to house the carboy(s) and...

Could someone tell me the stirring protocol when aging on the fine lees, and can this be done if you make a Chardonnay from pasturized juice?

Château Condom Construit en 1690 par le sieur de Condom - Perceval Grand écuyer des Rois de France. Année : 2002, Mis en Bouteille au...

I like having an excuse to dig a big hole in my yard every couple of years, so now that I have started making wine and running into competition for space in...

I went to test my wine for ML completion the other day, and found my developing solvent had gone bad. Bummer, and no one near here stocks any, so there I am...

Has anyone ever promoted noble rot for your vines? If so, was it successful? What did you do? Some professional vineyards in California and Australia...

I have 4 plastic fermenters each with 400 lbs of must in my garage in front of a heater. I added the ML at the end of fermentation at present my wine is at 23...

Hi all! You seem to be having so much fun that I decided to join in! So about 8 weeks ago I started making wine. I've got 5 batches (in gallon jugs) in...

Hi all, I am new to the wine making community and have a question (actually I have a million questions but for now, just this one). When I made my last kit...

I am not a new winemaker, but not a total rookie either. Probably 15 or 20 batches to my credit, on my own or with my buddy. I bought two RJ Spagnols Cru...

Nitrogen ? CO2 ? Although I don't notice it my wife, and several others, have commented that my wine "tastes" fizzy. Looking at the bottle there are bubbles...

I was reading about fining agents and noticed that 'Sparkolloid' is diatomaceous earth. I have used diatom powder (a highly refined grade of diatomaceous...

I have been making Maple Mead and Maple Wine from Vermont Grade A Maple Syrup from Northeast Maple Products in Derby Line, Vermont...

Hello, My father recently passed away and when we went up to his house to clean up we found a lot of tools to make wine. Now my son really wants to give it...

I have 4 plastic fermenters each with 400 lbs of must in my garage in front of a heater. I added the ML at the end of fermentation at present my wine is at 23...