Recent content by antont

Looks like hydrogen sulfide smell - rotten egg, rubber, or similar. It was 2013 and I was fermenting malbec grapes from Chile. During the primary fermentation a strong odor, as above, developed and was to be felt abundantly around the fermenter. Several days after pressing the smell was still...

Thanks! I guess I need to get out of the cave a bit more often.

I believe Sodium metabisulfite is at around 68%. So you'd need less weight of it. So, yes, Sodium meta is preferred for sanitizing. However, it might remain longer in the wine as the Potassium will deposit over time. I think it depends on the wine acidity. And this is one of the reasons why...

Indeed, it is a lovely label. It utters "handcrafting." I love how clean and unmistakeably clear it is. I was considering a similar label for my wines, but decided to go with a more convention style.

These are all great looking and the design is of assertive character. Although I'd see some of them better as beer labels, I'm still tempted to taste what's inside. Out of curiosity: Is the "28 Days Later" referencing some part of the wine making process?

Thanks for the nice comments! My wife and I are still fighting on finding the right size and colors - it's a work in progress. It helps that she is a graphic designer. And while it took us several months to put the ideas together I feel it's going in the right direction.

After years of using different designs, finally decided on one for all.

I had a similar issue with a batch of Chilean Malbec grapes last spring. I guess they had a rainy season and used some extra sulfur. Instead of adding SO2 or copper sulfate I did several very generous rackings and aeration. Tasted after each racking waited re-tasted and stopped when the smell...

Thank you for the replies - especially given that there's not much information in US pages. The montalcino report is a nice write up and I got the translation "hydraulic bung" from there. I had spent an hour searching something with that or similar names in the US without success. You are...

Hello, And thank you for great forum. It's my first visit and I came with a question. I'm trying to figure out what is the English word for this type of "airolock," or bung. I've seen it as "hydraulic bung" in one place, but cannot find it anywhere else in US web pages/stores, so maybe...