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• Posted in thread: vacuum suction question on 01-29-2011 at 06:58 PM
  I am building a vacuum racking/degassing system and have a question about the strength of pump
  I need. I found a pump on e-bay that has the following specs:OIL FREE THOMAS COMPRESSOR VACUUM
  PUMP:Model...

• Posted in thread: SG has been a 1.000 for 3 weeks on 11-18-2010 at 05:32 AM
  Zinns can sometimes have a little residual sugar, depending on where the starting SG level. A
  dry Zinn will be about .998 so 1.000 sounds like it will be "jammy". I like my zinns that
  way.If it is sti...

• Posted in thread: Purchased Syrah grapes and new to wine making on 10-25-2010 at 08:27 PM
  The bugs and raisins are fine. I leave them in. All wine has earwigs and spiders in it.
  Seriously, all that stuff settles out when it clears. I wouldn't bother with the pectic enzyme
  in a red wine. Th...

• Posted in thread: Purchased Syrah grapes and new to wine making on 10-22-2010 at 05:41 PM
  I looked at my notes and forgot to add that around 10-12 brix it started to smell a little
  sulphur-y so I added 2 teaspoons DAP and stirred it a bit to get some oxygen in there and the
  smell went away...

• Posted in thread: Purchased Syrah grapes and new to wine making on 10-22-2010 at 05:34 PM
  One of my first wines was a Napa Syrah from fresh grapes and it practically made itself. If you
  let it sit for a day, and can't sulphite it, be sure and keep it cold (below 60) to keep it
  from startin...

• Posted in thread: Oak cubes not floating? on 09-20-2010 at 02:44 PM
  I added oak cubes to my mead and they floated for a little while but when I checked on it
  today, the cubes are sitting on the bottom of the carboy. How does that work? They are wood,
  right?

• Posted in thread: mead from pomace on 09-11-2010 at 04:19 AM
  I am planning on making mead with the pomace from my Zinn this year. Has anyone else done this?
  Does anyone have any recommendations on a good honey flavor to use? I am thinking either
  wildflower or o...

• Posted in thread: Bottled my first wine,OOOPS. on 08-09-2010 at 05:18 AM
  Speaking of messes, while bottling a Syrah out of a 3Gallon Better Bottle, I didn't take into
  consideration that plastic is way lighter than glass and when there was about 1-2 liters left,
  the bottle ...

• Posted in thread: Potassium Sorbate in Prunes? on 07-31-2010 at 05:47 PM
  I want to use some prunes for mouth-feel and noticed after buying them that they are preserved
  with Potassium Sorbate. Will boiling the plums lower the content of K-Sorb?Also, I have a plum
  tree, but ...

• Posted in thread: slow fermentation with D-47 yeast on 06-20-2010 at 08:33 AM
  OK. I added 1 tsp of DAP. Another thing that concerns me. Should I move it to secondary and cut
  off the air space while it takes a while to ferment out?