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Just put down a string of 8 concord grapes. Wondering what to place around them. I want to landscape around them and planned to add some landscape timbers with a weed barrier. The question is what to cover with. Stone, mulch? I read mulch is bad because it keeps the ground cooler. What about a...

I have a number of country wines working (banana, pear, lemon, orange) that I am ready to back sweeten. Since this is a first go around, I do not have wines from previous batches to top off once I rack these again, I bought a Riunite Moscato since it is a sweet wine. One thing I noticed on the...

I have a number of gallon batches going. The recipes say that even after clearing, they should age around 4 months before bottling. My question is, especially for such small batches, is there a reason the wine can't be bottled and aged that way instead of being in the gallon jug? Is there really...

Looking for a recommendation for a reasonably priced fruit press. I do small batches.

Yes, banana was super ripe. Should I have used less ripe ones?

Loving this discussion by the way. You all are an awesome source of knowledge.

So I take it this is overly simplistic and inaccurate? https://www.winebusiness.com/calculator/winemaking/section/5/ Would this get me in the ballpark? If so, which is correct... the x number of steps (a) above, or (b) above... simple PH math. Book reference I am using prescribes the same way...

Thanks for the advice on stirring and waiting for the acid to integrate. I have another 1 gallon batch going. Say I want to go Need to go from a PH of 4.1 to a PH of 3.9 and I want it in grams. Using the calculations I mentioned above, what is the correct amount? a) 1 gallon, 4 .1 to 3.9 is 2...

Thank you. So with my math above, I assume the correct answer is #2, so in my example, I would need 64 grams of acid, maybe a little less and not add all at once?

Trying to understand my PH reading for banana wine and adjust it. This should be simple math but something is off. Here is what I have. Please tell me what I am doing wrong (math included). Looking at the math two different ways. Using this calculator...

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That is exactly my reasons. I do not want 28 bottles for every batch I make. I want to experiment. I have a fair amount of room but I have other hobbies that take up those spaces (canning, cooking, gardening, fermenting hot sauce), and I do not want to overflow my house with 1,000 bottles of...

I was going to get more larger carboys, but in reality I do not have the room for 28 bottles every time I do a batch. I like to tinker with a wide variety of wine recipes. Lots of effort / hobby time without filling my basement. Once I hit on a recipe I like I will expand it to maybe a 3 or 5...

Yeah, I just ordered 12 more gallon jugs.

Yes. g not mg. Funny thing is I remember grade school where we were told to learn the metric system because US conversion was coming. Didn't happen and I guess it didn't stick. lol