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• Posted in thread: Oak Cubes on 01-04-2013 at 02:31 AM
  8 ounces is not nearly enough. If you are looking for a good oak flavor, I would consider
  swapping out your 8 ounces and then adding in fresh 16oz (another pound - minimum!) for several
  months.Ya I re...

• Posted in thread: Oak Cubes on 01-02-2013 at 04:45 AM
  I have about 8 oz of American medium oak cubes in a 53 gallon neutral barrel. The cubes have
  been in for about 1 month. I was going to remove at the 3 month mark. Does anyone know how long
  it actually...

• Posted in thread: AirLock/Second Fermentation Question on 11-01-2012 at 05:31 AM
  I let my reds clear naturally with time. Its free and it works

• Posted in thread: PH Meter on 11-01-2012 at 05:23 AM
  I have Phep 5 and had no problems with it.

• Posted in thread: when good wines gone bad on 11-01-2012 at 05:19 AM
  Joe I'm ready for the italian wine tour. Great job on this thread, love reading it and it is
  very informative. Thank You. A Presto

• Posted in thread: First MLF on 11-01-2012 at 01:16 AM
  I just test to see if my ml ferment was done and had similar results. Its been 1 month. I gave
  it one more stir, going to let it sit for 1 more week, then add so2, and continue on to bulk
  aging

• Posted in thread: Need help with PH. on 10-31-2012 at 04:38 PM
  Thanks for the advice!Yea, in retrospect, I wish that I would have done a lot of due diligence
  in the research of wine making before I started. I actually started after trying a wine that a
  buddy had ...

• Posted in thread: Need help with PH. on 10-31-2012 at 02:41 AM
  I always tried to make initial adjustments prior to fermentation. If u need to adjust
  afterwards I have used potasium bicarnate which will lower your TA and raise your Ph. Use
  calcium carbonate prior ...

• Posted in thread: Hard Cider, No Fermentation... on 10-31-2012 at 02:32 AM
  there should not be an airlock on during primary fermentation. it needs oxygen. keep it cover
  with a clean cloth

• Posted in thread: How to test for TA on 10-30-2012 at 06:15 AM
  It's too thick to go through a coffee filter. I waited 30 minutes for the last sample to clear
  and it never really did. I'm wondering if I'm doing something wrong. I simply take a glass
  container of t...