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• Posted in thread: Degassing Question (dont roll your eyes) on 12-08-2011 at 07:07 AM
  Thanks for your thoughts guys. i think some of you got the wrong idea i think. i
  wasdefinitelynot referring to wine so fizzy that it could becomparedto sparkling wine and also
  thechanceof cords poppin...

• Posted in thread: Degassing Question (dont roll your eyes) on 12-05-2011 at 08:10 AM
  Hi,thanks for the replies. perhaps you arerightrhoffart but i have read information from
  professional wine makerswho talk about the amount of CO2 they like in their wines. I can't
  remember thelinks bu...

• Posted in thread: Degassing Question (dont roll your eyes) on 12-05-2011 at 12:54 AM
  Hi, I know there are a lot of degassing questions and im sorry if this has been asked before
  but trust me i have looked for this answer. I had a degassing problem with a white wine and i
  followed your...

• Posted in thread: Sauv Blac - Clearing Problem on 09-19-2011 at 02:57 AM
  I actually just read another post where a guy said that he needed to buy a few bottles of wine
  in order to top off after racking. The response was that he should instead just get different
  size carboy...

• Posted in thread: Sauv Blac - Clearing Problem on 09-19-2011 at 02:23 AM
  It makes you wonder why they make 10-12 ltr kits. I cant think of many people who would want to
  make a thin wine. Im just wondering it there is any point bottling this batch because its just
  so watery...

• Posted in thread: Sauv Blac - Clearing Problem on 09-19-2011 at 12:07 AM
  Well i just followed the instructions which said to top up with water. Whether its a 10ltr or a
  15ltr you are always going to need to top up so would you always top up with a similar wine?

• Posted in thread: Sauv Blac - Clearing Problem on 09-18-2011 at 10:14 AM
  Hi, Just thought i would give a bit of an update. its getting a bit warmer here so i thought i
  would rack the wine (because i haven't done that yet since degassing). I had a try of it and i
  was surpri...

• Posted in thread: Sauv Blac - Clearing Problem on 08-17-2011 at 11:18 AM
  great thanks for the info. Sounds like thats the way to go. Plus i think my next batch will be
  done so that the clearing is done in summer when its a lot hotter :p

• Posted in thread: Sauv Blac - Clearing Problem on 08-16-2011 at 01:42 AM
  Thanks for the ideas. New Zealand is currently having a very cold winter. It would be great to
  send it to florida but i think the freight would be a little expensive :p I did find a place
  that sells h...

• Posted in thread: Sauv Blac - Clearing Problem on 08-15-2011 at 10:29 AM
  hmmm thats interesting. Well to be fair the RJS directions do ask for quite high temps (15-19
  degrees). i dont think 15 degrees is adequate though. Im wondering if perhaps i wait till it
  warms up here...