Recent content by Highland

Label approval received It looks like the conversation with the TTB agent helped. I resubmitted the label with a note to the specialist that similar labels have been approved and the corrected submission was approved today.

I am using the fanciful name because I ran into the varietal issue during my first label approval. I already have 18 labels approved and then I run into this issue on number 19. I talked with a TTB agent today and she looked at the label and said it should be OK. So I will push it through again...

New winery owner who is frustrated with the TTB label approval process. I already have 18 labels approved and in the notes box I have stated the wine kit that is used for each wine. I did not have to submit a formula for any of them. Now the feds say I do. Anybody know where I can find the...

Thanks Dan. It has the air lock that came with the tank -- the plastic marble. Will that do?

Just opened a winery within the past two months. As I expected, some of the wine kits are selling like crazy, so I started some 24 gallon batches. I have used 100 liter Marchisio variable capacity tanks. Primary I did in an open tank. First rack I have put the lid on. Here's my question. I am...

Just joined the forum, so forgive my ignorance. I started a 5-gallon batch of blackberry wine with a potential alcohol of 15 percent in November. It is very sweet, which tells me lots of sugar did not convert to alcohol. I want to convert this to port, but am unsure where my alcohol level is...