Recent content by KSU_Jim

I would like to chime in and agree that the All in One is making my winemaking experience much more enjoyable. I practiced racking and bottling with water to learn the process. I can bottle now with only a couple drops spilled. I also vacuum rack to remove CO2 and it really works as advertised...

6 gallons of Dragon Blood Especial waiting to be bottled. 1402+6=1408

3 gal Quad Berry DB 3 gal Triple Berry DB 1259+6=1265 gallons

Yes, Ibglowin, I am planning to bottle after 6 months. My fruits come from my mini-vineyard in the back yard. I have blackberry wine and strawberry wine, but my grapes are actually bronze "Carlos" muscadines that are my white wine. My red muscadines are yet to give a large enough crop to do much...

Thank you all. I am really enjoying this new hobby and it wouldn't be possible without all your help. Cheers.

Thanks for helping this newbie.

I am well into my first season of experimentation with numerous small batches of wine. I have started bottling and will be making labels for some bottles. I am wondering about the year on the label. If I pitched my yeast in Sept. of 2012 and bottled in March of 2013, what year should I put on...

OK, I'm in. Just ordered one myself.

Thanks for your help, Rocky. If it did drop out some tartrate crystals, wouldn't that lower my TA number?

Hello, all, I started several small batches of strawberry, blackberry, muscadine, and several blends a couple months ago. I figure to make small mistakes this year and aim for better practices, etc, next season, and hopefully larger volumes in 2013. I have them in 1 and 3 gal secondary...

I appreciate the welcome messages. Arne, I am starting small with several 1 gal test runs until I get my technique down. Thanks.

I've been lurking around here for awhile and thought I should finally introduce myself. Several years ago I planted muscadines out back, along with blackberries, blueberries, and strawberries-----so you can tell what kind of wine I'll be making. I've learned a lot from this forum and am excited...