PeterZ

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• Posted in thread: Vacuum Transfer Wine Pump Giveaway on 03-15-2012 at 10:37 PM
  You are officially "Liked" by me on FB.

• Posted in thread: Welcome on 03-15-2012 at 01:31 PM
  OK, I think I have my sig fixed. Now I just have to find a copy of my profile pic.

• Posted in thread: Welcome on 03-14-2012 at 10:57 PM
  eeeegaaaads another resident chemist! LOL Peter welcome to the party. Must be nice to join a
  new forum and start out with over 1200 posts!Mike's the chemist. I'm the ex-chemist turned IT
  weenie.How do...

• Posted in thread: Welcome on 03-14-2012 at 10:46 PM
  High all. I had some password issues getting logged in. I hope there is not another PeterZ here
  or I just hijacked his account!!Thanks for the welcome, everyone.

• Posted in thread: 55 Gal Barrel HELP?? on 03-06-2012 at 03:01 PM
  I would never use a vinegar barrel for wine. Too much chance that a rogue Acetobacter sp. cell
  might turn your wine into vinegar.

• Posted in thread: Label Templates on 02-29-2012 at 01:10 PM
  You can download the templates from Avery's website.

• Posted in thread: RJ Spagnols Bella Bianco on 02-16-2012 at 02:29 PM
  Mostly color change. The straw color of the juice becomes brown.

• Posted in thread: RJ Spagnols Bella Bianco on 02-14-2012 at 01:06 PM
  If the juice looks and smells OK (not oxidized) you should be OK. You will probably need some
  fresh yeast.

• Posted in thread: Residual k meta left in bottles on 01-31-2012 at 01:11 PM
  The actual K-meta left behind by sanitizing is not enough to contribute a detectable increase
  in SO2 in the wine. The drop that dried on the mouth of the bottle is about .05 ml. It contains
  less than ...

• Posted in thread: MM Vinifera Castel de Papa - Wine Volcano Preventi on 01-25-2012 at 01:18 PM
  I would add the sulfite and degas in the current carboy. Top up and the wine can stay there for
  a couple of weeks to get the full extraction of the oak. It will also drop a lot of fine lees
  during thi...