What is the secret of racking a Crushendo from the primary to the secondary? The included mesh filter kept getting clogged.I had to restart the siphon over, and over, and over. Took a long time and I'm afraid that I either contaminated the wine or exposed it to too much oxygen.
Suggestions...
Have made about8 kit wines and most have turned out to be quite good. However, I bottled a batch of Lodi Old Vines Zinfindel last month and it was distinctly sour. Adding just a touch of sugar seems to mask some of the sourness and make it marginally drinkable.
Any guess about what I did...
Question. Winexpert instructions say "It is recommended to age your wine for at least 6 months before drinking, either in a topped up carboy, or in the bottle. To age the wine for this period, you will need to add extra metabisulphite to prevent oxidation."
What is the best way to add and...
The Winexpert 2005 Product Guide has the following minimum ageingsuggestions for their red wines: Vintners Reserve 2 months, Selection Original and Intermational Series 3-6 months, and Selection Estate Series 6-9 months. Why is there so much variation in the suggested ageing times?
Following the advice of some of you, I took advantage of the current sale price and ordered an Italian floor corker from George. It arrived yesterday.Already used it to cork a batch of30 bottles. Wow, what a difference. Easy and quick. Every bottle was corked perfectly.
I had assumed...
Ok, Ok. You folks have convinced me. I will order an
Italian floor corker from George. (Even though in the picture it
looks like an exercise bike.)
Any idea of a good use for old hand held corkers?
Bill Burnett
I have a handheld Portuguese double lever corker like the one that
comes in starter kits. For me, it works very well except for one
problem. The disk that pushes the cork into the bottle is a much
smaller diameter than the cork, so it leaves a significant dent or
impression in the cork...
Have run out of carboys. I have five and so far have resisted the urge to buy more. Also decided that converting my 75 gallon aquarium to a fermenter was not a good idea.
In my carboys are:
<LI>Washington Columbia Valley Riesling</LI>
<LI>Australian Mataro-Shiraz</LI>
<LI>Lodi Old Vines...