Let us know how this works out. I was planning on putting electrified wire netting suspended on PVC pipe over a row of strawberries to keep deer off them. I read somewhere that this might not work unless you have a really high output (expensive} fence charger unit. It said the netting uses up...
When I first made wine some time around 1960 I had not heard of an air lock although I vaguely remember hearing about the balloon at that time. An old-timer advised me to drill a hole in the cork and run a length of tubing to a glass of water. The end of the hose needed to be underwater and it...
I hate to bother you who are more experienced and professional with my question. I have some Glenora grapes (only 4 plants) which have made some good wine in the past. Right now they are measuring 15.5 brix. Unfortunately I will be leaving for about 3 weeks and I don't think they will hold...
I guess my concern is that I had been led to believe that it is best to transfer to secondary at 1.030 SG. I assumed that this is because below that SG there is not enough C02 being released. Thanks for your reply. I feel better about the situation now.
Not a big deal because this is just a one gallon experimental batch but I hate to throw anything away. I started some plum wine at S G 1.090. Stuff happened that kept me away for eight days and the S G had dropped to almost 1.00 by the time I could get in to a secondary container with airlock...
I had a batch of blueberry that kept getting stuck . My wine shop guy said blueberries are frequently difficult to kick into good fermentation and gave me a suggestion that worked for me. Make a robust starter of 1 quart of pure grape juice and let it work for several hours before adding to...
I'm new here but have been making some wine every year for at least 40 years. I should know the answer to this question but I know there are members with a lot more experience then I have.
I started a 10 gal batch of blackberry/blueberry at a starting SG of1.90 3 or 4 days ago. Now I find that...