Recent content by vcarnuccio

Help is on it's way This is an old trick to get corks out of bottles. I think some one posted it to you-tube. Here goes, All you will need is a plastic shopping bag. stand the bottle upright, place the bag in half way into the bottle with the open side in. Get it to look like a funnel on the...

your fine no need to change the temp ....... some yeast will remain active some of the little guys are tucked away in the lees and some died off or are on there way. the MLF usually will take place within 30-40 days

are you sure about your acid reading? How was it performed? I would be more concerned about the PH right now moreso than the acid. Wait until after fermenting to do anything else. I am most curious of the acid test done on red wines........... I haven't found a reliable test yet outside of...

smells and taste fine , the acid was adjusted a little high and the brought down other than that everything seems to be normal

Does anyone know the cause? I have never seen this before.

My concern is not the task of cleaning, it is the staining of the glass.

I am a wine maker in Philadelphia. I have been making wine for 29 years. I came across something that I never seen before....... if you are not familiar with this maybe you could direct me to a forum or web sight that is. My problem is this, I've made a batch of Merlot (grapes from Ca) in 09...