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O.K. cannot get this thing to clear!!!???? i degassed as i usually do with the vacuum pump even did it when it was heated up to about 77 degrees, added the clarifier as usual and it has been bulk aging for about 4 months, also i heated it up a second time slightly and still no go?? Any advice...

That sounds like a reasonable theory, I would sanitize all of my wine making equipment with a chlorine based sanitizer because if the is mycoderma present the sulfite will stun it but not kill it, allowing it to survive and multiply next time you use it. Having said that make sure you rinse...

Well just spent some time checking out winemaking notes from some sauv blanc wineries in new zealand and they were showing PH of 3.00 and TA of 7.5 to 8.0, i think i will give this some time to mellow and give her another taste in a month or so

Thanks guys, My TA was .75 sorry, And yes i am using a PH meter and fresh solution also fresh calibrating solution as well, I think i will cold stabilize it to bring it more in line, Thanks for the advice!

Hi all, I fermented a fresh juice chilean sauvingon blanc the starting sg was 1.092 and the PH was 3.6 and the TA was around .4 so i used tartaric acid and used half of what i calculated and the PH was 3.3 and the TA .6. I used a hanna PH meter and calibrated it prior to use so i believe the...

i would be willing to bet your pH might be high, be sure to check it. I just started a chilean chardonnay and a sauv blanc, the initial PH on chard was 3.8 and the TA was around .4 added tartaric and and brought the PH down to 3.3 and the TA ended up around .65. The sauv Blanc needed a little as...

That's awesome!!!! And good to know as i will have to give that one a try. I have done the Mosti renaissance chilean viogner and it's about a year old, it is really good but not as good as what turned me on to viogner which was the Australian yalumba valley viogner simply amazing !!! in my...

This sounds awesome!as nero d avola seems to marry well with syrah and i have had a couple of commercial bottles and it is amazing! the only thing i would want to be aware of is one renaissance kits start off with a high specific gravity to begin with so it would not suprise me if you started at...

Looks great!!! I did this kit and mine is about 8 months old and taste impressions are accurate for what is presented def delicious BTW if you are planning on bulk aging you will want to check in on it from time to time as when the acacia cubes are fully saturated they will take up there angels...

Agreed and then some!!

Yeah i agree mike and did not mean you have not come a long way i just know you havemade a ton ofkits and i know how much better they can be with a little tweaking andi just nudge you a little from time to time to try to get you to push the envelope as i think you will have great success!!! i...

Hey mike!!! Now your talking i was wondering how long it was going to take until you started to play a little and i stand by my taste impressions the tan cor gran cru is amazing when used correctly.but i gotta hand it to ya you held out for quite a whileNext you gotta try using a different yeast...

I'm here in New England and there is wind and rain but so far so good!!!!!!

Just followed instructions to the letter. Just opened a bottle and it still a little green but potent!!!

Good to know!!!!! Thanks for the information

Thanks M&M was where i was talking about i will have to look into norwalk but M&M is literally the size of a stop and shop!!!! and nothing but grapes and juices and frozen must however a lot of there frozen must is kept offsite from my understanding but an amazing place

That sounds great! Hopefully if you make something fresh from washington before i do would love to hear the outcome cannot imagine it would not be fantastic IMHO!!! Also agreed on the whites and kits as i too will probably do the same!!

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Yeah that's really cheap but it's all relative i guess. I am on the East Coast and just having the ability to source freshgrapes from Napa, Russian River valley, Washington and frozen must is really exciting Oh the price works out to roughly 6.00 a bottle for frozen must from chile, BTW the...

if it's the cellar craft showcase washington merlot you are going to love it!!!!! I absolutely love mine