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Last harvest was a weird one, the ripe grapes were falling off the vine while other were still green. I don't know the cause. So I felt a later harvest was impossible. The ph was definitely too low. Update: I adjusted the ph in 6 gallons with Calcium Carbonate until I got to ph=3.55 then it...

Wow so many responses. I will try to answer as many questions as i can. i know my dad didnt even use yeast, i did make the wine in a different basement. in 2013 i use his recipe, as i described above with the sour wine. But in 2014 i used way too many concord & some other unidentified (local)...

You all sound like chemists and I don't know what you are talking about or measuring. lol I've been making wine with my dad for years, but I never really paid attention, he's gone now. As far as i remember we picked some local grapes, bought 8 cases zinfandel & 1 or 2 alicante, added some...

2nd week of sept. we started. racked it once right into the15 gal. barrel 10 days later. thats the way i remeber my dad doing it after it stopped boiling (as he calls it) never added any additives.

ok i have a good wine cellar stable temp & humidity. some good cork bottles & some screw cap gallons, so this should be a good test. when should i check the wine again?

Thanks Guys, I have all his stuff. I did like his wine, made the old fashion way, just grapes some sugar & time, this year we made a batch, fermented it then strained put in to a plastic barrel as he has for years, I intended to leave it alone until Jan. but today he thought it was time to...

My dads been making wine the old country way for years, I would help but never payed attention to the proper procedure, now he's got Alzheimer's, I'm sad for him first and mad at myself for not paying more attention to him.