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Discouraged here... One of the two tubs I have fermenting now seems to have that white flaky stuff in it. I think someone said that was mold. They have both been covered with lids and even a towel on top. the other seems ok still. It's been about 3 weeks, I think.

wow! I've got some reading to do. Thank you all for your input.

Hector, thanks for the warning. Why nail polish remover? Do you think it has spoiled? :-( That would be disappointing, but a lesson learned, I guess. So, in your experience, you crush and begin the fermentation, then what? Once it has fermented, you strain it then let it sit until 40 days and...

thank you for that info. I think that might be what it is. Though I am disappointed. any ideas of what I could do now?! :-/

jswordy: thanks. that is very interesting. I'll have to remember that when my fermenting is done!

Hi everyone. I've been on here off and on for about a year. I've met a few kind folks that have responded to a thread I started for wine making the old-fashioned way last year. That was my first time attempting to make wine. This is my second year to try my hand (and my luck) at making wine...

Wow, that bit about the yeast is quite interesting. So, is that something that would be a good thing to do? For example, after mine is done fermenting, would I take the must that is to be discarded and put it where our grapevines are?

Hi! Well, the post I worked on earlier this afternoon seems to have gotten lost in cyberspace. Oh well! I have a couple of things I want to ask. 1. Update on last year's wine: Last year was my first year, and some of you have been following my questions and have been very helpful. Thanks! I...

temp? racking basics? Hey guys... Pete asked what my temp was... boy am I going to show how clueless I am. What temperature? The room where I am keeping the wine? Also, help me with racking. should the bottle be upright or laying on their sides? Remember that wine making supplies are not...

better late than never, I hope... Rocky and others... well, thanks for not giving up on me! I just got around to transfering the wine. (Ha... I accidentally wrote 'wife'!) I have skimmed off the lees and it is now in wine bottles. I think I will need to do that once more as it clarifies...

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I did it... and so far so good Hi eveyrone. I did it and so far it seems to be ok. I used the balloons since that's what I was able to find easily. It didn't make as much as I had hoped, only about 4 liters, but since this is my first time, I am just happy to be learning. I have some white...

you guys are sure teaching me a lot about wine making! I've read about the balloon method on other websites, maybe I'll try that. I guess what I don't understand is if this is the storage method until racking, or just until there seems to be no gas left? I haven't quite wrapped my mind around...

You have all been so helpful. Thank you. I hope I haven't left it fermenting too long. Life has gotten really busy and I have not been able to press and move it to the secondary storage. I stir it each day, however, and it appears to be fermenting. I have tasted it a bit and it doesn't seem...

Thank you all for your answers. Rocky, I wish I knew where to get the equipment to do the measurements locally, but I've decided now is the time to live. I can't always wait for everything to be exactly right, right? Besides, they must have done it this way years ago, at least that's my...

Hi. I am new to wine making and to this forum. I live in Turkey and I am unable to find many of the commerically available sets/products for wine making here. But we have so many grapes this year that I figured it was time to learn to make wine, even if it is the old-fashioned way! I have...