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It all started with a few grapes planted just this spring and now we are diving head first into a micro orchard/large wine garden. I just received my very first trees today, pawpaw plants, and next up is white walnut/butternut or maybe buartnut. One of the site I been looking at is (willis...

I was at my LHBS just figuring what to buy next and I seen 6.5 gallon carboys, the owner said people are using them for the sweet kits(large F-pack) up until you degas, that way you don't have to pull wine out to add your fpack and it gives some extra space for mixing and degassing. All sounds...

I'm cleaning bottles and carboys to rack and bottle some wine and I filled what I thought was a clean carboy full of one step last night, this morning the cleaner is still just bubbling away. I know that all the oxy cleaners work by oxidizing stuff to remove it but do the bubbles necessary mean...

Today I'm cleaning a few carboys I picked up a yard sale, I got the 3 of them a few weeks ago and they have been sitting full of water in the garage sense then. 2 are somewhat cleanish but one has some white mystery crap dried in the bottom and some red streaks running down the sides. I have...

I just wanted to ask anyone if they had anymore tips to help newbies with enjoying wine, not really what to eat with what wine but more along the lines of things to change in everyday life. For instance Deezil questioned the amount of soda/pop and highly sugared coffee that I drink, after...

Using the app when I click on your name to view your profile one of the things that comes up is "iTrader" everyones say 0.0% Anyone have a clue. Here is screenshot of Wades profile.

Stopped at a local winery and picked up some Wild Gold Raspberry wine. When I smell or taste the wine it has a very strong flavor that I'm guessing is oak, reminds me of bourbon I think. We don't like it one bit, just cant get pass that flavor. The bottle also has some floaties so that gets me...

Ha got the name wrong its Sara no "h" Anyone else spend time there. We was going a lot but last year my wife and I didn't make it even one time, well Gavin ( my son ) is about ready to go camping so this is the summer.

We was out at the yard sales and one house had some grape vines that had to be old. The one vine come straight out of the ground then split into 3 big stems, each one had to be 3.5 inch a crossed easy. I must say that I haven't had the chance to checkout a real vineyard yet and this was my first...

Nice I got the weekend off and its time for National Pike Festival, steam shows, yard sales, good food and family time. I'll have an eye out for any type of winemaking supplies. I'm really hoping to score a carboy or 10 super cheap from some yard sales.

Just ordered my first cheese making kit with no idea and Doug from Brew and Wine Supply was extremely helpful, even saved me some money by not ordering unneeded equipment. Thats good stuff right there.

In researching about compost tea I was reading about chlorine in city tap water and started reading more and more about Chloramine being the newest addition to our already over juiced water supply. Problem is that it stops the fermentation of the compost tea, bad for fish, plants, people just...

I see we are recommended to use a spray bottle and K-meta to clean small stuff but all the ones I'm seeing look like k-meta will touch the metal inside the pump, a spring and bearing to form a one way valve. No worries about corrosion or do you flush with water.

I know it's me again Mr Million Questions, we just picked up two 5 acre parcels and me dad asked me if we should grow some wine grapes, "heck yeah we should". He loves growing stuff to begin with, his porch looks like a rain forest so with me getting into wine it just makes sense. Says they grew...

Instead of tilting the carboy on a 2 x after would it work the same if the carboy was already sitting tilted when empty. I'm racking my brain ( is that where the saying comes from ) to plan a wine area and wondering if I can just build the carboy shelfs to hold the carboys on the same tilt...

Any one else ever check out them flashlight drag races held at small airports. Not sure if they do it everywhere but in western PA they do or did. It's fun heads up run what you brung racing, no tree just an attractive young lady with a flash light and you go when she lights it up and try to...

My first kit was a Island Mist black raz merlot, and I have a jacked up batch of pee. I have never been a wine drinker maybe a bottle of Wild Vines merlot here and there, with my super limited knowledge on wine and the names, shopping for a kit is very intimidating to me, so much that I have...

I have been looking but didn't find something like this. Is it ok and where would someone start a thread to help people review a shopping list. Like I'm thinking of ordering a Colonna capper and an aerator, but I see the colonna has two versions and the Italian floor looks great but I already...

I'm new so give me a break for using wine conditioner, I'm learning. I told my HBS about my lemon wine and after the "What, lemon" and explanation he said to try the WC. I tried the recommended 15ml per liter but ended up doubling that, so a full 500ml bottle to a 5 gallon batch. I must be used...

Hi, I'm new to wine making. Started this January after years of tasting my father in laws and figured I better give it a go. I'm 29 with a new family so I'm home a lot now, perfect for wine making, and I'm a bit of a "do it tomorrower" again perfect for wine making. I have a few 5 & 6 gal...