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Are we going to get any frozen juice from Chile this year?

Mine is bubbling like MLF now for ...hmmm... maybe a couple weeks (little tiny bubbles creating a ring around the neck of the carboy - don't think it's just co2 escaping - never had that happen like that before)... though I never inoculated... anyone know if they pre-inoculated with MLF (as they...

Whaat?!! This was the perfect kit wine -- great taste, true early drinkability... I was going to make one since I just ran out... have to find something to replace it...

I don't see it on the website anywhere. Did FVW quit carrying DDB? It is one of my personal favs!

I was seeing 1070... but that seems very low...

I just got my Mosti FreshJuice pails in today. I wanted to start this thread to get input and feedback from any others who are doing the FJ as well. I opened mine (about 8:30 pm) and they were already fizzing away - in fact the SG reading seemed very low so I am guessing some of the fermentation...

How do you tell how much malo is actually present? And any idea what the critical level would be to indicate doing a MLF?

I assumed from the instructions that MLF would begin spontaneously -- am I reading too much into it? I would like to do MLF but was assuming it would just take care of itself if I kept it at the proper temp. From instructions: Step #8 Your wine will now benefit to be left to age and mature...

I am curious how everyone's MM frozen is doing... although I'm down to 992 I am still getting some tiny bubbling and foam... could this be the MLF beginning?

mine looks similar, only all over the table... and my friend who is doing the carmenere said he came home from the office today to an unhappy wife sopping up the foam... seems these are fairly vigorous fermenters.

My Argentine Malbec was so bad for the first few months I thought it had some sort of chemical contamination - I was afraid I had not rinsed some clearner out or somthing... I was going to bring a bottle to George to see what he thought it might be but I tried one the day before I came over just...

I usually let George print mine on the label paper (with his nice color laser printer...). However, you can buy the plain label paper for a few cents per sheet and print your own. Usually though, I use milk as a glue to stick plain paper labels on when I make something George doesn't do labels...

Since I am too cheap to actually buy bottles (sorry George...) I am a scrounger. I have learned a cool way to make "recycling" much easier. Use a cooler to stand your dirty, labeled bottles up in (mine holds about 24). Use dishwasher detergent (I used Cascade); just sprinkle it all over the...

OK, this thread started with a question about raisins. I have to pop off here: I am greatly enjoying a batch of Mezza Luna red that I fermented with 2.25 lb raisins added. It adds exactly that raisiny/figgy/old leathery taste I was hoping for and, though I don't know what the ML is like without...