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Just did a fair amount of bottling with the Enolandia made Super Cork. Do these need to stand upright for a few days as their natural cork variety? Thanks, Tony

I have been making hard cider for a few years, mostly in an experimental way, trying different combinations of sugars, yeasts, priming, etc. I have a 2 gallon batch that was fermented using BA11, fermented well, cider was racked to gallon jugs @ 1.010, finished dry. There is about 1/4 inch or...

I currently have a fair amount of wine that in carboys that are getting close to bottling time. I don't have any equipment to accurately measure SO2 levels, but have gone by basing the wine's pH to adding SO2 on a 6 month schedule. (Approximately 1/4 tsp per six months in the carboy.) If a...

About a year ago I made a 3 gallon batch of hard cider. It was still, I added Pot Sorbate to retard further fermentation, then added one can of Apple juice concentrate in an attempt to sweeten it a bit. I then bottled into Welch's Sparkling Cider bottles, plastic champagne cork and wired them...

I have a fair amount of Port bottled with #9 amalgamated corks from last year. Any issue in recorking with a better cork for longer storage? Thanks, Tony

I've been wining like crazy and will have a considerable amount of bottling to do in next 6 months. Probably close to 30 gallons of which 50% will be port. I have used the standard "2 year" corks for a while and they serve me well, until I realize that a lot of this wine will go 4-5 years or...

In May 2014, I made 15 gallons of a Chilean Malbec-Shiraz juice blend with 36 lbs of Malbec grapes. Fermentation and MLF completed, racked, oak added and 3/8 Tsp of K-meta to the wine per 6 gallons. PH is 3.6 in each carboy. I dont have any sulfite level testing equipment and am mildly...

I have a bucket of California Sauv Blanc ordered, as it was a great price and I'm a bit low on whites. So, I love the New Zealand Sauv Blanc from the Marlborough region, especially the grapefruit taste, which I find in Kim Crawford wines. Certainly I understand that I can't turn this juice...

I put my batches of Chilean Malbec/Syrah Juice with Malbec grapes through MLF following normal fermentation. They have been undergoing MLF for about two months now and I am getting a bit concerned whether its' finished so I can get some K-Meta on them. Can you please review my chromatography...

My wife want a batch of Elderberry and I am planning a 3 gallon batch using Vintners Harvest Juice. Any tweaks for this basic recipe and which yeast will produce the best results? Thanks, Tony

I'm doing my first juice and grapes blend. I have mixed 6 gallons of Malbec and Syrah juice along with 36 lbs of Malbec grapes. OG was 1.090 and after bringing it up to temperature I pitched RC212 yeast. It has started to ferment after just a few hours. Should it be stirred more then once...

I have made a Syrah from Chilean juice, fermentation was fine, and MLF was sluggish (WLP675), testing showed that it got about 50% complete after 8 months. So, the wine was vacuum degassed, cleared very well and was bottled about 3 months ago. I pulled a bottle yesterday and found that it had...

I have a carboy each of Chilean Malbec and Syrah made from juice. Fermentation went fine and following the move to carboys, MLF was started with WL675 (all my HBWS had on hand), at White Labs recommendation at about 5 Brix. It appeared that MLF took off, small bubbles for a few weeks following...

My Chilean Sauvignon Blanc finished primary fermentation, added K-meta and it's starting to slowly clear. It will probably be in the carboy at least 6 months, do I need to add Pot Sorbate to the carboy? Thanks, Tony

I have Syrah and Malbec Chilean juice pails soon finishing their primary fermentation. I have White Labs 675 MLB, which I plan to add on transfer to carboys. I want to add oak to these wines, can oak be added with the MLB or best after MLF finishes and some racking has taken place? Thanks. Tony

I just picked up my Chilean Syrah juice, once up to temperature, I plan to take a SG reading and pitch RC212 yeast. Once fermentation finishes, I plan to add MLF to the carboy and transfer. Since primary fermentation will be done, should I top off the carboy? Does this sound right any...

I have been making wine for over 3 years and have many successes, but have limited to my experience kits and some Country wines. I will be starting two juice pails soon, a Syrah and Sauvignon Blanc. I plan to MLF the Syrah. My question concerns buying a barrel for a MM LaBodega port, which I...

Just ordered this kit, love Sauvignon Blanc, how were your results, any tweets you can recommend? Thanks, Tony

I am not new to wine making, LOTS of kits and a fair amount of fruit and novelty wines. I just got a flyer from my HBS for pre-ordering Chilean 6 gallon pails of juice. I ordered a Syrah and Sauvignon Blanc. I have not yet spoken to my HBS, who is pretty good and supporting his products, but...

My wife likes off-dry to sweet wines so I am making a Blush from 3 cans of Welch's White grape juice and 1/2 a can of Welch's Concord grape concentrate. Sugar and water to make a gallon at 12.5% ABV. Red Star Champagne yeast. After fermentation is complete, plan to add K-meta & pot sorbate...