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    FS:Full kit, Fruit press, All-in-one pump, Wine making book, etc.

    Yes they are. Send a PM for a shipped quote please.
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    FS:Full kit, Fruit press, All-in-one pump, Wine making book, etc.

    PA_Amateur, where are you located? I'll give you a shipped price and you can decide...
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    FS:Full kit, Fruit press, All-in-one pump, Wine making book, etc.

    Hi John. I was getting my feet wet. If I do make wine again, it will be in Hungary!
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    FS:Full kit, Fruit press, All-in-one pump, Wine making book, etc.

    I am selling all my equipment because I am moving. Everything must go! Let's make a deal. I made wine one season only. Located in Los Angeles. Will ship. Make me an offer. I would like to not part out the kit. Book comes with the kit. Wine making kit Fruit press All-in-one wine pump with...
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    Early pruning

    Well that makes a lotta of sense. Thank you
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    Early pruning

    Heyo It's been only weeks, maybe 6 since my vine has been sprouting and it's growing like weeds. I have a few questions since this was my first off season pruning. I have been living at this house with the vine and never pruned it back during winter until last winter. My goal is to maximize...
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    Sanity check: I think I am ready to bottle

    Well...I bottled the lot. I had an extra bottle that I gave an evening to which I assumed might not have made it through cold stabilization and I was right. It was very vinegary tasting. I did have plenty of alcohol however. Boy did it! I ended up bottling the other two 1 gal carboys. They...
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    Sanity check: I think I am ready to bottle

    Hey guys. Thanks for your input, but it's simpler than you think. Yes this is my first batch and without having watched others make wine, it's just not clicking. Too much time goes by between each step. You went too far back assuming I didn't do any of the other steps. I have done all of these...
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    Sanity check: I think I am ready to bottle

    This is all the same white (unknown type) wine from Hungarian grapes from my backyard and my fathers. I believe we actually have two types of grapes in there. They were all harvested last season and pressed together. The reason for the separate carboys is due to the total volume of wine. I...
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    Sanity check: I think I am ready to bottle

    My wine has been cold stabilizing now for 3 months. I just purchased the all in one wine pump and filter. My plan is to degas the three individual containers into one carboy, and then from the carboy to bottles.:ib Before bottling, I should check the pH again correct? Do I need to add anything...
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    All in One Wine Pump Giveaway!

    If I win or not, I think I will own this....
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    Fermentation location and temp control

    Right I do not have a clue what type of grapes these are but they are Hungarian wine grapes. Mid to late August 2014: After pressing the juice in the first step, I used an winemakers acid test kit to read a pH of .5. The pH was adjusted to .67 by adding tartaric acid. This was confirmed by...
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    Fermentation location and temp control

    cintipam: My grapes were a mix of ripe and over ripe fruit. Do you think that the over ripe fruit contributed to this taste? I did adjust the pH after primary fermentation.
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    Fermentation location and temp control

    I've been in cold stabilization now for just about 2-3 months. The wine is very tart, so my acid level is off, right? I have to add tartaric acid to correct?
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    Fermentation location and temp control

    Secondary fermentation with airlocks have been moved to a lower maintenance temperature controlled wine cellar, aka a wine refrigerator. It has been there for 2 days now and can maintain 20C or slightly under. It does fluctuate some but it's not bad. Does anyone object to this?
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    Fermentation location and temp control

    I like the cooler idea the best and we have gone this route. We added water filled to the same level as the juice in the containers and have been maintaining 20C (68F) per my uncle in Hungary who makes wine from the same fruit by adding frozen bottles of water twice daily. It's working great and...
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    Fermentation location and temp control

    We are on day 1 in our first batch of attempting to make wine and will be adding yeast tonight. The grapes are Hungarian wine grapes grown in southern California. We have two types, both unknown but white. The harvest was not as good as it could have been but we managed to collect 3 gallons of...
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    Szia! Any Magyars here?

    Beautiful ain't it? My uncle almost sold his small vineyard because of quadruple bypass surgery. After feeling better, he decided to keep the land but stop making wine and just sell the fruit. I am determined to keep it going!
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    Szia! Any Magyars here?

    Örülök, hogy megismerhettem az összes! Én nem beszélek magyarul! I do not speak Hungarian either, but I am learning. All my Hungarian family lives in Eger and only 4 of them speak enough English to converse with me. JohnT: Thank you for your advice! I have purchase a beginners kit and it...
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