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  1. max384

    Bottling time. Potassium sorbate? Potassium metabisulfite?

    Thanks for all the help guys! I'll rack and add k-meta either today or tomorrow, then bottle in the next few days. Having room for my brewery/winery is definitely a necessity for my new place! I've been brewing for about five years now and have amassed about twenty or so brew buckets, a dozen...
  2. max384

    Bottling time. Potassium sorbate? Potassium metabisulfite?

    Thanks guys! How long should I wait after racking and adding K-meta before I bottle?
  3. max384

    Bottling time. Potassium sorbate? Potassium metabisulfite?

    I am soon ready to bottle my first batches of wine. I have 42 gallons in total. They were all made from juice from my local homebrew shop. I have: 6 gal Pinot Noir (unoaked) 6 gal Pinot Noir (oaked) 6 gal Cabernet Sauvignon 6 gal Sangiovese 6 gal Merlot 6 gal Pinot Grigio 6 gal Chardonnay...
  4. max384

    TA and pH measurements

    Thanks for the replies. I talked with the homebrew shop owner, and he said that juices he orders are already pH and TA balanced, and that those readings don't make sense together... So I guess it's either user error or a bad test kit... ibglowin, I used a 3ml sample, as per the...
  5. max384

    TA and pH measurements

    I'm using the BSG kit. The NaOH concentration isn't listed. It just says "standard sodium hydroxide." I used to live on Monroe Street in Berwick about ten years ago. Small world.
  6. max384

    TA and pH measurements

    I'm working on my first batch of wine. 6 gallons of pinot grigio and 12 gallons pinot noir. They're both from juice sourced from my local homebrew shop. The pH of the pinot noir was 3.4, the TA was 0.28%, the SG was 1.092 The pH of the pinot grigio was 3.2-3.3, the TA was 0.35%, the SG was...
  7. max384

    New winemaker, old homebrewer

    Thanks for the welcomes guys! I'm looking forward to starting my wines tomorrow!
  8. max384

    New winemaker, old homebrewer

    Hey guys, I decided to give winemaking a try since I enjoy homebrewing so much. I've been brewing for about four years now, doing all grain for the last two. However, making wine is new to be I'm going to be trying my luck at it this week. The local brew shop is getting juice in on Thursday...
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