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Hey all, I've been clearing this wine for a few months. Decided to just add sparkaloid to speed it up. A few days later I noticed this growth. Had been dosed with K Meta prior to clearing. Seems it is sitting on the bottom of the carboy as well. Any help is appreciated!

Hi All, I started a batch of Edwort's Apfelwein on 22MAY17 and made it IAW the recipe. Initially it was sitting in a 5 gal carboy and everything was moving along nicely. A few days ago it was apparent that a separate batch of merlot needed the 5 gal carboy and the Apfelwein (being a cheaper...

Inspired by Joeswine's thread I started my merlot tonight and thought I'd share the steps I took. 1. Dissolve bentonite in warm water until completely smooth 2. Add juice from kit 3. Rinse juice bag with warm water to get residual juice. 4. *Added 1 cup of raisins 5. *Added 1 cup toasted oak 6...

I have been using one step for a cleaner for a while now and I notice it creates a white film when it dries. Also, I keep reading that other people will still rinse regardless if the cleaner is no rinse... so I will begin rinsing after cleaning, but I have a couple batches now that I did not...

Hello all, So I have recently added wine making to my list of hobbies... and so far I have built a solid work bench and dedicated a portion of my garage towards it. You know how new hobbies go... you kind of get lost in them and get tunnel vision on other stuff that you may want to use your...

Hello All, I am living in Southeast Alaska and I am starting to look forward to the never ending opportunities to harvest a lot of wild edibles in the area... First up will be the incredibly abundant spruce tips I will have access to. Does anyone have a verified recipe I could reference? Of...

Hey everyone, I started a pumpkin wine the other day and had some interesting turn of events... Basically, I was impatient and started the must (before I realized I had discarded my strainer bag a few days before) so once again I just put the pumpkin flesh straight into the primary knowing it...

Hello Everyone, I'm new to this forum and to wine making, but just wanting to track my first attempt and ask a few questions as they come up. My first wine will be a blueberry wine. Keeping it very simple and following a recipe I found online. I live in AK and I had a backyard full of...