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While multitasking on a Sunday I didn’t think through what I was doing. When I thought I need to a potassium bicarbonate to lower TA I added 13 g of potassium sorbate then added WLB 675 to a merlot. I added 13 g of potassium sorbate to a Montepulciano and now I realize I shouldn’t add MLB. I am...

I am looking for ideas to upgrade my current pink foam fermentation chamber. I use foam, ink bird controller and an old light bulb. Works good but I am looking for something more stable and long lasting. Let’s see photos of yours, what do you use for heat source.

Hi All, I picked up three buckets of Chilean juice from my local place in Detroit, the brand is Estrella del sur. All have starting SG of 1.082 or 1.084. Every California bucket I have bought was over 1.09. Here are the stats, I am wondering if I need to adjust the TA and if I need to adjust...

I search this forum quite a bit and couldn’t find what I was looking for so I am starting a thread in case others have the same questions. I ordered some Premier Cuvée yeast and VP41 MLB with the ice pack. It was supposed to arrive in one day. Two days later I got it and of course it’s hot...

I just started 3 Chilean juices and I want to share my experiences to help others and get feedback as well. This is my first big thread, I will update with progress and I would really appreciate any feedback you have on what I post. Here is what I have: Chilean Malbec juice 6 gallons: picked...

I picked up this carboy today and noticed some bubbles in the glass. Also what appears to be a small crack in one bubble. I didn’t see it until I got into better light. Anyone have similar bubbles in your carboys I have it filled with water right now to see if it holds.

Zinfandel with a hint of coffee... amazing. So it was the end of the night Saturday and I noticed I had a little old vine Zinfandel left in a bottle. I grabbed the first cup in front of it and poured in. It was my coffee cup from the morning with a little coffee left. Not knowing coffee was in...

I picked up this wine pump, filters, bottle filler and accessories from a local wine maker this past summer when I was buying bottles. He was retiring from the business. I have not used this but I am confident it is in great shape. Everything else I bought from this person was in excellent...

I have a Red Zinfandel with a PH of 2.8. ABV around 12%. This was made from juice from Costa (California juice) started October 2019 with natural fermentation. The third rack was in April and I have not touched it since. It has a sharp taste to it. I don’t think reds should have such a low PH...

I just did my Chromatography test and it did not come out as expected. I tested 5 reds two of which I inoculated with CH16 two days after pitching the yeast. And the other 3 did not get the ML culture. I attached the pic of the test and it looks like all 5 wines are still strong in Malic Acid...

My Chardonnay from a juice pail (started November 2019) has a smell and an after taste I can’t quite figure out. It’s definitely dry but the smell is a light smoky fruit smell (as my wife describes it) and the after taste is light with a little bitterness and a small tongue tingle but it also...

Can I top off the secondary and each racking of wine with the juice I pulled out of the primary to make room for fermenting? The juice has been sitting in the fridge in 1 gallon glass jugs? I buy 6 gallon pails of juice, pull one gallon out and go from there. I heard you add the juice but others...