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    DangerDave's Dragon Blood Wine

    I read that according to the manufacturer the suspect fruit was sold only in CA and HI
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    Screwed Up with my All In One

    I'll try that. That stopper was only half in the hole until I applied the vacuum. Never thought it would collapse that much. Thanks, guys.
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    Screwed Up with my All In One

    I had just racked a nice SLD Merlot out of my secondary into another 6 gal carboy. Still have a fair amount of gas so I figured I would degas a bit using the cork with just a vacuum tube and another hole, using my finger over the hole to modulate the vacuum. I sanitized everything good with some...
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    Cellar Craft CC Showcase walla walla cab merlot

    LOL. I thought I was the only one OCD enough to count the bottles in his picture.:h
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    Adding tannin powder after primary

    For the Tannin Riche (not extra), these people also carry it: http://www.thebeveragepeople.com/wine-making-tannin.html The FT Rouge is primarily used as a sacrificial tannin in the fermenting process. The Tannin Complex is useful during bulk aging and the Tannin Riche and Tannin Riche Extra are...
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    WineXpert Rumors of a new limited release from Winexpert

    My lees half filled a gallon glass jug and I have had it in the fridge since Friday when I racked off. It now has about 2.5" of wine on top that needs to be recovered.
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    used bourbon barrels for wine ?

    A lot of start up distilleries and craft distilleries use 5 gallon barrels for the first few years since the barrel aging time speeds up dramatically. The 53 gallon barrels need at least 2 years of aging time while the 5 gallon barrels comes off in a matter of a few months with the same effect...
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    WineXpert Rumors of a new limited release from Winexpert

    Thanks for the replies. I think there might have been a lot of sugar in that jammy grape bag that came out later. I just read a thread about going bagless with the grape pack and that sounds like a good way to go.
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    WineXpert Rumors of a new limited release from Winexpert

    Did anyone else's Bravado start at the low end of the SG scale? Mine started at 1.082 which is still within spec (1.100-1.080), but just barely. I stirred the crap out of the juice after topping it up to 23L and after I added the jammy grape pack, stirred that to death as well. Just wondering...
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    WineXpert Speculation on WineXpert 2016 LE's

    Come on Monster Amarone!:db
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