Recent content by Bill McNab

For info on importing Canadian Grapes, crushed and destemed. I have been buying juice and grapes and barrels from Watsons Barrels for 25 years. They grow their own grapes. Excellent quality and pricing since the Cdn $ is at 75 cents US$. I have inpirted Grapes, crushed, and Barrelx several times...

I agree with jsbeckton

Hello, I have just inherited a vacuum degasser pump along with the red carboy caps that link several carboys together for degassing, I am assuming. Can anyone please give me a typical set up for 4 @18.9 L carboys of white wine.? Thanks in advance. By the way it's a US General 2 stage 3 cfm...

For 25 years I have sequentialy inoculated with mixed results using CH16 This year with my P.S. and Barbera I used VP41 and coinoculated for the first time. With proper nutrients and PH adjusted to 3.3 I am pleased with my results. P.S. is complete and my Barbera is very close to complete...

Thank you so much John. I will be using CH16 and VP 41 in 2 diferent batches. I have never co-inoculated, I will try it this year as your logic, getting used to Alchohol, makes sense. I have had issues with Merlot, funny you mentioned Merlot as the article mentioned Zin and Merlot as dificult to...

On the subject of Zin. This year I am making Petite Sirah and OVZ. First year in the last 30 that I am making OVZ . I read somewhere last year that Zin usually has a hard time completing MLF even with nutrient and being super carefull with S02. I always use CH16 . Has anyone experienced issues...

Sorty Wrong thread I think. 4608 + 5 = 4613.

5 gallons 382 + 5 = 387

Fred, For future reference, where do you live. ? I may order a barrel in the future. Bill.

Bill McNab here. I understood that my barrel did not make the shipment Fred. I am sure this is a typo 120 L for me. I have ordered a barrel from another source . Please confirm it's a typo. Thanks. Bill.

Sorry, My brain was in overdrive, must versus wine. Nice spreadsheet. Very useful to cover all the steps. Thanks for the correction.

Hello, Just looked st your spreadsheet. Did I read it correctly near the top, 500 lbs of grapes gets you 59 gallons of must.? I always though, roughly speaking that 100 lbs of grsoes gets you 27 L of wine. If I am correct you would start with 30 gallons of must. Anyway, nice sheet.

Interesting Fred. I will let you know how the barrel behaves.

Hi Fred, No problem. I make a trip to Canada every fall, we have family there. I used to live in Canada and sourced grapes from a farmer in the Niagara Falls area, nice grape growing area. My supplier also sells supplies and Zemplen barrels. The nice thing is, I will pay in Canadisn funds, so...

Hello mainshipfred. Sorry yo say I am assuming no 30 L Hungarisn oak Barrel in the 20 lot you arranged Fred. I went ahead and ordered from another source since I have red from last year piling up and 25 cares of CA grapes coming this fall. Thank you Fred for your efforts. Bill