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Maybe George will enlighten us with some info?

I used to use Sun Cal concentrates but now I don't seem to be able to find any. Does anyone know if they are still in business? It came in 46 oz cans and required the addition of some acid blend and yeast nut.

I will have to look thru my dads wood shed and see what I can find.  I would like to have a quarter for every piece of white oak my dad has put thru his stove and fire place . Have you tried oak with a concord wine before?  I'm going to start 6 gal next week and I'm thinking I'll add...

Joined: 21 November 2005 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 45 Posted: 16 January 2006 at 3:04pm | IP Logged ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------ Is there any particular breed/variety of oak that should be used for wine? ...

In answer to your questions no he didn't use a wine whip and no honey .

I'll make it easy on everyone. I just clip the ring off the end of a bottle brush put it in my cordless drill and whip-it or stir it or what ever you want to call it. I have yet mto wear out a brush doing this. Plus it makes bottle cleaning so much easier. Just add a little bleach...

I have a friend that has a wine that recently finished in a full 5 gal. carboy. It has white specks floating on the surface that don't sink when disturbed. He says they look like yeast . Anyone have any ideas as to what it may be?

Cheese, home made cheese. I'm making some right now. Contact the New England Cheese Making Co. on the web. They sell mixes for making all kinds of soft cheeses. So easy to make. When the cheese is done (overnight) mix it with a dry soup mix And get out the crackers.

I make wine because I can remember helping my Grandfather make wine before I even started school.Every year he made wine from his row of concord grapes. Made it the old fashioned way didn't add anything just crush and ferment. He did add some sugar. Most years it turned out great.

I agree "Viva Vitas"

you cannot tell me that Budweiser or Coors (who claim they're using the German "Reinheitsgebot" as their Mantra) are not using any forms of sanitization things either.  They'd be sent to the FDA, health department, and all other departments that could shut them down. Martina the FDA...

Don't throw out the old corks use them to make trivets out of. (to set hot cooking pans on) Just hot glue them together. and away we go.

Beautiful color, are the white deposits on the outside or inside of the carboy? If their on the inside it could it be pectin? I see alot of lees I think its time to rack.