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I have the Italian floor corker, does a great job with ease as everyone else points out and cannot see the iris wearing out during my lifetime. The only slight annoyance with the floor corker is if the bottles your'e using are not all the same and you have to adjust the plunger every now n...

Have too agree with PWP its certainly the easiest and cheapest way to degass, another not too expensive way is by using the mityvac vacuum pump.

Raisins should be minced or at the very least put through a blender

On average around 2/3 glasses a night

Aw, Bob will be disapointed

Martina, Will the "Cellar cam" be solely for winemaking purposes

I keep a hand written log while the said batch is fermenting noting any alterations along the way, once the fermentation is complete I put all the info on to disc but print out a copy for quick reference which goes into a protective sleeve and then filed away in a binder.

Bownie, Give the Blueberry a shot of nutrient it may just give an added push towards the end of fermentation afterall those yeasties could do with a feed, they must be knackered getting your wine down from 1.170 to 1030 a gravitydrop of 140( 19.02%)

Great pictures, Only one problem now ....I can't decide which one

Martina, Are you finding that the sediment is more "Fuffy clouds" than compact lees ?

Over here in the UK every item should have a best before date stamped on the Label surely its the same over the Pond ? In generall I usually find that mysupplies never get anywhere near the suggested BBD. Providing any substances (Legal ones) are kept within a cool temp and adequately...

Princess, Do you have the option of those baskets that the "Tear drops" in ?

jobe, Thats the whole point of putting in an extra tap, it gives you total control over the flow.

I agree with Martina, During bulk ageing, Itwas the way I was taught.

Great tutorial Martina the only difference in your method is that you don't rack the wine one last time before filtering by doing so it just eliminates the possibilty of disturbing any sediment wether it being a dusting or not. I also feel I should point out that if your wine has alot of...