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    should I stop my MLF to prevent low TA, high pH?

    thanks Thanks, guys, for all the input. Yes, my bro and I are on two coasts...kinda stinks...but this winemaking has brought us together to see what we can do. He has the science background, and I am more of a "read up and then try it" type. He is more into reds, me whites. Together we hope...
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    should I stop my MLF to prevent low TA, high pH?

    Great thread Ahhh, my brother the scientist. :p Glad you brought all this up, bro. Seems we all want to know the answer! Hope you keep this forum updated with your progress. You've tasted it recently -- do you feel it is too acidic "as is"?
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    Regina juice

    haha...I know, Tom, I'm obsessed too...but I am being serious. How do you work the logistics of 11 different pails going along? Is there a stagger of days, or do you innoculate all 11 in one day? If they all finish fermenting at the same time, do you spend a day just racking them all over to...
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    Regina juice

    So you guys are buying 9, 10, 11 pails of this stuff...are you starting them all on the same night? Staggering them at 2 or 3 a day? how in the world do you manage 11 pails all at once?
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    RJ Spagnols Change Yeast? RC212 vs EC1118

    Grapeman (is that some sort of superhero name? "Man, my fermentation is stuck...what am I gonna do? Wait! Here comes GRAPEMAN [cue the music]), when you say "stinky" do you mean just sulphur smell, or could it be a sickly sweet smell too? My RC212 was not given any nutrient and though it went...
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    RJ Spagnols Change Yeast? RC212 vs EC1118

    Andy, how'd you make out with this? On another thread I asked the same question about my Grand Cru Pinot Noir. I ditched their EC1118 for the RC 212 and have had great results so far. The EC1118 seems to be rather conservative and neutral with a wide temp range, so I assume that is why they...
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    RJ Spagnols Cru Select Viognier

    Oh man...another Mainah that enjoys NZ Sauv Blanc and Viognier. I'm in Bangor. Very curious how this ends up! I'm most curious about your 4-3-2 method on the kits. Today I am at Day 14 of a Pinot Noir kit (my first) and it is still not yet at 0.998 SG. Are you saying you let it sit in the...
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    RJ Spagnols Grand Cru Pinot Noir and lees

    Set it all up last night and pitched the yeast. Pretty excited as it is my first attempt at all of this. Nice to put all the reading and video watching aside and get my hands dirty (after sanitizing of course ha). GC Pinot Noir - SG 1094, Lalvin RC 212 yeast, 71F dark space in basement...
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    RJ Spagnols Yeast change from kit?

    Made yeast change Just like me, I ignore the experts who put the kits together and switched out the EC-1118 for the RC 212. Both Lalvin yeasts, but their site talks about the RC 212 being pretty much made for Pinot Noir. I think the EC-1118 has a wider temp range for fermentation and...
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    RJ Spagnols Yeast change from kit?

    On a different thread I'm asking about timing of things for my Grand Cru Pinot Noir. This question is about the yeast they provided in the kit. Seems a neutral (ie. conservative) yeast, Lalvin EC-1118. But the Lalvin site recommends their Bourgovin RC-212 for reds like this. Thoughts and...
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    RJ Spagnols Grand Cru Pinot Noir and lees

    Thanks, guys...when you say let it sit, you mean in the carboy on light lees after primary fermentation right? I read that Pinot Noir is best with the least touch on it, so I'm thinking 14 days in primary then rack to carboy with light lees and let it sit more than the 14 they recommend. Is...
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    RJ Spagnols Grand Cru Pinot Noir and lees

    This is my first kit, but I'm ready for the most part. I'm most familiar with whites. I want the wine to end up really smooth so lower acidity, and not toooo fruity. But I hear this type of wine does really well to have a little lees brought over to the carboy after primary fermentation...
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    Another newbie!

    Oh, and thanks, Rod. Patience...I'll find it...what better way to be rewarded! Greg
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    Another newbie!

    I'm a transplant...or as they say up here: I'm "from away". But my wife grew up just outside of Bangor so here we are! Fryeburg has that great fair every year and as a kid I used to go to Snowville, NH, just SE of Conway on the Maine line right near Fryeburg so I know what you are talking...
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    Another newbie!

    Hi all, glad to be a part of this. I've read so much and talked to people but never made my own wine. I'm thrilled to read up on real life experiences with the wine kits I am planning on buying. I am a software developer in Bangor, ME and swear I have no patience on things I do/make, so this...
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