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    Show Us Your Pets

    We lost Opie, our orange Siberian in January 2024, so here's the new guy. Meet George, our new Siberian!
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    Plum wine

    In another forum there's a person making plum wine and considering using a Jack Keller recipe. How much plums to use is the question they're asking. The Keller recipe is 6# per gallon. I searched but didn't find what @BigDaveK and others are using in terms of fruit ratio.
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    Why you should go to Croatia on a wine trip.

    Thanks, Jim, it really was gorgeous country and friendly people. The foods were simple but very fresh. I'm now hooked on salmon or wild mushroom risotto, that we had with fresh bread and housemade olive oil and red pepper hummus. The restaurant we went to in Split came up with an ice cream...
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    Why you should go to Croatia on a wine trip.

    Thanks @ibglowin I really was blown away by the history of winemaking and olive oil making across Croatia. There are historic grape and olive presses in their museums and palaces. Croatians also invented a way to store olives in bags in the sea until the press was ready so they didn't lose a...
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    Why you should go to Croatia on a wine trip.

    Very cool! Yeah, it is beautiful.
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    Why you should go to Croatia on a wine trip.

    Here is an edited itenerary. Thanks @sour_grapes for fixing this.
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    Why you should go to Croatia on a wine trip.

    My friend and I went to Zagreb, Dubrovnic, Split, a National Park with waterfalls and hiking, and Hvar. We used Kensington tours and they do custom trips for you with private tours, private drivers, luxury flights, and high-end hotels. I have shared our itenerary if you want to try it. If...
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    New Member Post

    Welcome!
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    Brew belt

    When I stuck a temperature gauge on my fermentors and carboys, I found that the internal fermentation temperatures was greater than the room temperature and fell within the range of temperatures that the yeast would perform well in. I'd suggest you try that to see if you need a brew belt or...
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    I have a PLAN!

    @vinny I typically use RC212 for reds and like the results.
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    How do you measure malolactic fermentation

    If you can't find tests near you, you could go by taste. I have done this in the past. When the fruit flavor turns to smooth, and you like the way it tastes you can stop the MLF. Yes, hold off on k-meta until MLF is done.
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    What R you doing today?

    Bottling 58 bottles of FWK Sauvignon Blanc.
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    Finer Wine Kit New Fruttas!!

    I have the peach frutta still to make and thinking about mixing it with one of my Sauvignon blancs in a 50/50 blend. I'll test before I mix the whole thing.
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    Fresh Juice Pre-order

    I did it as a all-grape batch and prior to committing tasted all kinds of pinotage from my local store at several price points. I liked it as a commercial wine but my batch had H2S. Had to use redulees on it, added all manor of oak, aged it, and it sucked the whole time. I've only dumped two...
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