Recent content by homer

If you don't wash the grapes before crushing, then I would surmise you don't think it's important wash your table grapes or blueberries or apples or any other fruit before eating it? bk

Same wine, filter first batch comes out sparkling, filter the next 6 gallons it's cloudy, I don't get it. bk

Cloudy... your answer that is, the wine is clear as a bell. Maybe I'll do 1/2 ? bk

I have several carboys of White wine that has not been "Cold Stabilized" it's time to bottle, what is the consensus, does white always need to be run through the "Cold Cycle" ? bk,

Thanks for the replies, I may have let the water in the air lock get too low. bk

About 2 months into MLF, same wine and some of the carboys have and some don't? I guess it wont hurt. I'm thinking about cleaning off the mold, as best I can and blast it with SO2? If the MLF anint done too bad. bk

I think Ill buy a couple for decoration, maybe cut one up and toast it, I never have to buy a $40 bag of oak chips again? bk

Is this a deal or what?

What do you think about the Vinmetrica MLF tester? bk

Paper sat in the solution for close to 8 hours. The test all show the same results about 50% done except the two on the right. Ill dig out the old test and post. I believe I used VP41 MLB. bk

Wrong date, should say 10/19 ... I don't see any difference between the one that underwent MLF and the one that didn't. The two reds on the right are just a couple of weeks into MLF? bk

I wonder how accurate these test are? The first Chardonel, with no MLB shows the same as the one that underwnt MLF. bk

I have a couple of batches of white and red that I can't get the MLF to finish, do I give up and sulfate it or go for a second batch of MLB? bk

Why did you press right after de-stemming? Or maybe another way why did you not ferment with the skins on? bk

Don't ask me how but I added the wrong MLB to the Pinot and Cab. I planned to add VP41 to the red and VP31 to the whites. Here's the questions: 1. Is MLB similar to different strands of yeast where the may actually get in competition with one another? 2. Should I just dump in some VP41...