Recent content by jcnoren

I have taken to mixing my pak lab finished wines with commercial wines. I figured hey if commercial wineries mix wines why not me. I usually will open 2 bottles of my pak lab wine and mix it with a bottle of commercial wine then drink. Since I like to experiment I have been trying...

I enjoy learning about wine making via a varriety of wine forms. Of late I can not get wine press . us to load. So I am uncertain if it is my computer or if they are defunct. JC

Can you stablize and sweeten at the same time? As in on the same day? Fermentation is done, degassing is as good as I can do. I use the stablizers supplied with the kit . Since I always sweeten the same amount is there a problem sweetening adding sorbate now? I have been doing this and had...

Whinemaker.... I use an "Inart" hand capper. You have to be careful to excert equal presure on each side when capping, but no problems experienced here. Heinkeins are my 2ndfavorite bottle, next to good ol' stubbies. I tried a cheap capper of similar design. It was $12.50 CDN at...

What problems did you run into using Heinkein beer bottles? Currently IHeinkein beer bottlesfor bottling my wine and I have not experienced any problems. I use crown caps on them (not corks). I have tried using twist off bottles and putting crown caps on them. Here I ran into...

I have a off white carpet,(not my choice)..... I spilt coffee on it and had abugger of time getting that stain out, I now have nighmares of spilling my red wine on it.I figure if coffee stain was such a pain, if ever I should ever spillmywine ....it would never come out. Really vinegar...

When I first started making kit wines I discarded my lees. Later it was pointed out to me, to save the lees, put the lees into another smaller container with air lock and let it settle a day or two. You would be surprised how much usuable wine you can get this way. JC

Would a silver wine goblet effect the taste of wine? Can't break a metal goblet. JC

I agree with Appleman, it is near impossible to find proper caps for the screw tops wine bottles. I do use as he stated beer bottle and crown caps. The one advantage to using caps over cork is there is no possible way to get cork taint. JCEdited by: jcnoren

Removing labels I thought was mainly for appearancesake, until I visited on line, a brew on site premisses. It is the law (British Columbia Canada) if you are using a OSPyou must remove the label. I guess the government is conserned that IF you do not remove the label the consumer might try to...

To help prevent further mishapes when lifting your carboy, I find that placing it in a plastic milk crate not only makes lifting easier (good handles). The milk crate PROTECTS the sides from getting hit thus damaged. JC

When you say sweeten to your taste...just prior to bottling all of my wines seembitter however I am reluctant to sweeten at thispoint. I find if I let my wine age in the bottle even 6months, the wine seems to taste sweeter. Now possibly the sweeter taste that I detect is not sweetness at all...

Thank you for the info....I lost my bet . JC

S.G....readings. Does temperature alter the readings? As in if it is a hot day will the S.G increase? JC

Needing a backup crown capper. I looked at the Fine vine wines catelog, I see two hand crown cappers. Tried to get an inlarged picture to determine the differences other than the obvious differences of color and price, to no avail. Anyone use either: bottle capper black beauty (#4014) OR...