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    1st time with juice buckets/grapes but not making wine

    Update, finally got my juice buckets and grapes yesterday! So far so good. Was going to set aside some juice to back sweeten the moscato but I think it had started to ferment already so I just kept it all together and made my yeast starter and pitched it. Temp was already up to 59 on both...
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    1st time with juice buckets/grapes but not making wine

    So I got all the stuff (maybe) I think I need for my two buckets. I was going through everything and writing down amounts of each stuff I'll need so I can write out my schedule for adding everything. While doing that I found that the acti-ml pack I got is only 10% of what I need for the entire...
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    1st time with juice buckets/grapes but not making wine

    I seen these when I was researching all the stuff on morewine but wanted to customize a little depending on the feedback I got from this post. Plus I was planning on trying some of the products I mentioned on other projects I have planned. I'm getting the bigger packs of stuff so I have extra.
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    1st time with juice buckets/grapes but not making wine

    Very good point about the meta and the mlf, I didn't even think about that. I'll have to ask my supplier which vineyard the juice and grapes are coming from and see if they come inoculated already. I hope the mlf doesn't give anyone troubles this year but knowing my luck I'll have something to...
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    1st time with juice buckets/grapes but not making wine

    I actually looked into that but decided to go with the lug of fresh grapes for $8 more. I didn't see anywhere that it said what varietal grape they use for those packs. I wanted a heartier grape for the juice bucket since they are a little thinner. If my supplier didn't offer grapes then I would...
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    1st time with juice buckets/grapes but not making wine

    Hi all, Getting ready for my first juice buckets and wanting to make sure I have everything I need and have the process down for what I need to do. I have a few questions as well that I'd like some input on. I'm getting two different buckets, 1 moscato and 1 cab sauv/merlot with adding a lug of...
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    Pick a Wine Kit & Win a Wine Kit Giveaway

    Eclipse Napa Valley Stags Leap Merlot, Please and Thank You! Haven't bought anything yet, just getting back into making wine after being out of the groove for over a year. I'll be needing some supplies so I'll have to check you guys out!
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    Wifi temp controller

    Yeah I'm looking down the road as well if I start brewing. I like to have all my options available. What's the saying? Better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it!
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    Wifi temp controller

    Hey guys and gals, just getting back into the swing of making wine again after a year and a half, I stopped due to life, a new baby and home construction. I started a few cheaper things with stuff I had laying around already and a few mist kits for the wife. It gets down in the low 60's to upper...
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    Thinking outside the box

    I've made a good many mist kits for my wife and if I recall correctly they usually end up between 1.014-1.018 after the entire fpack was added in the end.
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    bottled today

    Just a guess but I'd say it's from what he made 18-24 months ago.
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    Bottle / Carboy brushes

    I use the carboy cleaner as well and use the equivalent bottle brush. Both work great but you have to be careful with the bottle cleaner because the tip can fold over easily.
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    Paradise?

    Lol yeah if you like reading subtitles the entire time!
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    Paradise?

    Did you go off the resort and have some of the locals try to sell you knock off DVDs?
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    Paradise?

    I've been on that road before! Back in 2012 we stayed in Las Terrenas. Very beautiful down there!
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