Recent content by johnthemc

I should have mentioned I added 1 campden after every racking!

Solvent like yes! Varnish, nail polish very distinct in smell and taste, undrinkable for sure!

Solid Universal Carboy Bung with a waterlock. Went low a few times but never dry.

I have made different wines on and off for several years. I had the last 4 wines ( various types) oxidize. I dumped 3 and just checked a zinfandel that's been aging and it smell like varnish. I had it topped off and added marbles so there was no head space. Can someone tell me what I anm doing...

Why do you top off a carboy? I have several wines in 5 & 6 gallon carboys or plastics buckets and the vary in volume. one may be 3 gallon others 4. Will I have a problem?

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Thank you all. I'm glad I found this site. I'd be lost and would have probably given up by now if I didn't. John

Thank you Rocky. Would you happen to have a recipe for rice wine? John

I would like to try making 5 gallons of Japanese sake. I was surfing and it seems like the recipes are all over the place. Can anyone give me a recipe and instructions to follow and it appears that there is a difference between sake and rice wine. Is there? John

I knew I didn't hook it up wrong! Thank you, I know it's not me!

Hi everyone. Purchased a Buon Vino mini jet filter today and filtered 5 gallons of peach-watermelon i made from fruit. It dripped from 2 of the hoses. Thought I had it hooked up wrong, checked youtube and every video had paper towels and towels under the filter. Do these thing leak a little? John

Thank You both!

Doesn't anyone have any suggestion on this?

Hi everyone. Two weeks ago I bottled 5 gal. of tomato wine. It was clear I thought. I used sparkloid. I tried it last night and now seems to have more bite than before and it has a definate haze to it. I did not sweeten because my wife and I didn't think that it needed it. The ph was good...

I checked my notes and did not. Thank you!