Recent content by jonnyrl1

yes, but not really, Ive been adding oak cubes to the wine for about the last month that they sit in the carboy. Gives a different flavor to the same old im used to. But again ive been guessing. I can tell when ive overdone it, but I have never taken notes on it or logged whats worked and...

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Ill make the trip up tommorow, its not gonna be too late to yeast it is it? Its still salvageable? I know I sound like a total newb, but this is the way my grandfather taught me right before he passed. This is the way he had been doing it in his last few years because he got to beat up to do...

I didnt add yeast, I have done it this way for 8 years now and its never taken this long to take off. When I got the buckets, the reliefs were not blown on the top. Which leads me to believe there was no fermentation. Ive recieved them before, where before I could drive them home, they were...

Just as the title says, I recieved my regina 5 gal buckets on monday, its now wednesday evening. I have no fermentation going on in 3 of the 6 buckets, and ironically the 3 that arent ripping are the pinot noir's. Give it a day to see if it goes or what, boost it up with yeast??? Oh if it helps...