Recent content by jvbutter

LWS = Local Wine Shop Yup my idea also, look around see who has what, and just get some. W/ amazon, when it arrives, its easy to return if you dont like what you get.

i have a rough looking one i picked up from LWS. it works great, about 2" diameter (mini size of a bigger carboy brush) brush size works great. I have looked to amazon for some preplacement bottle brushes. They work ok.

All keep in mind, i know a few who bought an EV and figured they would charge it with all the places they see around town. They are supprised how few there are for where they are going, shopping and traveling to / from. I think EV is here to stay, but just like any immerging new trend, it takes...

Do you really have to post up about how great the All-In-One pump actually works.... :) I've read many posts ( have alerts setup for the other thread) and keep sitting on the fence. You are pushing me over the edge... Yes I too have the same issue filling bottles with that dimple on the...

Yup I did the same thing, local high end steak house hooked me up. if there good, they will put back in the boxes also.

I have 4 of these type racks in my wine room. I use it not for wine bottle storage, but i have the shelves height set to wine case size.. this way i can store 4-5 cases on each shelf.

sticks could be better than powder form...

cinnamon in apple wine. never tried that, sounds good.

I've actually done both ways... sprinkle on top, and sometimes stir the must, and sprinkle. If after they wine will not start ferment, i then make my yeast starter. We have very software up here in PNW so when making a starter, i just make up 1/2 glass of warmed water, add a bit of sugar, then...

years back i had an issue like this... I opted to get some copper pipe and cut a few pieces slipped them into the carboys... after a few weeks - month, problem gone.

Is this a science project? Seems weird. I cant disprove it (not quite that much of a science type) but seems weird, "positive and negative charges" Yes I too wait to bottle. I have heard some will filter straight into new bottles and cork.

I'm not so good about it. I look at the date of last activity, then adjust accordingly. This weekend, we bottled up some of 2017 / 2016 Riesling and Gewurtz. I last filtered and sweetened it 6/20, so i did nothing more than siphon into bottles and cork.

yup, some can taste the sodium so they dont use it... I cant say I have ever used Sodium meta. we only use Pot meta

50 kmeta / 50 water... Ok, so water is from the tap... 50 kmeta? whats your mixture rate. I really don't think its 1c kmeta dry powder and 1 cup water. Are you talking about a typical 1/4t - 5g water sanitizing solution? or a 1T - 1 gal water cleaning solution

woups... I meant completed cool. I have found if i add the hot sweet mix the the wine, it has dropped out sugars after time. I have better sucess when the mixture cools to room temp then add to the wine.