You guys must have a good source for bottles with labels that are easy to remove. One winery that I have bought from before has labels that come off easily with OxiClean. A lot of store bought labels are easy... but a lot also are not.
I have a 50 gallon batch of peach wine going. I haven't checked the pH yet and I'm on about day 5 in the secondary. Do I check it prior to and after backsweetening and then adjust from there? I usually make my peach pretty sweet (not sure of SG, I adjust to taste but will figure out what I...
I will probably try and sanitize from the neck up as well on the outside to make sure it's clean when bottling. I have a 50 gallon batch going now, I probably have enough bottles to bottle it, but most have labels.
I didn't put Bentonite in with my peach wine when it started, and now I'm wondering if it's too late??? I have 50 gallons of peach wine going in my huge stainless tank. I have done several 5 gallon batches in the past but never 50, and I have never used Bentonite in the primary. I started it...
What liquid would you add to peach wine after racking to get the volume back up in the carboy (i.e. avoid too much head space).
I don't really want to dilute the wine because it has an awesome peach flavor.
Should I start making my own sort of peach flavor packets to add back in after...
These have locking lids as well as large screw plugs. For my secondary I was going to just install the airlock in the top through one of the holes. With my 5 gal carboys I just use gravity and siphoning to transfer from carboy to carboy since I can lift those up to a higher shelf... that...
I have some 55 gal plastic barrels that were used in a previous life for food storage. They ARE food safe. What do you guys think about doing a large batch of wine in them? I was going to make 1 a primary and the other my secondary.
Near Greenville, SC
I am trying shore container but it looks like the website just won't calculate it if you get about 8 cases or so... I don't think shipping is actually free.
Does anyone have suggestions on the cheapest place to get bottles online? Some sites charge outrageous shipping costs. I'm thinking I need about 50 750ml bottles.
I have been making peach, pineapple, and persimmon wines.
I use a lot of fruit in the primary, then when I go to my secondary obviously I have less volume. My 5 gal bucket of mash turns into about 3.5 or 4 gallons in the 5 gallon carboy.
What do you typically top this off with? I don't...