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Are you going to pasteurize it? Sent from my iPhone using Wine Making

The volcano effect of trapped co2 in the lees, you can take a plastic cup over the demijohn in the future and release the gas out slowly Sent from my iPhone using Wine Making

I didn't mention the filtering stage, I assumed everyone knew that.

The Wine Fermenter - 20 Gallon FDA Plastic should work fine. I did 125 lbs of blackberries and all the berries fit fine with room to ferment .

The filtration systems are relatively inexpensive and safe if you filtrate to micron of .45. It's not "iffy", most commercial wineries do not use potassium sorbate. It is just an option and something to consider, Cheers!:br

Rather then letting the wine ferment to dryness and adding sugars back, the better practice is stop the fermentation when unfermented sugar has reached the desired level. This is accomplished by fermenting at a cooler temperature. Whether this method is practical, you will have to determine that...

100 vines is a lot of work. What type of equipment do you have and help? Sent from my iPhone using Wine Making

That's my mini tiller. My wife says " if you'd just do maintenance it wouldn't break". Sent from my iPhone using Wine Making

I get it now. Made in China, broke **** in America. Sent from my iPhone using Wine Making

I personally wouldn't worry about the shoots yet. I have heard muscadines (no experience) are very hardy but wait to see if the vine survives the replant shock. Then after a year choose the best shoot or shoots and use the shoot(s) as the trunk. Sent from my iPhone using Wine Making

Moving the vines may be more work than you think. Typically, all most all varietals are grafted from vines. The vines are then grafted from American root stock if the varietal is susceptible to phylloxera. Since you don't have a lot to invest other than time and sweat go ahead and give it a...

Hopefully she didn't send you to find a snark! Sent from my iPhone using Wine Making

That what happens when you read too much Lewis Carroll. :) Sent from my iPhone using Wine Making

There must be something wrong with me crooning. I have to admit it but I love spur pruning. It might be the cool fresh air, the hobbit looking vines or the excitement of a new grape year? A branch snip and a vine snap but seldom a cutter's mishap. The early morning is glooming the closer...

Another attribute of oaking is tannins. The word tannin origin is tanna from high German and it does translate in English to mean "oak". Tannins + Health = Good. and Tannins make age worthy wines. Sent from my iPhone using Wine Making