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Should I degass every time I rack?

I have the buon vino mini jet pump. Would that do the same as a vacuum pump?

What is vacuum degassing. I do stir the wine pretty vigorously and rack about 4 times in a 6 month span. Maybe I rack too much? Maybe I should leave it in the carboys longer?

About 6 months from start to finish. Hydrometer reading was right around .995. No back sweetening

I've had this problem on and off since I've been making wine. This year I feel like I went through all of the necessary precautions but still have a hint of carbonation in my final product. Throughout the process I've constantly checked the hydrometer readings which were good, stirred up the...

Hey guys, still pretty new to wine making and trying to figure out some of the correct ways of doing things. I have made 3 batches of wine in the past 2years and each time when I am storing the bottles on their sides you can see some sediment accumulate on the side. The first 2 batches were...

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When I first initially started making wine I was just going by a method my uncle had told me. However, some of the batches of wine I had made were not that good. I read a couple of books that were recommended by this site so I could learn the basic practices. There is some great information...

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I just added yeast to my juice 9/29/10. It has only been 2 days but the air lock has not been bubbling at all. I checked to see what was going on and saw that the juice was bubbling but the air lock wasn't. You can also hear it bubbling. I added some yeast nutrient and it seemed to start to...

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how much yeast should i use on a 6 gallon bucket of Regina grape juice? I planned on using the dry yeast packets. I think the packets are 5 grams.

great, thanks Tom.

i planned on using the buckets of Regina to make my wine. I shouldn't add sugar?

so you don't add sugar for wine juice?