Recent content by nyredskinsfan

Wade, thanks for the post. I hadn't realised that it was a "special" blend. I like oak also but not as the main ingredient. Ill prob add more when I rack it into a carboy. I didn't add raisins to this one as I usually ad raisins to all my reds whether they come with them or not. This one will...

You are more Upstate than I am. Saratoga area. Actually, outside of Galway if you check on the map. Thanks for the info on Luna Rossa. I do like the Amarone. I just bottled a Pinot Noir (first time) that I expect to turn out pretty decent. The Amarone that I've made are from Gru Select. Havent...

I just bought one of those contraptions. Read the instructions. Hmmm, what do they know? I got me one of those volcanos too. Looks like you had a better one than I did. Everything is a learning process.

Funny, I just posted something simular. Try this as it worked for me. Add benonite again, stir the heck out of it, add clarifier according to the directions and stir the heck out of it again. Worked for me.

Take the bag out of the box. If you use a knife or blade of some sort....be careful.

Hi all. I've been making wine for a couple 3 years now but am new to the forum. Have read a few posts and maybe even posted a couple times since last week. I don't get super wrapped around the axle making my wine. I don't use a hydrometer and guess when I get close to 6 gallons in the buckets. I...

I get the business from my wife when we are low also.

Yes, I enjoy making wine for some of the reasons already posted. I get a kick out of people who make a big deal of my and my friends wine. Having control of what chemicals are goiing into the wine. I do not add the sulfates nor the potassium to my wines. I like seeing my wine racks get loaded up.

I bulk age for a couple reasons. Get busy and sometimes lazy and the other reason is that I ensure that the fermentation process is done as I do not add pot sorbate nor sulfates to the wine. As a fellow mentioned earlier, longer it sets, the more it settles. You could always draw off a little if...

I got 4 bags of French Oak chips (30g) with Luna Rossa. I put in one. The description says Heavy Oak but wow. I have done pretty well with the reds so I'll go on my gut here unless someone has good info.