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    Built a wine press

    Where did you get the acme threaded rod and nut?
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    Built a wine press

    building a wine press Can anyone tell me where to get the Acme threaded rod and nut? Thanks
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    Do not know what happened.

    Do not know what happened I am just starting my new starter. I used a cup of water and 1/4 cup sugar and warmed it to 105. Sprinkled EC 1118 over it and covered it. Any thoughts about adding energizer or nutrient as I start adding my wine must? thanks Pam
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    Do not know what happened.

    I dont know what happened I checked the PH with test strips. Not sure that is the best way but It tested between strongly acid and very Strongly acid. I was thinking I read that being acidic was good for wine and think someone told me that it is hard to get enough acid in the wine. What...
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    Do not know what happened.

    Do not know what happened Didnt have time to mess with wine at Christmas so I am back at it. I did try mixing up a starter with the yeast/wine and and adding a little more wine and waiting time etc. I didnt see much activity so just checked SG tonite again. All the wine started out at...
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    Do not know what happened.

    Do not know what happened I still have the starter, but it is really slow. little bubbles here and there but not fizzing. I just dont want to add it to all my wine and it not work well either. Know the heat probably did something. But I do have a couple of cups of wine in it. so didnt know if I...
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    Do not know what happened.

    Do not know what happened My starting SG was 1.10. Are you saying to add this 1st starter slowly into the new starter I will start? Will I have a volcano of activity? You'd never know it but some friends actually call me for advice on their wine. I laugh.. Sounds really scarey for me to...
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    Do not know what happened.

    Do not know what happened I have no settlings. It was when I was racking/siphoning that I got a taste of the wine and was surprised it was so sweet yet. I am sure that it was 110. I guess I will watch it tonite. Thinking I will start over tomorrow and not waste much more wine on it. Would...
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    Do not know what happened.

    Do not know what happened Posted a reply dont know where it went? I have done 39 gallons of wine and never had the ferment stop. Having it happen in 8 out of 11 makes me wonder. Not all were bread yeast. I did 3 wild grape with Lavlin1116. 2 turned out perfect, one did not? same everything...
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    Do not know what happened.

    Do not know what happened Thanks Troy Gonna work on that today. Sure hope it works. What amounts of sugar/water do you use to make the sugar water solution? You know, I did not swirl my bottles this last time when I started the wine like I usually do. Because I had them standing in a close...
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    Do not know what happened.

    Do not now what happened. I am not real good at reading Hydrometer. But heat extraction is just cooking the berries on the stove and straining it to get the juice to start. My starting SG was 1.10 I used bread yeast with the Elderberry(didnt know any better on my first batch and was told it...
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    Do not know what happened.

    This is about our 4th batch of wine. So fairly new to the hobby. We made 11 gallon on the same nite. 6 gal elderberry, 1 blackberry, 3 wild grape, one bottled juice. this was started 10-22. The fermentation started out right away. Worked for about a week and then slowed. Like other batches I...
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    Trapped CO2??

    trapped gas I have had a little CO2 before but never like this. The wine was pretty clear before I put the gelatin fining in. AND there was no fizz then. this all happened in the last month. In the past I had stirred the wine with a long stir stick. This was beyond that. This was more like...
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    Trapped CO2??

    I sure appreciate this list for questions. We started several differnet wines new years eve. Instead of drinking it, we made it. We made concord, Wild grape, a bottle of 1/2 wild and 1/2 concord and a couple others. All the wines quit working vigorously about 2 weeks later. I racked it 3 times...
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    Energizer/

    Could anyone explain the difference between Yeast energizer and Yeast nutrient? Recipe calls for energizer and my friend does not have any. Can you substitute anything else. She is making apricot wine. Hope I have given you enough info. thanks
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