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Looking for some help regarding bladder presses What is the minimum size bladder press needed to press whole grape clusters? thanks Corey

Monitor!!! Have used these spirals on many occasions....Regardless of toast level and type, you need to monitor and taste the wine after the 2 week point. If you leave it for six weeks without tasting your wine will be overoaked....food for thought...

Well... Here's the deal.. What the lady at the wine shop is telling you....will eventually work. Unfortunately, not in the timeframe you are seeking. Again, if you added the clarifiers in the correct order....and followed the rest of the directions your wine has too much co2 remaining...

Concur with the above posts....one addition.....see if your local wine store has dextrose packs......dextrose tends to give a better fermentation then table sugar....also, dissolve the sugar/dextrose on the stove prior to adding to must...

If you followed all the directions in the kit...then chances are, the wine needs further degassing... The wine needs to be in a warm environment to be degassed properly.....how did u degas? A spoon or whip stir? Anyway...try moving the carboy to a warmer location in your home....if...

Results 12 Gold...48 Silver.....78 Bronze....... I entered three - 2 silver, one bronze Interestingly, of the 12 Gold...11 were Reds.... Good to enter....haven't done so in a while.

Check your email Results are in.....should be in your email

Or... Go to lowes.....and buy a "leader hose"....they sell 2+ ft section of hose that attach to your water hose reel. You can buy this hose and a cheap multiple function nozzle.....for under 10 bucks.......

Results....Dan can you assist? Anybody get/know the results of today's competition in Pittsburg? I sent some wines but was unable to attend Thanks Corey

The winemaker at walkers says......great year for Ives, Catawba, Valvin muscat and Cayuga.....Numbers (ph and ta) came out right at 1 and 3 on both. The brix is at least 21 or higher on most everything they have....

For those of you in PA and NY, Walkers fruit basket in Forestville, NY has 99 percent of all their fresh wine juices still in stock. Also, those individuals in the Finger Lakes area can still get a wide selection of juice at Fulkersons in Dundee NY Was at walkers yesterday.....a ton of...

Concur.......But! Agree with all that has been said regarding this issue but..... The sulfur smell you are referring to often occurs as a result of yeast that are in a "stressed" environment during primary fermentation. In other words, the yeast aren't working at maximum efficiency...

Go With MM Vinifera Noble these kits are a great value.....

Wade: the blue won't help... after all these years....that little guy needs a kickstand!

I would highly reccomend the VN Sangiovese....I added 2 lbs of raisins and oaked it a bit......came out great so far. Will continue to get better too. just my two cents..