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Hello folks Let me be straight.. i have been running a winery industry here in sikkim india since 2 years and I'm really looking forward to invite a winemaker who has knowledge on winemaking. For the last 2 years we didn't have any winemakers but turns out wine is a science and we have to hire a...

Hey thanks for the info.. it does give a salty flavour but it isn't that bad.. the salty flavor is less noticable

Hie everyone.. This is rajeev from a small state of Himalayas named sikkim.. I'm here to talk about kiwi wines that i am making.. I started making it batch by batch (Note: i had no knowledge about the pH and how it affects a wine quality) I did my first fermentation with brix measuring 20...

Can I raise the pH after primary fermentation?? I put my wine into fermentation 2 week ago and i didnt know much about pH then.. now when knew about pH i ordered a pH meter asap and checked.. it was. Really acidic.. i have ordered calcium carbonate but i guess it wil take some time to get it...

Can I use baking soda to raise ph

Got it.. maybe I'll go with one tablespoon of calcium carbonate .. and check the pH in 2 days of gap.. I'm going to raise it to 3.4 or somewhere .. i guess that would be great

Thank you so much for all the info.. i also have stuckfermentation going on here.. checked the pH and it's 2.1.. should I add calcium carbonate and make the pH to 3 or 3.4 and add yeast?

So i have acid blend with me. But I'm assuming it will further lower the pH making it more acidic. So i guess I'll go with calcium carbonate

So i have acid blend with me but I'm assuming it's gonna further lower the pH .. i guess calcium carbonate would be useful ??

My pH is 2.75.. i guess it's gonna be too acidic.. wanna raise pH.. should I add lemon to it

My pH is 2.75.. i guess it's gonna be too acidic.. wanna raise pH.. should I add lemon to it?

Hi .. I've been making wines since many years.. may i know which state of India you belong to because I'm also from India and from the himalayas

Hello everyone.. Greetings from the temperate region of India.. I've been into kiwi wine making and i just checked my pH and it's less then 3. Would bentonite help in raising pH?

my primary fermentation is sorted.. planning to rack the wine a week later and start the secondary fermentation.. I've just added acid blend 2 tsp.. added campden tablets 24 hours prior and after 24 hours added yeast and acid blend.. i let it sit on a room temp for another 24 hours(room temp...