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      rbqricchi replied to the thread Concord wine problems.
      I may try that in the future but I want to see what it tastes like without oak first. Thanks!
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      rbqricchi replied to the thread Concord wine problems.
      Chuck, glad you asked! On Jan. 12 I re-hydrated a packet of EC-1118 and dumped it in. This was in a 5 gallon carboy, filled to the...
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      rbqricchi replied to the thread Concord wine problems.
      1.006 is the gravity it is stuck at. The O.G. was 1.092.
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      rbqricchi replied to the thread Concord wine problems.
      LOL! I started this batch out with a purple Mount Vesuvius. I think I would like to avoid another one! Thanks!
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      rbqricchi replied to the thread Concord wine problems.
      My 5 gallon carboy is filled right to the base of the neck. The 1118 has been in there for 5 hours or so now. I'm wondering if I'll...
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      rbqricchi replied to the thread Concord wine problems.
      Thanks again to everyone. I think I'll go the 1118 route today, and when it's fermented the rest of the way I'll store it in the fridge...
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      rbqricchi replied to the thread Concord wine problems.
      Thanks everyone. The EC-1118 is tempting, but I wonder if it might squash the flavor and aroma I'm getting right now from the wine? Or...
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      rbqricchi replied to the thread Concord wine problems.
      Oh, about the open bucket primary - do you cover the bucket with a cloth, or just loosely place the lid on?
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      rbqricchi replied to the thread Concord wine problems.
      Hmmm,, just read up on the EC-1118 yeast. Maybe if I pitched that I wouldn't have to bring the wine upstairs? Would I rehydrate and...
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      rbqricchi replied to the thread Concord wine problems.
      Okay, I think I will haul it upstairs (like BigDave, I don't relish the thought of carrying it up 14 steps, but I'm gonna do it), let it...
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      In mid-September I mixed up a batch of Concord grape wine from concentrate that I mail-ordered from a farm in New York state. I diluted...
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      rbqricchi replied to the thread Hello.
      I currently have a Concord (from concentrate) going, which I have a couple of questions about, but I'll start a new thread for that. Thanks!
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      rbqricchi posted the thread Hello in New Member Introductions.
      I first brewed wine and beer back in the mid '70's (without much knowledge of what I was doing) and then in the early 90's got into beer...
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