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I will splash rack it. Could you explain the copper wire please...

Well I will look into Starsan and Iodophor. My reactions vary from a mild up to a severe headache( I'm not talking hangover), I have also gotten hives. Thanks for all the help!!

Wow...88...maybe I will look into the kmeta. Can you use it for beer too?

I started it, upstairs where it is 70 on 11/27. The first racking was on 12/8, the s.g. at that time was 1.01. It has cleared, so I racked it yesterday (1/7). I haven't added any sugar or sorbate yet. I used 6 tsp. nutrient. 2 tsp. energizer. I probably don't use enough campden, but it has been...

smell This is a 5 gal. batch. I use only campden tablets for rinsing my equipment. I don't add any to my wines due to allergies. I added tannin, nutrient and energizer, following the recipe on the skeeter pee website. It's been at a steady 65 degree temp in my basement. The fermentation has...

I have made my first batch of skeeter pee. everything has been going well and it's ready to be bottled, but ther is a slight sulpher smell. What happened, and can I fix it.

Peanut butter I use the razor either dry or wet depending on the glue the winery uses, but I was always discouraged with some of the ones that seem to use epoxy/cement. Often I would just toss them. Then I discovered peanut butter! I rub it on the stubborn glue then scrub lightly with a...

I think I've got it :d I just started using Shaklee's "basic H" . That stuff is amazing in everything I've ever tried it on. Environmentally friendly and HIGHLY concentrated. So far I've used it on two carboys and I don't see a film on either.

carboy film Well let's see, I've been making fruit wines for about 10 years, and about every two or three years I notice the film that you are talking about. I've tried bleach....looks good but I'm sure the film is still there. I don't like the idea of keeping it wet, that just means you can't...