Recent content by SouthernVino

Thuhike00, sorry for your loss.

I use Avery Removable Labels for my bottle labels. They just peel off with no residue to have to deal with. For cleaning I use One Step. For sanitizing Star San. If you rinse your bottle out real good after consumption, you will save yourself some time and work when it comes time to use it...

J Also, make sure your fermenting bucket is big enough for foam-up. Otherwise, you will regret it.

Time will dissipate the SO2. I too just drop 1/4 tsp of meta per 5-6 gal every three/four months while in bulk aging. Never had a problem. Just drank a bottle that was 5 years old using this method and it still tasted great.

Welcome to WMT from another Tennessean!

Sorry, hit return and it took off. There can be many routes to a destination. The result is however, we get there. Then we have to evacuate the path we chose. Did it produce the experience we had hoped for? If not, we have to choose differently on our next journey on the same path. That’s...

Mine is just coming out of primary. So, I have some distance to travel yet. Trying to decide if I want to go through MLF, or leave it where it is. Looks and smells great right now. Will definitely bulk age for 9-12 months adjusting oak level as I go. Looking forward to updates on you guys...

I too reuse my bottles. New commercial bottles I remove labels wash, rinse, and dry. I store all of them upside down in boxes. At bottling time, all I have to do is sterilize with StarSan and bottle. Quick and easy. To remove labels, I just take a pan of boiling water and pour it into the...

Closing the valve on the FF and adding bentonite then waiting till it settles down before re-opening is almost a guarantee of a clog. i agree with Ted, skip the bentonite.

I have two FastFermenters I use constantly. I find they make the primary and secondary fermentation very clean, manageable and less cumbersome. There are a few accessories I would encourage you to get though. First, get you a mason jar adapter. This allows you to use mason jars instead of the...

I use a system that is fast and easy for me and seems to work great to remove labels. I just pour boiling water into the wine bottle and let it sit for a couple of minutes. The heat inside the bottle softens the glue on the label allowing you just to peal it off. For the glue residue still on...

I like my reds dry as well. But this is a deep blush fruit wine. I guess you could categorize it as a light red perhaps. But I like this one with just a hint of sweetness. As for the potassium sorbate, I use 3 teaspoons per six gallons.

I used 2 3/4 cups of sugar for the six gallons. That is a little less than a 1/2 cup per gallon. I like it semi dry with just a hint of sweetness. As it ages, the sugar binds with the fruit and I get that beautiful blend. The fruit flavor emerges along with the fragrance, but is not highjack...

Just bottled 30 bottles of this recipe. Turned out wonderfully. If you haven’t made some of this, you really should. Simple but tastes great and looks beautiful when finished.