Recent content by Tarpon230

What is the best why to test the PH? Should I just purchase the strips? Thanks again for all your help, This is my first time trying MLF.

Having a hard time finding the bacteria for the MLF, can someone point me in the right direction? I have a small batch on 16 gallons.

Do I have to destem the grapes?

I ordered two 6 gallon buckets Petite Sirah and 1 lug PS grapes. I have never used grapes before. I purchased a 16 gallon fermenter and my thoughts are to combine them all together with the grapes in a food grade mesh bag. I have been doing just the fresh juice for a couple years and they seem a...

Thanks guys added American oak Spiral when I racked tonight with 1/4 teaspoon of potassium metabisulfite. I will bottle in 6 weeks.

Is it to late? I have a Cab of Chilean juice from last year in bulk aging. Is it to late to add oak spirals? I would like to bottle before this years juice comes in.

I have an airlock on both buckets one airlock is bubbling one is not. Sent from my iPhone using Wine Making

Yes SG is at 1.030 on both of them, I don't think they are pre-inoculated.

Picked up my juice on Sunday and I forgot to grab a yeast packet. I have 2 buckets one is moving right along on its own and the other isn't. My questions is do I have to add the yeast? If so, if I add it on Wednesday will hurt anything? I live in FL and the juice is in the house and the A/C is...

I have been doing the buckets from Chile and Cali and would like to start a high end kit with skins. What one should I get? Has to be red. Thanks

One more question, my Chilean juice buckets are at SG 1.004 on Tuesday and I am leaving town on Saturday for a week. They are in secondary ferm in 6 gallon carboys not topped of. Can I let it go until I get back or rack and top off or rack top off and add 1/4 teas Potassium Metabisulfite?

Just checked the SG Merlot 1.035 and the Cab is 1.042

I don't think it started before I picked it up, it was very cold. This morning it is bubbling away. Just took some more time than the Cab I guess. The starting SG 1070 does worry me a little, is there anything I can do? How will it effect the wine if I do nothing? Thanks for all your help.

Just picked up my chilean juice buckets 1 cab and 1 Merlot. I picked them up on Friday and picked the yeast on Saturday. The Cab is going great bubbling away. The Merlot is doing nothing. Th SG was 1070 in both of them. What gives? Do i just wait?

So I just dump in 1/8 teaspoon of Kmeda in the carboy or do I mix it up with a little of the wine?