Recent content by Wayne1

They are good for country wines - but using them properly is a skill I have not mastered!

Hey - I have made watermelon wine twice - used 100% watermelon juice. I pitched the yeast immediately and had no problems with infection.

Got the message mine is on the way as well - have to get everything ready!

I believe you are just mixing the layers as you suggest - I'm not sure if adding oxygen is part of it but, in any case, I stir it gently.

Don't know if this was a Mosti kit but they have you add yeast nutrient at the time of the first racking which can then lead to a volcano when you rack - one trick I learned here was to rack a liter or so into a separate container, then rack the rest to your big carboy. The yeast activity from...

Tallahassee here - a little far from Birmingham- haven't met any winemakers here

Thanks Arne - I'm going to try turning the filter over next time as there does seem to be a lot of wine left in the housing otherwise. Also - someone here suggested, which I tried, regarding airspace at the top to turn it over and let the housing fill - I did this and when I turned it...

I have shipped numerous times via FedEx ground with no trouble. I usually use the special wine shipping boxes from Uline.com

I got mine at Publix if you have those

You may have seen that George's special this month are a dozen kits he has found to make exceptional wines - http://www.finevinewines.com/Wine-of-the-Month.asp?utm_source=March+2012+Issue+of+Pressing+News&utm_campaign=FebNews&utm_medium=email (hope the link works). There...

I think I would try to pull it out - I would be afraid that if I left it too long it would dissolve and disintegrate into the wine and then I would be thinking about it for sure whenever I drank any of the wine

I gave up on mine - pulled the cooling unit out in case I want to use it for a future project, removed the bottle racks which were quite sturdy, and set the case out on the curb for large item pick up!

Yes I'd be interested in the recipe - sounds good!

Hello Kixx and welcome to the forum! You had asked about the airlock - another option which many of us useis to add vodka to the airlock.It will keep out unwanted beasties and, in the somewhat unlikely eventit is sucked back into the fermenter/carboy, it won't add a lot of sulfite to your wine...

Merry Christmas to all - and special well wishes to Waldo! Wayne