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I also wasted half of the titrets in my pack until I chanced upon a working solution. By that time I had blue fingers and nonpumping vials all over the counter. The important thing seems to be that you have to hold the titret vial in you hand, almost cradling it, in an upside down position...

Thanks Hippie, looks like I got some work ahead. Even though I dread the idea I had a feeling this is the best way to proceed. Thanks again.

Hippie, after primary fermentation of 9 days I racked the wine to the barrel. I did not initiate MLF. However, presently the ph is 3.63 @ 66degrees F. indicating that it may have already gone thru MLF on it's own. There is no bubbling of the airlock and I can see no bubbling inside. That's the...

I already made that mistake. I put the wine into the barrel after primary fermentation. The barrel is a used whiskey barrel that has been cleaned and recharred on the inside. I justhad to rinse it a few times to get out the small pieces of charred wood. After fermenting the 53 gallons of...

Have been making wine from juice for a number of years. I use 5 gallon glass carboys and have had excellent results. First time using a barrel. How often do you rack a barrel? Is there any easy way to clean it before returning the wine? With a carboy, you just siphon wine to a clean container...