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Today I have about two gallons of fresh apple juice I squeezed from my own apples. I intend to process more juiceto get up to about 5 gallons. How long can I keep the first juice before it starts to turn bad?

These SO2 gases can dissolve quickly in the saliva in the mouth and leave an acidic taste. Inhalation of high concentrations can cause inflammation (chemical pneumonitis) and fluid build-up (pulmonary edema) in lungs or spasm of the larynx which can result in death. This is nasty stuff. I...

The wine kits is only a 10 minute ride. So not much of a problem and I don't have to find a place. to store it

A question about corks. Should they be soaked in a sodium meta solution before being used or just in warm water. What's you advice.

I don't needed to buy a corker because the Wine kits store where I sometimes get my kits lets me use it free for overnight.

Degassing Problem How long did you degass. The instructions I follow says that 3 minutes with the mechanical stirrer, wait 24 hours, then add the clarifier. At the end of 24 hours, I do what I said in my previous post about the degassing, 30 minute wait. I do not do the Clarifier step until...

Degassing Problem Yesterday, I degassed some Coastal Sunset White and Red. I have stopped using the paddle and have gone to a mechanical stirrer on the end of my drill.I degass for a continuous 3 minutes and end up with a layer of foam about 3 inches tall. I put the cap back on and walk away. I...

just did degassing today. lots and lot of foam. I read somewhere that I should degass until little foam results. Then add the clarifier and let it age.

Hi, guys . just joined today. Have some info about the Coastal Sunset Wines. Today racked both into secondary fementor, after 14 days. The white fermntation went quickly and finished at about day11. SG below 0.990. I started the red about 4 days later but it also finished quickly. Today SG...