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thanks for the comments! my next batch will have sythetics (already got them) and to answer your question pwp.. they are stored on their side.

Hey everyone, my wine batch has been doin well but as of late i have been noticing what appears to be mold on the bottom of the inside of the cork. Nothing has changed as far as the taste of the wine. is that what it probably is? and what might have caused it? i will try to get a pic later...

i'll see if i can borrow one, maybe i will use a bottle as a test bottle... for the good of science! :)

that would add something to the saying "I love it here, maybe they put something in the water" (or however the saying goes) :) i was thinking if there was a way to get the wine from the cloudy bottle, thru the brita and into a new bottle in a timely manner. i guess it would be basically a...

in the glass it looked clearer than the picture does. However, i do agree that is a point where experience counts. I think i will go ahead and filter the stuff that looks extra cloudy. random thought: i've read about filtering vodka thru a brita pitcher a few times to enhance lower quality...

did you have a link to that? i havent been able to find it. i found the pads etc didnt see the gravity filter tho?!?! Maybe its too early to search and im still sleepy:)

thanks much for the info. i did end up popping one of the bottles open and tasting it, it tasted fine but it was from a tinted bottle i had used so i couldnt really tell clarity from the bottle. do you think i could dump the cloudy ones, filter them, and rebottle? i've been looking for info...

any insights?

ok, so bottled the wine today. i dont know if i just didnt wait long enough or if i stirred up a bit of the sediment at the bottom of the carboy (next time will transfer to another carboy or back to primary for bottling) but some of the bottles ended up a bit cloudy. i'd say i had about 12-14...

took a sample of the wine today... looks pretty clear to me. whatcha think? probably gonna be able to bottle tomorrow i'd say. (unless someone doesnt think so! :))

oh yeah.. and nevermind the mannequin in the corner. haha. she holds the money in the poker games. currently she holds the thermometer in the room :p

Took some pics... here's what i got goin on in my poker room..... (yikes, i gotta clean my floor! dont look at it! Edited by: xbeerd

well. after a week or so of clearing i think its coming along decently. obviously not clear yet. i'll try and take a picture tonight if i get a chance.

you are probably right. i recall reading about stirring up lees.

i think my degassing was fairly successful ( using the mixstir ) no volcano! altmost tho! i got pretty good at getting it up to the top of the carboy but not over. all in all i would say i maybe lost about 4oz of goodness. i read somewhere that after a day or 2 of clearing to degass again? so i...