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<DIV =postcolor id=post-385289>Hello, I pitched the yeast for my reisling (6 gallons)yesterday and today I added fermax yeast nutrient. I mixed 5 teaspoons with a little water and juice then put it into the juice. I was about to clean the cup I used and noticed a heavy smell of ammonia from...

Hello, I have 3-5 gallon carboys of pinot grigio aging and I tasted it yesterday and it was very harsh. It almost felt like a burning on the back of your throat when you swallowed it. It didn't have a very clean crisp taste. It doesn't taste spoiled or oxidized. I started the pinot grigio in...

Hello, This is the first time making wine. I started with a bang in Sept I started with 3-5 gallon juice pails of Pinot Grigio Regina Juice not a kit on Sept. 23 Went through the intial fermentation then racked to carboys on Oct 2 Made sure it was topped up and put on an airlock with...

Hello, I have been reading about MLF and was wondering what are the advantages to induce MLF or allow it to happen by its self or not at all. I started 3-5 gallon car boys of merlot 3-5 gallon car boys of Pinot Grigio 1-5 gallon car boy grenache All started with juice in September...

Hello, I am going to start to cold stabilize my Pinot Grigio. I started it in mid Sept and racked it from primary to secondary 10 days later, then 4 weeks later I racked and put in campden tablets into a clean carboy. It has been that way for almost 4 weeks. My question is should I rack it...

Hello, I was thinking of blending some of my merlot with some of my grenache. I was wondering when do you blend it? Do you blend them and put it back in a carboy to age or do you blend at bottling. Or do you blend them before you add in yeast for the primary? I want to blend a total of...

Hello, I am new to the wine making and was wondering whatbulk aging means? Also, when should campden tablets be used? My first batch I am trying to makeis 15gallons merlot and 15 gallons pinot grigio from fresh juice. I just did the first racking. Thanks Bryan

Hello, I am a first time wine maker. I am trying to make a merlot and a pinot grigio. I started the fermentation stage 9 days ago. I keep the buckets in my basement which is between 67-70 degrees. I never took a hydrometer reading when I started but wanted to see if it was time for my first...