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Lowered price to $130. Thanks I bought a Buon Vino Mini Jet Filter about 4 years ago. I used it once in 2006. Then it sat on a shelf because I got into beer making. I used it one other time on my wines that I've had. I still do wine, but not very often and I have much more time to let them...

I'm trying to make a sanitizer solution. It tells me 4tsp per 1/2 gal of water to sanitize. I am switching from measuring by volume, instead to measuring by weight. So anyone know how much 4 tsp of K-meta should weigh? I'm using a very small precise scale.... oz's or grams... I'll probably...

I was listening to an old episode of Robert Linders wine talk (a podcast, not sure about the name). But one winemaker said he had overaged a wine in a barrel and the wine had oxidized. He added activated carbon to fix the wine. I, too, have done this recently. By not topping up enough, and not...

2008 Merlot Vineyards Idaho notes 9/25/08 I picked up barely over 300 lbs of grapes and split them three ways with Matt and Greg. I got them from Dick who owns and operates a Vineyard in Idaho. I drove up one day, 5.5 hrs away from my house to his vineyard and helped him pick all 300 lbs of...

Well it’s been some time since I’ve written on here, so I thought I would stop by and say hi. Maybe even share some of my recent experiences with everyone. Every year I take a trip to the Napa Sonoma California area to taste and pick up some high quality wines. Since I live in Utah, I do not...

I was thinking of a new oak idea over the weekend. I have recently found, since going to oak cubes, sticks, or spirals, I have a lot of oak chips left over. I’m talking about the bigger oak chips about the size of one’s fingernail. Okay, that’s gross… lets say…. The size of an M&M...

This is a little scary.... minimally so, really.... But it is interesting. This article talks about medications that are left over in drinking water, and often even in bottled water... This would include natural spring water too... One of the primary ingredients in kits that I have made in the...

RANT: OK, I just read this article in the paper in Utah (where I live). http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&amp;sid=2743796</span> </span> So, I researched it and found this law in utah:</span> </span> 32A-8-101. Commission's power to grant licenses -- Limitations.</span>...

This is a topic from another topic. Let’s talk about oxidation, flavor, and time. I have recently ruined two of my batches of wine. I have noticed the phenomenon in a few other smaller bottles, but never with whole batches. In the previous times, I’ve racked to a smaller container, I...

OK, first off... I made two very expensive kits (not going to name them as it is still a little sore that they are... um, not good; lets just say that they had 'grape packs') Well, I didn't rack them as often as I should have once they got to the bulk aging. Then I left about two inches of...

Ok, I've got about 100 Gallons of wine aging in my basement. All types. I've started making beer and bought a bunch of equipment to do so, and have learned copious amounts in that time (I forgot how much fun it was to learn all the things I have about wine). Well because of my new hobby...

I ordered some Cab Sav Grapes from Idaho about a month ago. Well the local brew shop called today and informed me they were there. A farmer in Idaho brings them down. I ordered 100lbs of Cab Sav. By the time I got there they had run them through the destemmer/crusher. I filled up my 14 gallon...

A local brew shop has been ordering in grapes annually. I finally decided to take the plunge and try them out. I had them put my name on the list for 100 lbs of Cabernet Sauvignon. At the price of $1.50 a lb. Not sure how they will turn out. Unfortunately the brew shop guy is... lets say a bit...

I have an idea. I would like to see George carry Minibottles. That would provide an easy way to sample a small amount of wine without opening whole bottle. And I was thinking it could be a little easier to ship them to other members of the forum for tasting. and feedback. Who knows, if we find...

I have three merlot and three cab sav grape vines. The problem is with one specific vine. It is one of the biggest fastest growing. They are about two-three years old. I have not allowed them to produce fruit yet and have been training them up. The specific problem with on is about five feet...

I just found this online. I am interested to see if we could use this as a sanitizer for our primarys and equipment..... http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11212431&amp;cm_mmc=BCEmail_205-_-Focus-_-52-_-lotusSanitizingSystem_BCEmail_205 Can anyone with some knowledge give us some...

I was going to post this in off topic, but I thought maybe it might be a good question for this group chemical topic. I use STARSAN an acid based cleaner for all of my sanitation. (I like how the acid interacts with any fruit bits that are left behind; though it can foam a lot, and requires a...

Ok, as the dedicated readers of this forum know, I've been considerering getting an Enolmatic for a long time. For those of you not familiar with the Enolmatic, it is a vacuum operated bottle filler. You can also buy a filter to go with it to filter wines alone, or as you bottle. I did NOT buy...

I have puchased over five different winemaking books. I have enjoyed each one for its own special reason. What I really found I was looking for was a book with informatoin. I didn't really want one with recipes becuase there are soooo many online. So evertime I buy a book with over half...

I am just finishing a La Bodega Port kit myslef. I was afraid becuase I got two bags of sweetener to add to it. One thing that caught me off guard was one bag looked like grape juice (very sweet/sugary) The other bag was VERY VERY sugary. In fact I had to squeeze it out of the bag like frosting...