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Anyone ever work with them? M&M has them on sale right now and I have some skins in the freezer that need to be used. Thanks, Paul

Anyone have any experience with the late harvest cab franc on the website? Or late harvest juice in general? *I am eyeing a 2 gal bucket of cab franc but really have no idea on how to handle it other than ferment it till the yeast can't go any further, age it, and enjoy.....*Anyone have specific...

Morning everyone, looking to see how much interest there might be in a group buy of Washington state grapes for fall 2014. This year I had to drive 5hrs one way to get grapes. Anyone interested? Paul

I have one bag of cranberries left over from the turkey holiday. Anyone have a recipe for 1 gal of cranberry mead? Thanks, Paul

So I am working with 100lbs of merlot grapes grown in N GA. After crush I measured the SG at 1.080. I pitched my yeast on Monday evening, the 12th. On Wednesday I decided I wanted to up the alcohol level just a bit so I did the math and came up with about 2 lbs of sugar to add to the must...

Anyone have a recommended starting dosage per gallon to control unwanted green flavors in a red must? Thanks, paulc

I read it somewhere recently and now can't find it anywhere. TIA, paulc

Hey all, is this what chardonnay juice is supposed to look like? It seems rather brown to me. The TA on this stuff was .75 and pH of 3.8. It was not quite inline with what my reference book says it should be so I added a teaspoon of tartaric acid to my 5 gal of juice. Good idea/bad idea...

...and I have the formula for a TA test that uses 0.1 naoh. I barely passed idiot level chemistry in college (seriously, I failed the 100 level course so I had to take a 090 level course). How do I change the formula I have for 0.1 solution for a 0.2 solution? Or does someone have a formula...

I hope to purchase 100lbs of touriga grapes in Sept with intentions of making both straight wine as well as attempting a port. Any recommendations on a yeast to use? Should I split the juice at the start and use two different yeasts, or just pull off a portion at 1.040 for port and use one...

So I am in planning mode for a road trip in early Sept to get fresh grapes from N GA. And of course my truck seems like a great idea until I consider hauling fresh grapes 6 hrs through the GA heat and sun. I have been saving the boxes that our apples and bananas come in at work, so I should be...

Some of you may remember me asking for help with this wine a while back. I have pasted my notes on it below...SG is STILL at 1.016! I don't get it. If you have any thoughts please share. thanks a bunch. Paulc Vintner’s Harvest Black Currant Fruit Base 96oz 2-9-2011 3 gal recipe from...

In Sept I pick up my first every batch of grapes that won't have any info about acid or pH etc...I would like to use a pH meter to figure out both which I am pretty sure I read about doing:-) Can someone recommend a meter that costs less than $100 that will be up to the task and a source? I...

anyone ever have a problem with their better bottle giving wine a plastic taste? I have a 3 gal bottle with sangiovese bulk aging in it and every time I taste it I taste mostly plastic to start with, then the wine. I am more than a little concerned I have spoiled my very first batch from...

So I started a batch of "pomagranite nectar" wine which was really grape, pear, and apple juice labeled as pomagranite to which I added a bag of mixed berries and a can of frozen red raspberry concentrate. I can't tell you the specifics now as I am at work and my notes are at home. Anyway, it...

Hey Everyone, below is the text from an email I got thru work recently regarding growing wine grapes in GA. Info would be relavant to anyone in the SE it looks like. I could not get the attachment to work but there is an email address below if you are interested in more info. paulc...

Anyone from the Savannah area interested in purchasing grapes from the Dahlonega area? I wanted a couple different varieties but can only make one trip up there to pick them up. Let me know if we can work a deal. Thanks, paulc

And best way to mix it with skeeter pee? I am working with my first 1 gal batch of pee, and bentonite is what I have on hand to clear it. How much should I be using to clear this stuff up? Thanks, paulc

Once your wine has finished it ferment and MLF(if you do it) and the airlock has gone still and you are pretty much bulk aging it how often do you taste test it? Every week, month, whenever you remember...? thanks, paulc

What is the alcohol level that bread yeast dies out at? I did not take an SG reading on my JOAM so I don't know how much alcohol I have. I shared some with some friends the other night and it was very well recieved! TIA, paulc