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Found a 10 gallon ratchet press for $200, I may be able to get him down a little. Looks a little rough, maybe needs a board or two replaced, but it is in working order. I'm thinking $200 is a fair price as I can clean it up & replace a couple boards. I didn't really look at it closely I just...

I have a freezer full of cab sav, merlot, Sangiovese & chambourcin. These have been fermented & pressed once. I plan on using them again. They're all in gallon freezer bags now. I'm thinking about trying to order 15-25 gallon of cab sav juice & adding these crushed grapes back in during...

A friend picked this up at a yard sale with intentions of trying to make wine. But, after a couple years never started a batch. He just gave this to me today. I've never seen this design in the glass of one. Arrowhead design around the top & bottom. The very bottom says "Arrowhead puritas...

I was thinking about solar powered lights & sound alarm for keeping the deer away. I found one that has a voice alarm. Anyone tried this? It looks like a relatively inexpensive option without all the posts of the electric fence to mow around.

So I was planning on MLF with my 25 gallon of chamborcin. But I've been swamped & havent added the vp41. ITs been a couple weeks since it has been done fermenting. Can I still add the vp41? Thanks Brian

I'm assuming this is acid that would fall out during cold stabilization. ? Do I still need to cold stabilize? I was getting ready to rack it off the sediment. This is Traminette wine.

I have about 9 gallons of this wine. Crushed the grapes, pressed & fermented. Stabilized & cleared. It looks very nice. As I've said in a few other posts, this is my first season of making wine from grapes, but I have years of experience in fruit wines & kits. Along with that I know very...

Today we did 108 lbs of cab sav, 108 lbs of merlot & 108 lbs of Sangiovese.. the cab was in great condition & we got a lot of juice out. Merlot, some bad but ok. Sangiovese were rough. Lot of raisins. Took a lot of time to sort & pitched a good bit. Numbers are : Cab sav. Brix...

Hey guys. Sorry for all the posts. This wine out of grapes thing is new to me & I feel better talking it thru on this forum. I've made a ton of kits. Why do they not mention MLF? Is this something that can be done with a kit? But isn't why? I have 30 gallon of chamborcin that I've just...

Hey guys. This is my first batch of wine from grapes that I'm leaving skins in the primary. About 400 lb of chamborcin. I've made a lot of wine, but nothing like this. Is this normal to have this much solid material in the primary? I'm ready to add some sulfite & yeast. Does it look...

Chamborcin & Vidal blanc

Hello everyone. I'm going to be making my second batch with grapes this weekend. I've been making wine for over 8 years, but just now getting into the grapes. Have 165 vines in the ground as of this past spring. Im buying grapes now to get the feel for it before mine are ready in 2...

I'm looking into buying a manual crusher / de-stemmer in the next week. I'm seeing painted & stainless. Some that are adjustable & some that don't mention it in the add. Prices are ranging from 300-1000 in what I've seen so far. Can i get some advice on what to look for & what to stay...

Anyone ever try these for deer?

Question. 12.5 gauge for the wire? Seems small, but that's what I'm finding. Thanks.

Hey Guys, Just hoping to get some opinions on keeping the deer off of my vines. They have been coming in late at night eating the leaves off. I'm in southern Ohio & the deer are a big problem. I also hear once I start getting grapes the turkeys may come in after them - but I'm not...

Hello all, I've been making wine for some time now, actually have learned from this site for years. I have just started my vineyard this year & today starting to read this forum. I've read multiple books & have been working with OSU grape folks (I'm in southern Ohio) & talking to local small...

Hello all, I've been making wine for a few years now & have decided its time to plant some vines. I have a large farm, plenty of room. I'm on a learn as I go plan & will be researching this forum. At this point I know nothing about growing grapes. But, I'm a nut when it comes to researching...

Wanted to get some advice & theory's on my marathon batch. My aunt found a bunch of cranberry juice / some cocktail very cheap. so we threw it in a bucket & made a batch of wine. at the end, I backsweetened with some old orchard apple cranberry & raspberry cranberry concentrate & it was a...