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I would like to throw this out for some input. What are your "go to" methods for cleaning glass carboys with old stains. I bought one recently on Craig's List, the price was right for a 5 gallon ($5 American) and it had some cloudiness on the inside. Thinking I could find a way to clean it, I...

I know that most of you don't use spigots on your fermenters or plastic carboys, but I do. I am beginning to re-think this position. Recently, I noticed leaking around spigots I had mounted on carboys. Examination of the spigots revealed a weakness in the design as the three that I have that...

The Presbyterian church called a meeting to decide what to do about their squirrel infestation. After much prayer and consideration, they concluded that the squirrels were predestined to be there, and they shouldn't interfere with God's divine will. At the Baptist church the squirrels had...

I wonder if anyone can help me with this. When I was very young (4 or 5 years old) we had a German couple who lived on our street and "Bur," which is what we called the wife, would occasionally baby sit my brothers and I. She taught us a song in German which I would like to rediscover and I have...

A guy walks into a saloon with a little dogs and sets him on the bar. He looks at the bartender and says, "My dog can talk!" The bartender says, "Bull crap!" "If I can show you, will you give me a drink?" he asks the barkeep, who readily agrees. He says to the dog, "What do you call the outside...

A response to my "Signs" got me to thinking about graffiti that I have personally seen in various places. I thought maybe many of you have had that experience and would like to share some of the amusing musings of the general public. I will start with a few that I recall from college at a...

Here is a sensational deal that I saw on Craig's List: https://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/for/d/warrendale-wine-carboys-and-gallon/7609689187.html

I saw this on Craig's List here in Ohio. A company in Lima, Ohio is selling several kinds of food grade containers. Prices seem reasonable. Here is an example of 55 gallon steel drums for $30: Here is the link if anyone is interested...

Just wanted to throw this out there. Is there a way to make bottling fun? I have all the best equipment (AIO system, new AIO bottling head, nice area to work, sink nearby for cleaning and sanitizing, etc.) and I still hate bottling. I have a lot of wine to bottle or blend and bottle but I keep...

I am not a Country Fruit wine maker but I recently added nectarines to a batch of Chardonnay. Does anyone have a tip for clearing peach (in this case, nectarine) wine? Is it too late for pectic enzyme? Can I use bentonite? Would a second dose of Kieselsol and Chitosan help? Thank you.

I have never used these people but the prices seem very good, e.g. 6 gallon Italian made carboy for $36.98, 5 gallon for $28.00 and a 3 gallon for $18.00. FYI. https://www.tricorbraun.com/shop/glass-bottles-jars/glass-carboys-jugs.html

I am asking for some input on stoppers and what you all use for 3, 5, 6 ad 6.5 gallon glass carboys and for 1, 1/2 and 3 liter jugs? When stoppering some of the jugs and bottles, I am having a devil of a time. I find that to be safe and comfortable, I have to tape the carboys in some cases...

I am about the start a trial with the Chardonnay Winery Series kit that makes more than 12 gallons of wine. I will be working under the tutelage of Tweak Master Joe on this and my plan is to divide the wine into 3 each 4+ gallon batches and tweak each one a little differently. Wine One: Add a...

Today I started a single batch of FWK Tavola Bordeaux with one grape pack. The last time I made FWK wines, my basement wine area was infested with fruit flies. When I say, infested I mean hundred if not thousands of the little buggers. I have not see so many since I made wine from fresh grapes...

For the more adventurous of you out there, Label Peelers has a WinExpert 2021 LE 14 L Grenache Carignan from Spain on sale for $95 with free shipping. I ordered one and I will let you know how it turns out. I plan to use fresh yeast and chemicals, but the rest of the kit should be okay. Nothing...

Does anyone have any experience with these kits? They are 14 liter kits that purportedly make 12.2 gallons of wine. They are only available in California Moscato and Chardonnay, and Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon and Diablo Rojo grape varieties plus a number of fruit based wines. Just wondering if...

Two guys, one old, one young, are pushing their shopping carts around BigW Super Market when they collide. The old guy says to the young guy, "Sorry about that. I'm looking for my wife, and I guess I wasn't paying attention to where I was going." The young guy says, "That's OK, it's a...

In this age of media reporting with an "If it bleeds, it leads" mentality, how about we look for some feel good news? Here are a couple I have found...