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  1. cmason1957

    Making WE amarone style, need to know best yeast to use

    I wouldn't use 71B for a wine kit. They are balanced using primarily malic acid and 71B should reduce the amount of malic acid, provided it isn't all man-made. I suppose if it were me and I wanted to change the yeast that the kit manufacturer thinks is best for the kit, I would switch to...
  2. cmason1957

    New winemakers in Alaska

    Welcome to WMT. If you find you like the wine dry and your wife likes it sweeter, always remember sugar can be added to the glass. Oh and most fruit wines generally taste a bit better just a little bit sweeter than you might normally like, it all depends on the acidity of the fruit.
  3. cmason1957

    Post a photo, any photo

    Missouri has that same scheduled for us Sat 36, Sun and Mon 26, Tues 36. I don't like this I want those 50 F lows back. Mother Nature has been out drinking again, I think. Not to mention the baseball sized hail just North of me yesterday and the view at the minor league baseball stadium about...
  4. cmason1957

    New to Wine making, completely overwhelmed from over researching and loving every minute of it.

    One other suggestion I might make is to consider visiting a local brew shop near you. I did a very quick google search and see a few. and consider purchasing a starter kit from them. It will have the basics of things you absolutely must have to get started. A fermentation bucket, carboy...
  5. cmason1957

    Zinfandel grapes -> wine! A new member's introduction via a 75L of red deliciousness.

    I'm a big fan of BM4X4 and AMH (also called something like Assmunhausan). The first is a combo of two yeasts that go well together and provide great things. AMH provides a very nice spicy bit to the mix.
  6. cmason1957

    I goofed and put in the sorbate before I put in the yeast. What can I do to correct this problem?

    I might go even further and make those 2 (maybe 4) starters to add all at once. Then make 2 (or 4) more to add in a few days, before you see real signs of things slowing down. You are going to have to do the budding and getting more yeast babies ready to eat sugar outside of your ferment...
  7. cmason1957

    What R you doing today?

    Just a dose of reality after living in MO for most of my life. Don't plant nothing or hope anything buds out before mid-April. I'm really sad for your fruit trees. We got lucky and didn't get down quite that cold. Hopefully my grape growing friends around here didn't get any either.
  8. cmason1957

    Finer Wine Kit Finer Wine Kits

    @idahorevbob, I will probably bulk age the Novello for about 3 months, then taste it. That's a short time to me. I expect to age it for a bit longer than that. More tannin, and by that, I mean I added about a heaping tablespoon to some water, stir it like I'm made at it to incorporate it...
  9. cmason1957

    pH Reading and Swirling the Sample

    It was phase of the moon, or perhaps your wine was going through a teen-aged phase and just wanted to be contrary. Who Knows.
  10. cmason1957

    Finer Wine Kit Finer Wine Kits

    The notes aren't here in front of me, so this is from memory and sometimes that isn't worth two nickels. As I recall, the Sangiovese started at 1.096, which was on the high side of expected (it's a Novello style) and I added just a tad more water to allow some racking losses and some extra...
  11. cmason1957

    Finer Wine Kit Finer Wine Kits

    I have a Sangiovese and a Chianti sitting in carboys from about 3 weeks ago. The smell and taste when I mixed them up was very encouraging. So the answer to your question is yes.
  12. cmason1957

    What's in your glass tonight?

    Absolutely yes. Wine Diamonds are considered a mark of a well made wine in some parts of the world. Particularly if the bottle was aged for any length of time.
  13. cmason1957

    What R you doing today?

    It's March 5th. I know I've seen snow on St. Patricks Day and almost always a frost before the end of March. If I was a betting man, I would put money on Mid-Mo and by extension the bootheel getting some frost.
  14. cmason1957

    Beginner Winemaker - Some insights

    Welcome to WMT. Sounds like you are well on your way in this hobby. I don't have experience with Viognier, so I can't give you concrete numbers, I would think a bit more acidic (3.3-3.2) is where I like most white wines. Can't comment on the TA level to shoot for as I don't measure that with...
  15. cmason1957

    New here

    Welcome to WMT!! I hope you enjoy your time around here. It's a pretty friendly corner of the internet. Blending, conceptually very easy. Add A which has this good thing to B that has that good thing and when I do 25% A and 75% B it's great, but 50%/50% is just okay. and 75%/ 25% is not...
  16. cmason1957

    Your.. Own wine / Bought wine?

    My wife and I have been picking up the heck out of that $4.99 / bottle from Costco. A Spanish Gernache/Syrah blend. I can't figure out how you make a bottle, cap it (not cork, so cheaper there), ship and store it to Costco (3-4 pallets per store) and then they sell it for $5 a bottle. I...
  17. cmason1957

    How

    My guess as to why they aren't responding to the technically illegal part is that what they are advertising and saying is 49 calories from glucose in the final product. They are not claiming only 49 calories in an entire glass. The chart posted above shows the total calories in a glass of...
  18. cmason1957

    Post a Meme, any Meme! (no politics)

    I am certain I am not alone in thinking, What the What, how the heck do you stab someone with a squirrel. So off to google I go, type "Wife Stabs" and up pops with a squirrel. And now the rest of the story...
  19. cmason1957

    Kit wine vs “from scratch”

    Ignoring the Island Mist/ OrchardBreezing Wine cooler style low alcohol, high sweetness kits and those are drinkable so fast due to the low alcohol high sweetness and the non aging intent of them. Wine made from scratch can be consumed shortly after making just the same as kits. I have...
  20. cmason1957

    Post a Meme, any Meme! (no politics)

    Absolutely amazing. I think I would pay money to see him perform in person.
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