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    Blueberry Bliss Wine

    Does it make sense to filter blueberry wine? I have a buon vino mini jet filter..
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    Raspberry Chocolate Port

    Hi everyone, I would like some advice on my plans to fortify a Raspberry wine I am making. It has already been fermented dry and I want to fortify it with Brandy and back sweeten with chocolate. Here are my plans: 1 Gal of Raspberry wine, fermented dry, potential of 11-12% Alcohol. Add...
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    Sulpite question

    It definitely has a strong sulfite smell. Sent from my iPhone using Wine Making
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    Help! my bottled wine tastes bad after 6 months

    For posterity, I wanted to reply to these posts... Thanks everyone for contributing. I think I figured out the issue... I had my friends at the wine supply store taste the "bad" wine and we all concurred that I must have forgotten to add in potassium metabisulfite before bottling. I bottled...
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    Sulpite question

    I have a similar issue... except worse! I added 3 Tablespoons to 3 gallons of mead, then bottled it! Luckily it was only 13 bottles, so I can easily open them all and pour back into a carboy or bucket... Is this the thing to do to get the sulfites to evaporate? Any advice is appreciated!
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    Help! my bottled wine tastes bad after 6 months

    The wine (carmenere) was made from fresh juice from Chile (Forget the name of the producer). I started the fermentation in the 6 gallon bucket it came in. The only addition to the juice was yeast and oak staves after fermentation. After initial fermentation, I racked into a 6 gal glass...
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    Help! my bottled wine tastes bad after 6 months

    Thanks for the replies! I'm still pretty new to winemaking and this is the first time I have any any issue with my bottled wines... I will be more careful bottling and ensuring all my bottles and equipment are sanitized! Since MLF should complete while bulk aging, I think this issue points to...
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    Help! my bottled wine tastes bad after 6 months

    Hi everyone, I'm looking for some advice on a post-bottled wine problem I'm having. I bottled our carmenere wine about 6 months ago. Yesterday I opened a bottle to taste it and see how it was coming along. When I bottled it, I sampled it and it tasted fine, like I expect from a new wine...
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    Blueberry Wine - Sulfur Smell

    I am making a blueberry wine (3 gal) from the same stuff... I am struggling with a sulfur smell as well. I read that using copper tubing or wire to stir the wine helps react with the sulfur and helps it to dissipate. I went to Lowe's and bought a bunch of copper tubing and made a stir...
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    making port from kit wine or fruit wine:

    I have been reading on the board that by just adding brandy, I can kill off the yeast and get the abv to about 19%... From what I've read, I should ferment until the S.G. drops to about 1.04, then add Brandy to get to the goal ABV, as calculated by Pearson's square. Does this sound like a good...
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    Vacuum Transfer Wine Pump Giveaway

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    making port from kit wine or fruit wine:

    Hello, Is there an easy way to turn a kit wine into a Port-style? I heard adding Brandy and sugar.. Can't be that simple though, can it? I am thinking about making a 3 gallon batch of blueberry wine and I'd like to turn that into a port-style. Thanks! Ken
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    my kit wine gives me a headache:

    I don't have this issue with commercial wine
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    my kit wine gives me a headache:

    Hello, I'm new to winemaking and I started with a vino del vida pinot noir wine kit. I bottled on 12/26. I'm not sure if the wine is just still young, but when I drink a glass of it, I end up with a headache. I've read up on RWH (Red Wine Headache) and I'm wondering if it is possible that...
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