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I have 18 gallons of California juice ready to buble. I just checked the PH and TA. The PH will only finish at about 3.02 while the TA is falling at about .8. These numbers are questionible to me. Does anyone have experience with the white merlot? Do I follow PH/TA guides for reds, or white? Any...

I read somewhere that an immersion coil, essentially the wine making terminology for a wort chiller, can be a great way to increase must temperature during those chilly winter months. I was thinking about this and it brought a couple of questions to mind. 1) Stainless Steel or Copper A)...

After two months in my first home I have finally had a few minutes to temporarily set-up the new Jack's Juice Winery!!! I hope you all like it. Eventually I plan on renevating, but that will take a bit.Just about everything is empty; however, it is actiously anticipating September. I made...

Has anyone ever used their mini jett as a transfer pump? I know that I can, but I am curious as to how long I can run it for. I know that when filtering you are supposed to do 5-10 gallons and then stop. Does this apply for transfering too? I need to transfer 18 gallons from one Variable tank to...

I was looking at the minibrew frank and rita are using. I noticed they offer a Co2 blanketing system. I got curious so I looked for one for my SS tank. I have only been able to find one. Has anyone ever seen one of these systems? Any ideas as to how you get fills on the nitrogen tanks? Here is...

Has anyone ever seen one of these fermentaps. It looks like it could be a cheap way to turn your carboy into a conical. Everywhere I look talks about its use for beer. Has anyone ever tried one? Could it work for wine?

A few months ago I had a batch that I forgot to check the airlock and it ran dry while bulk ageing. It never seemed right after that. If I am bulk ageing can I use a solid bung? If it is degassed I would think that would be okay. But I thought I would check.

I am looking to add a small fiz in my Lambrusco. I don't want a full out sparkling wine, just a little "Riunite-ish" fizz. Any ideas as to how I would go about this without using an expensive CO2 machine? I know how to do a full sparkling wine with the yeast and sugar. I am just afraid to make...

Has anyone ever used one of these variable steel tanks? I like the idea of not having to worry about the size of the batch. Which is better? If you ferment it do you rack it or just leave it all togeather? Any info would be great. I cannot find a whole lot on the computer.

Has anyone ever used a brew belt on the glass carboy. It says not to so I figured I would check. I cant imagine it would get hot enough to break the glass. Just in case it will not work, does anyone now how volatile K-meta is. I was thinking I could wrap the belt around my bucket of k-meta...

What is the best acid test out there. I have the test that requires you to syringe 10cc into a glass and add three drops of something. I then addone cc, of something else, at a time until the color no longer changes. The problem is I cannot see the color change. Im not color blind, however, I...

I finally found a wine my girlfriend likes!!! I need to make a spiced Concord wine. I intend to use a pure juice mix with some cloves and and a small amount of cinamin sticks. My question is in the yeast. What type of yeast should I use with this mixture? Should I use any kind of energizer? Any...

Has anyone ever built their own fruit press or fruit crusher? Did you just build it, or did you get plans from the internet? How did it turn out? Did you really save any money?

I have made a few kit wines, but this spiced apple wine is the first full wine I've made myself. When I mixed the must about two months ago, I followed Jack's recipe, understanding that PH and acid may need to be adjusted. I used the test papers as best as I could. I think I may have used it...

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Has anyone made one of these kits?about two weeks after the suggested end day of 28 days, I bottled half and transfered the other half into a 3 gallon carboy to bulk age it. This kit was my experiment kit. I wanted to practice the bottling skills, thus the bulk aging half. It tastes absolutly...

I have six gallons of MM lambrusco that is ready to bottle. I want bulk age 3 gallons of it and bottle the rest. Do I have toadd any metabisulphite to either the bottled wine or the bulk aged wine? I think I am supposed to, but I was'nt sure. I was thinkinf about adding the metabi to the full...

I have racked my MM kit twice thus far and cannot seem to get it right. I have the auto siphon, and I cannot seem to figure out how to get atleast most of the wine without getting some of the "crap". Any suggestions? When I look at it before racking I see about an inch of Lees, but after I rack...

DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY IDEA OF WHERE I COULD GET MY HANDS ON ONE OF THE CHOCOLATE RASPBERRY KITS. I DIDN'T GET INTO THE WHOLE WINE MAKING HOBBY UNTIL AFTER THE PRE-ORDER DATE ENDED. THE ONLY THING I LIKE MORE THAN WINE, IS MIXING RASPBERRIES WITH CHOCOLATE!!!! ANY THOUGHTS WOULD BE GREATLY...

I am currently on day 12 of my Lambrusco kit. The instructions say to check the S.G. on day twelve, just to check progression;and to make sure Secondary Fermentation is finished on day twenty. The fermentation is said to be finished when S.G. reaches .995. I am currently at an S.G. of .992...