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Anyone ever made vinegar from leftover wine that you bought? Apparently, one can dilute it, place it in a pot, add acetobacter, and wait a month. Where would one get the equipment?

Ok, this is weird, but what the heck. I racked some granbarolo from a 5 to a 6 gallon carboy, planning on bottling it in a couple of days. So I topped off the 6 gallon carboy with CO2, using a method that can be used to euthanize pet rodents. Put 1/2 cup of baking soda in a large food baggy...

My Granbarolo had aged for about a year in the carboy, andI have maintained thesulfite levels well, I think. I decided to bottle it next week. So I added the siligel and liquigel per Mosti instructions. It's been about 4 days since then, and a lot of sediment is now seen at the bottom of the...

I made a batch of WE Pacific Quartet and followed the directions. It was nicelyclear in the carboyand ready to bottle. I had to move the carboy upstairs. After I movedit, some of the lees re-suspended into the wine. I am going to let it sit a while longer and will hopefully clear again. What...

Bentonite clay is the main ingredient in drilling fluid (drilling mud). Bill Nigh the Science guy. I thought that was interesting.

I am making some Barolo that I am aging in a carboy and startedusing an Accuvin Free SO2 kit. 11-21-09: Completed 6 gallonfermentation and addition of K-Meta per instructions,yielding an SO2 concentration of ~65ppm. 1-29-10: Racked to a 5 gallon carboy. Checked SO2 with kit. Using the...

Hi: I started fermentation on a MM All Juice Masters Granbarolo on Oct 23rd. Fermenation was rigorous within 24 hours. Temp at 72 degrees. Beginning SG was 1.090. Oct 24th- raisins added. Oct- 25th- SG 1.074 Today, SG was 1.036. The directions say to rack, add oak, remove raisins, and...

I have bottled some WE Red Merlot, about 10 months old that is good. I also have some CC Late Harvest Reisling that is good. My plan was to give a lot of this away to friends/familyfor gifts. Two Questions: Is it appropriate etiquette to give away a bottle of wine and tell the recipient...

I fermented a WE merlot in January, 2009 and bottled it today after aging in the carboy. It is slowly improving in flavor, but is way below typical retail merlots at this point. Not fruity enough and tasted flat.In fact, I wondered if I should have even bottled it. I did, in hopes in will...

I like fruity dry reds. My wife likes sweet wine. We had an unusual fruity Merlot the other day, and both liked it. What is a good fruity red, dry or off dry kit? What about Vintners Beaujolais? I had good luck with arecent Cellar Craft kit . Do they have any very fruity,dry or off...

I am making Late Harvest Riesling Washington Reserve. I just finshed adding the chitosan and kitosol and have been degassing the lastcouple of days. Shortly after I added the finers, I noticed particulate material sinking to the bottom of the carboy. I presume that is normal. Is it a...

On winemaking that is. I had a lot of sediment after secondary fermentation and when I racked it, I was about a half gallon short of the top of the carboy. So i added some store bought Merlot and a little water to top it off. My wife saw me and wondered what I was doing. I told her not to worry...

Potassium Metabisulfite seems to be the most common chemical used for wine equipment sterilization. What aren't hydrogen peroxide ordiluted bleach used more, as long as the equipment is allowed to dry?

I am a newbie using akit. Primary fermentation went OK I think, even though I used an airlock on the bucket.The SG after primary fermentation decreased to the target level in the kit directions. During the first day or two ofsecondary fermentation, lots tiny of CO2bubbles were visiblein...