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    What do you wish you knew when you started?

    "I wish that I knew what I know now, when I was younger!" Experienced winemakers... what are some things you wish you knew when you started, that you've perhaps since found out the hard way? Such as buying overly expensive equipment, etc.?
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    Quickest wine

    What's the quickest/easiest wine/alcohol to make from fresh fruit available at the super market, say apples? Just want to try to whip up a batch of something before I really get my feet wet making Pinot this May! :b
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    Oak barrels

    All this is great information, So glad I decided to make an account here rather than continuing to search the web blindly!
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    Oak barrels

    This is all very useful information. My father is really hesitant about the whole oak chip/powder business, he says it's something he's found undesirable in a wine. I'm pretty sure he wants the oak barrels for largely nostalgic reasons, although I don't want to be putting words in his mouth...
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    Complete List of Materials

    just getting all my first time/mildly annoying and probably redundant posts out of the way in one go. We're getting frozen grapes shipped to us in the beginning of May. I have until then to amass the needed materials. So just what exactly am I gonna need for all this anyway? Press...
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    Simplified Overview of the Process

    Thanks Putterrr!
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    Oak barrels

    Thanks Robie- my dad's a wine lover and I'm.. well.. free manual labor mostly, but also the primary researcher in this new endeavor. I'm looking forward to learning how to make wine, such an interesting hobby I know my father and I will be able to bond over for many years to come!
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    Simplified Overview of the Process

    Can someone give me a SIMPLIFIED overview of the ENTIRE wine making process? Nothing too detailed, just so I can have a simple picture in my mind of what we're getting into and as a basis for further research. I.E. Ferment for around X amount of days, add so and so here (no specific amounts...
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    Oak barrels

    Robie- You the man! Thanks! I googled for wayyyy too long. Forums from now on!
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    Oak barrels

    Okay, so here's my situation. My dad friggin' loves wine. Good wine. He's set on aging some of the Pinot Noir we'll be making in oak barrels. My question is this... If we are to be making 4 cases (approx. 12 gallons) is it necessary we buy an oak barrel thats EXACTLY 12 gallons? Can we get a...
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