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Hi all - I picked up a pail of Zinfandel juice and when I got it home, it seemed to be bubbling pretty good on its own. I gave it a taste and it's got some CO2 to it. The specific gravity was 1.090. The question: Should I just chuck some campden in there? I feel inclined to campden it out...

Hi all. I picked up a 6 gallon pail of Thompson seedless grape juice from the supermarket and, after waiting 18 hours and following a very basic pail fermentation recipe, I tossed in two packets of yeast (forget which - don't be mad - maybe cote d'blancs or champagne) and I put it in my closet...

After a fungus wiped out my grapes I set into a deep depression with my four fruit wine gallons. My wife called me today and said the supermarket had grapes and juices! I couldn't believe it! I started a big ole bucket of Thompson seedless juice because it was the only white juice in stock, but...

I don't want to be a paranoid peter, but on my second day of stirring my gooseberry wine I checked the SG and it's at 1.100. I'd be a little more comfortable if this was my starting point, but in my imagination my starting point was probably closer to 1.200. Essentially, I wonder what the...

Hi all! I thought you would like to know I started my gooseberry gallon last night using Jack Keller's recipe and a midwest kit. My six bushes gave me just the right amount (3lbs) of green and rose colored berries. I probably should have waited a little longer on the ripening, but even the ripe...

I swear I googled it first and I'm sure it's not grapes (it better not be grapes), but what the heck is this thing growing on my grapes. I have been pruning back a mild plume moth infestation and I haven't used any sprays/chemicals. They're likely native american or early hybrid grapes. They...

So I was walking my yard when I noticed that some of my buds towards the ends of the shoots were pasted together with a webby material and there were black specks all over them. It seems pretty obvious to me that it is some sort of infestation, but what if it's something innocuous - or even...

Not even knowing yet what variety of grape I'm growing (see http://www.winemakingtalk.com/forum/f21/hi-ct-help-31366/ ), I stumbled across this press and had to be it's new owner. It's small, but there's only so many grapes and a good amount of other fruit on the property. Do you think it...

My wife and I bought a home last fall with a few vines tucked into the back corner of the property. I'm not sure what variety of grape is growing, but my preliminary guess is Seyval blanc or Sauvignon blanc. I hope to have them properly identified so I can develop a strategy to produce a wine...