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Oh Boy!!! 28.5 BRIX is high even for Zin grapes. Hi Brix grapes with too much sugar can cause problems with the primary and secondary fermentations. This is beyond the outer reaches of RC212 which works well 24 to 26 BRIX. I'm guessing you will end up somewhere around 18% alcohol. Adding...

My wife and I are celebrating 40 years this coming July. I have found out that what I was able to do all night 40 years ago now takes me all night to do.

Wow Rocky !!! Your opinion on #6 points a b c almost contradicts when you wrote "it almost always is those who make wine from grapes criticizing those who do not and not the other way around.":? Points 1 thru 5 are very good and I could not argue.

I always thought the grapes were one of the fruit varieties that do not ripen any further after picking. Brix should not change during shipping.

Purpose!!! I thought they were talking about horses.

I had similar problem with mine. Called Vinmetrica and they suggested a few things to do. They were very helpful. Finally we hit on resetting the unit by taking batteries out. I told them I had already done this but went ahead a did it again. This time I kept the unit on when I took the...

I entered three wines (made from grapes) this past year in four separate competitions. I tried to avoid those competitions that were heavily sponsored by the wine kit manufacturers. Competitions entered were one in Ct. one in NJ and two in Missouri. 2011 Sangiovese, 2010 Super Tuscan and 2011...

That makes sense. I made the mistake last year of putting extra strawberry juice in a container to back sweeten a fruit wine only to find my freezer smelling great a week later and a layer of frozen juice over my vegetables.

I'm guessing that when you freeze liquid it expands. M&M using a 6 gallon pail of frozen liquid probably uses 5.5 gallons so they can put the cover on. Only a hunch

Peter Lorre and Vincent Price "Tales of terror" Now these guys know wines. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgnBhqJJFo8

After cleaning my racking cane and hoses I put a little Kmeta in the hose and then connect the cane and hose in a loop. Hang from a hook in the ceiling and rotate every now and then. When ready for next use I run water through the hoses and sanitize the outside of the racking cane.

Thank You Wineman 2013. Finally something I can understand.:b

Please correct me if I am wrong but the best time to check PH is at crushing (Or in your case with frozen juice just prior to pitching yeast) and after MLF. CO2 gas from the fermentation will throw off the pH reading. Even though you have pressed there still may be CO2 gas which can throw off...

Just my opinion but 3.5 PH is pretty good for Sangiovese. If you adjusted the TA prior to fermentation then I would wait until MLF completion and test again. Also give the wine a taste you may want to leave it alone if it tastes good.

I use International paper "Business Gloss" 32 lb 92 brightness. I have several avery templates to match what I am looking for. Print my labels using ink jet. Trim, Give it two coats of Rustoleum clear gloss spray. Then using a Jumbo Glue Stick dabb the backside and place on bottle. The clear...

Just curious Malvina. Why are Pectic Enzymes not recommended for reds? I've used pectic enzyme in the past on my reds and switched to colorpro last year. I was planning to go back to pectic enzyme this year.

Almost all of the black trash bags come with a odor neutralizing compound. Hefty's "unscented odor block technology" states on their site " Neutralizes garbage odors. Not recommended for food storage". That's enough info to scare me away. I don't need any more scientific data. I know the...

I did an Old Vine Zin back in 2008 turn out a double gold winner at M&M. 10 lugs OVZ, 2 lugs petite Syrah. Brix 24.5, TA .67 (sorry can't find what PH was). I used RC212, yeast nutrient and punched down 3 times a day at first then 2 times a day. She finished fermentation pretty fast (6 days)...

I think your missing something. M&M usually sells chilean grapes in 18 pound lugs and California Lodi grapes in 36 pound lugs. http://cdn.winemakingtalk.com/forum/images/smilies/Happy%204th.jpg

M&M in Hartford Ct. has a competition in the fall with a followup award dinner. Check out their site at juicegrape.com. This years competition has not been posted yet. :try Paul