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Hello, I have 6 gallons of Negro D'Avola that is in the clearing process. I'm planning on adding some French Oak after it clears and set it a side for some bulk aging. I have a 1lb bag of LD Carlson french oak wood chips but there's no directions on it. I was wondering if I need to put them in...

Does anyone know what this is called? It measures the alcohol content of the wine. You place wine in the top and let 3 drops of wine pass through the bottom and then it acts like a thermometer and you wait for the Mercury to rise up and take the reading once it stops. Thanks.

I'm going to add a couple of oak spirals to my DB batch. The package reads to let it sit for 6 weeks for full effect. I was thinking of adding after I clear the wine but wanted to see what anyone else has done. The wine is currently fermenting. Also, do you think I should put it in a mesh bag...

Hey everyone, has anyone marked the inside of their fermenter to show gallon levels, like 1, 2, 3 and so on? I have a Brute 20 gallon container and was wondering what would be safe to use being that I'm fermenting in it. Thanks for any suggestions.

Just pitched my yeast and triple berry blend underway.

Got 40 lbs of blueberries and started a 6 gallon batch. Just got the brute container and it makes it much easier to work with. Thanks for the recommendations for buying the mesh painters bags too, got both of them at the home depot. Fermentation took off good :-) Sent from my GT-P7510 using...

Hello, I'm making a chocolate wine. I got this recipe below from the JK's website. I didn't use strawberries though. My question is, after ferment has stopped he doesn't mention the use of a clarifier or using sorbate to finish it off. I was wondering if that has anything to do with the...

Im planning on making a raspberry chocolate wine. Does anyone know how much chocolate to add for a 6 gallon batch? Also would you add it during the fermentation process? I was thinking of buying dark chocolate bars but Im not sure if thats the way to go. Any advice is most appreciated. Sent...

Got my second batch of DB going on. Love this recipe :-) Sent from my GT-P7510 using Wine Making mobile app

I have a 6 gallon batch of DB going and it quit clear but I'm going to rack over and I know I'll lose a little. I was thinking of backfilling with some welch's concord concentrate. Has anyone done this with good results? Also, my batch looks thin so I wonder if this would help it out. Any...

Hey guys, I have a question. So, I noticed there was some mold buildup in my airlock from a batch of red welchs that I racked over about 2 weeks ago. The wine is about 3.5 months old, this was my 3rd racking. I fill my airlock with K-meta and I change the solution at every racking. Is this...

I'm getting ready to rack and sweeten my DB, I was wondering what anyone has used to top-up with? I know I'm going to be short and I would like to get some suggestions on what has worked well with others. Thanks for any help.

How do you clean nylon mesh bags after using it during fermentation filled with fruit and berries?

Hey everyone, I've been reading a lot of posts here and I just got my first batch going. I'm doing the Welch's Concord with concentrate and juice for my first run at it, 6 gallons. Great advice and tips I've read so far and plan to use this site often. Here's the run down so far: 18 cans of...