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My fermentation cabinet tends to maintain early to mid seventies and I had rarely thought to mess with it given I haven't done Riesling from grapes and kits are pasteurized. When I started to brew Belgian beers however I started to use my wine room fridge which I had sized with the intent of...

I do. When I get a chance I'll send you relevant info.

Check out the homebrewers almanac by Scratch brewery. They make beer with all kinds of stuff they forage. Mushrooms are in there as well. I plan on adapting some ideas to wine.

How long did the plastic corks bottle condition? Should only be 1/2 way in and then wire caged but not sure a little further would be he issue. My money is on the bottle conditioning. I usually give my Belgian ales about a month.

Thanks Ajmassa5983, With 3 little ones and a full time job outside of hobbies, ~ 9 months. I had planned on pouring my on concrete countertop but found a granite counter guy locally that had some overrun and it came out less than tools and materials on concrete so that shaved a little time...

Been awhile since I posted here. Looking forward to get back in. Have a few big grape projects planned this year so I’ll be getting in and posting lots. Since being active here I did convert an unused downstairs room into my wine making area. Thought I’d share as I tried to make it dual use, bar...

Don't be afraid to siphon. I sometimes prefer it to using an auto-siphon or my vacuum pump just for ease....and the fact that a good swig and swirl of vodka is all it takes to sanitize your mouth. Maybe take 2 just to be sure.

+1 Always down for a giveaway

Price a replacement compressor just to factor that in. You can't go on someone's word how much it has been used. Bottom line - it's old.

That's three questions..;-) The pump has a manufacturing warranty. No manual needed, since I built the system. No two hole bung needed since I either drilled my own or use a blow off stopper (they work great). One thing it doesn't come with is a kick back for being mentioned in posts...

So it's about $175 to build something but if he bought the AIO it definitely would be better than anything YOU could make.

Pricing-wise you may be in the ball park but the statement regarding quality is completely subjective. It really depends on the individuals DIY skill right? ------------— JDesCotes Your highest sunk cost will be the pump. If you feel like fiddling I would go the DIY route. It sounds like...

What? And it ruined your kit? Increasing Alcohol content with sugar? http://www.winemakingtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7019

if your hydro was calibrated for 65 degrees then the temp difference (65 - 72) would roughly add 0.021 to your number. I had one of these kits that started at 1.084. I added sugar to get to 1.093. The grapes then raised it to 1.098. This is what my notes show at least. Hope that helps.

3 phase? As in industrial 3 phase? Not sure how well that would run on household power... How are you integrating the controller?

Sorry but I am a very childish man sometimes. LMAO when I saw how the brief summary of the latest post looked on my iPhone. Read your post in the middle....

Agreed. But the digital output is the real benefit in my mind. Data output that is

What? The one you provided a link to? Hmmmmm. What format of data does it provide and can it be continuous?

Unfortunately it just seems like a highly accurate digital read out. Imagine though if it could take continuous reads (no samples needed and no reagents after initial calibration) and output that data in some digital format other than visual read out. Now we are talking.... One could right a...

Something like this.... http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00883KBQ4/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20 ...this looks a little more expensive because of the elastic. The ones I get from the paint store are called "regular top" and I use kitchen twine soaked/rinsed in Kmeta. They are 100% nylon mesh so...