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That does sound like a great suggestion. I will have to give this one a try on my next batch. That's for the calculators as well!

I've been able to do a few batches of straight Merlot wine just fine in the past. The problem (or maybe not the problem!) is that the grapes I usually get end up having a pretty high sugar content. Usually 23-25 Brix, which works out to around 1.10+ gravity in my juice. The result is a wine...

Awesome! Thanks for the link!

Probably a really dumb question, but I can't seem to find anywhere to get fresh grapes. I've looked around online, but most places will only sell juice or frozen musts. I live in the Temecula, CA area, so I figured grapes would be practically sold on the streets around here, yet I wasn't...

Thanks for the insights guys! I'm glad to hear that this is probably just what an immature wine tastes like. It just had a very unusual taste, and I wasn't sure. wm, you mentioned getting air to it during bottle, and I'm wondering if that would help. I've been really air-conscience, since...

Hi everyone! New to the forum, and really new to wine-making as well. I started making home made wine last March, and I'm currently on my second batch. My first batch was just a homemade kit of juice that I wanted to try to jump in and get the hang of things. Last September, I bought a 5...