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Thanks so much for the input. Just wondering if the final results were positive. I've seen wine loose some color after filtering, so how about taste...? Better, worth the effort? bruce in Urbana Ohio

Has anyone attempted making their own wine filter. I have a small pump for transferring wine to carboy, wondering if it has enough pressure to force wine through some sort of household water filter or some such. Thanks bruce

Thanks Jim, looks like an evening read. bruce

Want to make a very dry riesling this year from purchased yeast, need suggestions on best yeast. Thanks much, bruce

Thanks for the replies. bruce

Morning from Ohio; Have often wondered what effects the vacuum process has on my wines after clarification. It seems that the "boiling" taking place never really stops completely. Does alcohol evaporate during vacuuming and is there a point where you just cry uncle and say enough is...

23 gallon barrel. Has had 3 runs of red over the last two years. I'm wondering if the barrel sets w/o wine for a year should I simply clean as best I can and allow to dry with periodic sulphur burns.

Thanks John. The barrel will have to set empty because I don't have anything to fill it yet. Possibly a year away before anything from 2018 is ready to barrel. Bruce in Dayton Ohio

Morning All; I have a 23 gallon oak barrel that will set empty for 6 months. I've read about critic acid and meta added to water in the barrel but I don't know how much of each per gallon. Thanks Bruce

Evening All; Couple questions on vacuum racking. First how do you tell when vacuum racking is finished. My bubbles never seem to stop rising to the top. And second, does vacuum racking evaporate or boil off alcohol? Thanks; Bruce in Dayton

Wow guys, thanks! Gonna watch and wait. Bruce

As long as the Zin is topped up I should be OK to wait...correct? bl

Our Zin from grapes is doing nicely. They were pressed after 10 days in the primary, MLF bacteria was added and all are sitting in the carboy. It's been about 4 weeks since MLF was added and I still see very small bubbles occasionally rising along the carboy neck but I need a magnifying glass...

Ok, how long was the cork you used? I've heard you could smear a little glycern on the cork and it would slide easier. When all is said and done the cork was about 2.5 inches long.

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I picked up three 5 liter bottles from a local restaurant. Thought they were cool. I might like do some long term storage of last years cab in one of these bottles but have no idea of how to cork something like this..anyone ever try? 5 liters = 1.3 gallons so I suppose this is about 6 or...

Haven't seen much written about a second run Zin. We will begin next week with about 18 lugs of Zin and 4 lugs of petit Syrah. Any advice on a second run from a blend of these two grapes? Bruce

I've got some, maybe 50 vines. Seem to be slow growing and prone to disease, however I'm new at this. Mine are planted on some land that was not very productive as corn or beans, we'll see how it works for grapes. Some St. Vincents seem to grow better than others (?). Looking forward to a...

Morning; This fall is my frist attempt with Zin's grapes from the CV. I've heard they can be a little more difficult than other types of fresh grapes..so what should I watch for? Also need suggestions for yeast, malo/no malo, time on skins, or anything else that comes to mind...

Rolsen; My feeling is that it doesn't matter, just stay away from sap wood and knots. The point to toasting is to drive out all moisture until the volatile gases nearly ignite which would result in charing rather than toasting. My concern remains that those who read this thread and try...