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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

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

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

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...

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

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...

I have 10 foot spacing between my three rows at 450' long. For the moment I keep the weeds at bay with mowing but long term should I plant grass or some cover crop to mulch in. Zone 5 with Cab Franc, St. Vincent, and Chambourcin. Thanks; Bruce in Ohio

Lowes has 8ft treated 4x4's at the same price as my local farm store has 4-5" treated posts. I can get a contractors discount at Lowes larger than my quantity discount at TSC or Rural King. So, when you compare a 4x4x8 from Lowes with typical fence posts for vineyard use am I better off...

I have some treated round posts but they are only six feet long. Are they too short to put into the ground for grapevines? Is there any slick way of getting that top high tensil wire up to at least 5 1/2 feet from the soil line with 6 footers? Thanks; Bruce