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  1. BigH

    Help identify this winged berry sucking insect

    Can anyone identify this winged berry sucking insect? About the size of a dime. They bury their heads deep in the berries and cause a huge mess, which attracts other rodents. I pinched this ones head, so that part looks a little off. They can fly, but just barely by the looks of it. Located in...
  2. BigH

    K-meta + pectic enzyme between crush and press of white grapes

    I have seen recommendations that pectic enzyme should not be added within 12 hours of a k-meta addition. I think the theory is that the enzyme doesn't work as well in the presence of sulfur dioxide gas. Yesterday, I wanted to press my Edelweiss grapes soon after crushing them, but i also wanted...
  3. BigH

    Harvest early or tough out a week of rain?

    My Petite Pearl vines are a touch shy of ripeness, but we are facing a week of solid rain. Curious if fellow growers would harvest early or try to weather the storm Variety : Petite Pearl Sample date: 9/1/18 Brix: 22 pH: 3.15 GDD: 2892 since Mar 1 Last year's harvest on 9/12 produced a crush...
  4. BigH

    Lalvin C yeast

    I am curious if anyone has used Lalvin C to ferment their wine. It is reported to consume up to 45% of the initial malic acid in the must. I have not been able to find this yeast in small quantities. I have used 71B-1122 with good success, but I wonder if C might reduce a touch more acid...
  5. BigH

    White wine cold soak with pectic enzyme

    Harvested my Brianna grapes this morning (16.8 brix, pH 3.27). Last year, I had poor juice yield with this variety, which is something it is known for. I got 3.5 gallons of juice from 8 gallons of crushed grapes in 2016. By comparison, Edelweiss gave me 3 gallons of juice from 5 gallons crushed...
  6. BigH

    Netting advice : hardware and how to net a GDC

    Veraison starting to hit in central Iowa. Marquette started last weekend and some of the other varieties are turning this weekend. Two questions regarding netting: 1- What hardware do you use to secure the nets in place? Last year I draped a 14' net over my TWC rows and then stitched them to...
  7. BigH

    Sanity check my new vineyard

    Howdy all. First post, although I have been lurking for a while. Lots of great information on here, btw. I have put together the following plan for a small 50' by 150' vineyard that I can hopefully expand in the future. I would like to know your thoughts, criticisms, and suggestions. 5...
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