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In Pittsburgh South Hills and interested in seeing if anyone might have a manual crusher/destemmer or a wine press that they're looking to part with? Thanks!

Couple questions on my first year backyard vineyard: Most of what I've read on training first year vines talks about getting vines to top wire (for top wire cordon trellis) in first year, and training the laterals in year 2. Question is all of my vines this year have gotten to top wire and...

Just planted a bunch of first year Marquette vines a few weeks ago, and upon planting had cut them back to 2 or 3 buds per each of the 2 canes. With bud break over the last couple of days, it looks like all of the buds (plus some) are viable. I'm clear that the first year of growth is all...

I've got a number of higher-end kits in various stages of aging but would like to get started on a quicker maturing white to enjoy during coming summer months. Looking at either the WE VR Pinot Gris or Pinot Blanc...not expecting anything incredible, just something tasty and enjoyable. Any one...

According to the instructions that come w/ the titration kit I have (from LHBS), you're to take the amount of reagent expended x .075 to arrive at acid level. In looking on line at other kits/instructions that use the EXACT same volumes as the test that I have, and their calculation is mL's of...

I've seen many recommendations around fermenting white wines in cooler temps for better flavor extraction/fruitiness. I've got a Sauv Blanc kit that i'd like to try this approach with and my basement is around 60-63F. Guess i'm not sure though if this method is more stressful (I'll be...

Reaching out to ask for opinions on a decent Ph meter. Got burned recently by going with a cheaper meter which ran me about $20 and confirmed the old 'get what you pay for' That said, i'm not looking to break the bank on anything. I'm making about 10 kits/buckets a year and hoping there...

I've got 6 gal of Carmenere that I want to put through MLF, but I've already added 1/4 tsp of Kmeta couple months ago after done in secondary (before I had decided on MLF). I'm looking specifically for VP41 considering it's tolerance for a little Kmeta (supposed to be ok at <50ppm)...

I've just ordered a Carmenere juice bucket, and decided to add an 18 lb lug of grapes to go with it based on quite a bit of input here and other places that these juice buckets can tend to be a bit thin. I've got several questions though about how to get this all started correctly. Is it...

This one's got me stumped a bit...I've got 2 6gal carboys sitting side by side in storage room. One is in bulk for about a month now and the other is just finishing up secondary. The one that's bulk aging is consistently having water sucked through airlock and into the carboy (it's sanitized)...

Brand new to the forum (and to the hobby!) So first question coming about midway into first kit. Have a WE Eclipse Lodi 11 cab sav going. During stabilizing/clarifying I degassed for about 25 mins with drill/whip (way more than the recommended total of 4 mins the kit called for) and even...