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  1. CarlD

    Cork problems ...

    I have some stability peoblem with my frontenac blanc bottled on 2016-08 All the bottle have a haze and sediment . Wine Taste is good . The corks seem to have mold inside the bottle . Bottle has been sanitizing with star-san and cork with sulfite This is a wine problem or cork ?
  2. CarlD

    YAN adjustement

    This is my first blend of hybrid grapes . 30lbs of petite pearl , 16 of marquette and 10 of frontenac . 17 L of must My prefementation number are brix :19.5 , ph :3.19 YAN :132 ppm I want to bump YAN to 300ppm for my vivace yeast from renaissance. since Fermaid-K is 13% N by weight then...
  3. CarlD

    Correct way to use variable capacity wine tanks...

    This is the first year of using variable tank . When i inflate the blader the marble airlock is leaking and spilling wine . Is it normal or not ? What ratio sulfites and citric acid for proper sanitizing of the tanks ? Thanks
  4. CarlD

    Yeast starter for wine

    I'm pretty new to winemaking , but i make beer for years . In homebrew world , almost everybody make a strong starter on stir plate using DME and yeast . Why in winemaking starter on stir plate is not common ?
  5. CarlD

    Oak chip in wine

    I have already use Oak chip in my big beer in keg . The american oak medium toasted is very good in brett . :HB I'm thinking about use in my wine . How much you use in g/L how much time you let sit . 3 month ?
  6. CarlD

    Tips on icewine

    I have buy icewine must from a local grower and i'm looking for tips for fermentation . I have 37 brix and i have buy lalvin R2 yeast . Who have already make icewine with grapes ? Should i make a starter ? What dosage of yeast and fermaid K ? What temp to ferment ? Thanks
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