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Hopefully the next few weeks grow some new good looking leaves to soak up the sun.

Im in ohio and we've had tons of rain. Any clue why my vines look so bad? Leaves are curled and many dying/dead, some grape starts are same. I sprayed fungicide a few times and bug spray, also put down fertilizer. Not sure what to do to help.

Anyone have any photos or advice to build a storage system for carboys on bottom and wine bottles up above for basement? Trying to do easy and cheap but would also like it to look good if possible.

My dad has 7 old concord vines that have a ton of grapes this year in Ohio. Not sure what can be done with concord other than a sweet wine. I have 2 new vines that just had a few clusters this year...I forget variety, makes a rose type wine I think.

I'm doing juice buckets and racked from primary bucket to carboy and was wondering if I can just leave it there for several months to age (red with oak chips) and then rack back to bucket right before bottling just to mix them as I have more oak in the 1 gal vs the 5 gal.

Ever try carmenere? I was thinking that but saw it can be good or really bad so thought maybe a cab would be best for first time with 100% juice?

Amy reccomendations for good varieties to get this year?

I was curious if you only make a 1gallon or say 3gallon batch, do you still use the whole packet of yeast or can you split it assume a whole pack is for 6 gallons?

I just finished a fontana chardonnay and cant believe how quickly it cleared. I was worried after stopping it at 1.001 but seems good.

I had no idea wine making was so dangerous! Does anyone bulk age in plastic?

Thanks all, I'll plan to rack into a plastic water jug today!

I just noticed there is a small crack on the bottom of my glass carboy. Its not all the way through or leaking but does feel rough to the touch. I have no idea how it happened. Is there anything to do to seal it and save from getting worse? Its my only carboy.

For chardonnay citrus extract would you consider lemon or lime juice? Also would s touch of vanilla extract be a good or bad idea?

Thanks! Dumb questions... How much syrup to get up to 1.08 or is it just if needed? What is a fpak? What does it stand for? Does oak improve mouth feel?

What do you think about reusing high quality corks taken out of other store bought wine? Just curious if that is an issue or not. Im too cheap aren't I? :)

It was a $100ish kit...wine expert selection. Probably wont make it that long but would be nice to keep a few a long time.

I just bought a fontana chardonnay kit...any tips for a newbie?

I read that the cheap corks only are good for about 2 years of aging. Has anyone had luck aging longer if I kept a few bottle long term? Could I do anything at the 2 year mark like cover in wax?

The corner is red abd has 2 arms that you pull down. The plunger part that pushes tge corks is just a bit larger than the head of an eraser and seems to be off center. The bubbles were only in a few towards the end of filling when i was catching some air. I think they are all gone.

Crushed 6 camden today and added to 5gal...racked the 5gal and 1gal into primary and filled 29.5 bottles. Since I had added 3 camden late last year I think the sulfite ppm is around 50? The corks seemed to not go in all the way on one side...is that normal/ok or should I try to get them down...