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On ebay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/325433375989 Testing kit for Free (Unbound) Sulfer Dioxide in Wine using the Aeration Oxidation in Wine. This was purchased a number of years ago from Presque Island (piwine.com). This kit has the aqua pump so does not have sink adapters. I have never used...

Any updates on the vacuum press?

I'm still a newbie, but I've used an old cast iron sausage stuffer/wine press a few times. I just gave it a good cleaning with PBW when I bought it and then sprayed it with Star San before pressing. Then, if you add campden tablets to the wine after the crush, it should take care of anything...

Thanks for posting the video. Since I already have your pump system and am using an old/small sausage press as my wine press, I'm really excited to hear more about this as you work on it!

Definitely looking forward to reading more about this!

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A few things for Free in Boston - small press - homemade crusher & more I need to clear out my basement. This is all free to anyone who can pick it up in the next couple of weeks: https://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/fo...219124111.html Either reply to me on this forum or email through...

I've left my wine in a keg for about 9 months. I believe that long term storage would be fine since you purge the air after you fill it with wine and make sure that the keg is always under pressure.

Like @brewbush - I did the same thing. Used Nitrogen. Only had one issue when I decided to oak in the corny keg. An oak chip got stuck in one of the posts, and wine was squirting everywhere. I forgot what was actually going on when I this happened, but it was a geyser of wine! @brewbush - What...

Thanks for posting that... I was thinking of getting one of those earlier, but reviews are pretty mixed. I'm going to see what I can put together in the next month!

Thanks for the quick reply. What I really like about this set up is that I won't be relying on an expensive electronic device that could have issues years down the road.

@skeenatron - This is awesome Thank you so much for the time you took to write it up & for the picture. While the initial cost is a bit more than the Vinmetrica set up, the yearly cost on the reagents will be so much cheaper that this will be way less expensive in the long run! Just one dumb...

That would be awesome! No rush though!!! 1500 gallons of wine sounds way too delicious. Thanks!

Enjoy!!! I got lucky and found a used crusher/destemmer at the end of the Italian season last year. I'm only doing a few hundred pounds each season right now, but this thing saved me, my wife, & a couple friends hours compared to when we destemmed by hand. I think I did 300lbs in about 15...

What do you recommend for testing equipment? Vinmetrica or something else? I already have an inexpensive PH meter and an equally inexpensive TA kit. I was looking into the Vinmetrica SO2 kit, but the chemicals are pretty expensive and don't last very long. Right now, I'm small scale only...

Thanks for the information! The wine is in my basement, and since I live in Boston, it will be quite cold in there this winter so that should bring the TA down. I'm thinking, no matter if the TA test was correct, based on the advice I got from this thread, I'll just let it do its thing and do...

Awesome! Thank you!!!

It's slightly tart, but not too tart. Based on that, I'm guessing that my TA test was off. It definitely tastes like a Barbera, but a bit too hot. However, I'm guessing that is because it was on the high end, at 25 brix before fermentation. For some reason, I thought such a TA level would...

Thanks for your response. I just bought new TA test so I don't think that is it unless this one was sitting on the store's shelf for too long. I haven't degassed the wine so I'll give that shot this weekend and see if it the TA decreases. Thanks again!

Hi, This is my second year making wine from grapes, and my first year making with Barbera grapes. I know that Barbera is known for having much higher acid levels than most wines, but my TA is 11.0. (PH is at 3.5.) I tested it twice since I couldn't believe the TA was that high. (I used the...