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    Is there visual cues for Malolactic Fementation?

    I am working on a 15 gallon batch of Regent wine and am attempting Malolactic fermentation for the first time. I chose Wyeast 4007 due to my pH (3.2) since it seemed to be a good bacteria for lower pH wine, I have now read that this bacteria is not as "fool proof" as I thought (some people say...
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    How long does it take you to get a pH reading with Milwaukee meter?

    I invested in a Milwaukee MW-101 6 months ago. I have been taking readings on my wine, and it seems to take multiple minutes for the meter to give me a stable reading. Is this normal? Also, my wife wanted to use it to get an accurate reading for her fish tank hobby and the readings seem...
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    Pruned my vines today... picture!

    I decided that although late demember isnt the perfect time to prune, I had the day off and wanted to get it done. This is the 3rd leaf for these Regent vines. I am attempting what I believe is VSP trellising, but I have read so many opinions on what that means that I am still not exactly sure...
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    Late December a good time to prune?

    I am in NW washington and we've gotten a week long cold snap of about 18-25F. I have some days off between Christmas & new years that I was planning on dedicating a day or so to prune my newly planted vineyard. Is that about the right time to do it, or should I wait until mid-late January?
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    Boueberry S.G. dropping slowly, stuck fermentation?

    Blueberry S.G. dropping slowly, stuck fermentation? I am making a 6 gallon batch of blueberry wine. I started the fermentation 7 days ago at 1.090 specific gravity. I am using redstar pasteur red yeast and added nutrient at the start and about 1/2 sugar depletion (missed the 1/3 mark by a...
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    Just started 30lbs blueberry wine. Calculation question to start...

    Tonight I started a batch of blueberry wine that I am very excited about... first time making fruit wine! I am started with 30lbs of bueberries and I have a question about how much water to add. I have heard numbers all over the place from 3 lbs per gallon all the way up to not adding water at...
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    Fermenter and carboy requirements fot 200lb grapes?

    Maybe I am over thinking this. Next year I plan to harvest about 200lb of grapes from my vineyard. What would you all recommend for equipment to handle this? I was thinking 2x 8gal plastic primary fermenters and 4x 6gal glass carboys. That way I'll have two spare clean carboys to rack into...
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    Just crushed my first grapes. How long after Kmeta to pitch yeast?

    Just crushed my first grapes. Newbie Regent wine in the making I just harvested and crushed my first grapes, a 2 year old Regent. Here are my values: S.G. 1.090 T.A. 5.0 g/L (using titration method, so pretty accurate +/- 0.5 g/L) pH 3.8 (not so accurate, using narrow band pH strips) I...
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    Hit 20 Brix yesterday, time to cut watering?

    I'm in year 3 with my Regent grapes in NW washington. I have been monitoring the brix through the month of August, just hit 20 yesterday, I'm using ghetto pH strips and I think I'm somewhere around 3.3-3.4. I am shooting for 24 brix and a pH of 3.5 before harvest. I often hear wine grape...
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    Recently completed backyard vineyard in NW Washington

    I just wanted to quick share a photo of our recently completed vineyard in NW Washington. It was a lot more work than expected, but we are very happy with the results! The vines were planted back in April, they are 50 Regent vines. Row spacing is 8', vine spacing is 6'. Cordon wire is at...
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    Regent grapes starting to show color in the PNW

    I snapped a few pictures to share of my Regent grapes which are rapidly picking up color and sugar content... so early this year! This is my third leafing and the first time I am letting a substantial amount of grapes hang... about 50 clusters on 4 vines. Last year I left only one cluster just...
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    "Pinching buds"?

    What exactly is involved with the process of "pinching buds" that I have read with reference to mainting grape vines? I think it means literally pulling off unwanted buds before they grow into vines, but is that OK to do the vines without causing unwanted damage? Is this typically done in the...
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