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I am in process of Malo Ferm (about 6 weeks in) and noticed this white ball of a substance floating on top of carboy. Wine is a Merlot from Gapes and fresh juice. Its been there for a few weeks now and hasn't grown any larger. Any Idea of what it may be? Thanks in advance! Rick

I've been making wine for about 10 months now and I'm fascinated with the whole process. Started with a few Winexpert kits and then fresh juice from Chile in May (Chilean Merlot). This fall I went all in and made 3 batches. 1- 108 lbs of Malbec grapes, 2. combo fresh juice and grapes Merlot and...

Noob here and I'm looking to see if pH and TA values change with time. I recently purchased a vinmetrica TC-300 and used it last night to get some reading on some wines I'm making. Wine #1- Chilean Merlot -Ferm back in May 2016, Malo Ferm until late July. Racked and aging on oak chips ever...

New winemaker here. I messed up. I made a 6 gal batch of Cabernet/Sauvignon (World Vineyard). At the same time about 3 days after I made a batch of Pinot Noir (World Vineyard). Anyway, when it was time to go to step 3 and add sulfite, potassium sorbate and fining agent I did so and degassed. All...