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Glad I checked homebrew site. Really like this wine.

I am a little confused after reading morewinemakings guide. It states that if using a hydrometer the alcohol may skew the results so a reading of 0 is not actually dry. It says to wait for a reading of -1.5 to -2. I am at 8 brixs with refractomerter= -2.0 based on their spreadsheet for...

Does using star San hurt or prevent MLF?

Okay I want to see if I am in the right track. 288lbs Malbec grapes crushed last night. 28 gallons of must=18.2 gallons finished wine. Just tested pH and TA. PH = 3.78 TA = .5% Going to add 207.48 grams of tartaric acid (3.8 grams per gallon per .1%) target .8% TA this will bring down the...

Just finished crushing 288 lbs of malbec. First crush for me. Wondering how much so2 comes in on the grapes?

Getting ready for first grape crush this spring.

I did a search here and did not find any post. Anyone using this for sulfite?

What is the minimum and maximum space between the wine and the Cork in the bottle?

Getting ready to pull the trigger on a SS crusher destemmer. Is it worth getting the rubber rollers for a gentler crush?

I am looking at trying my hand at making wine from grapes. The source is about 2 1/2 hours away. Is there anything I need to know about transporting them? I know they are kept refrigerated there. Do I need to worry about temps on the way home? How soon do i need to destem and crush. Also the...

Looking at purchasing a couple of the wine easys. Does anyone have any experience with this system?

I was late racking after primary fermentation on my LE Vermintino. 10 days after pitching yeast. Gravity is .990 now. Can I just move to step 3 in the directions ?

Is a 12 gallon fermenter to much head space for the primary for 6 gallons of must? That's 12 not 24 gallon

New to wine making and just joined here. Is there any group in the central Ohio area that get together ?