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I pitched 3 buckets of juice - Zinfandel, Malbec, Merlot. The Zin got RP-15 the others got RC 212, all got hydrated with goferm. I read that the RP-15 was a slow fermenter but now I am getting concerned. It's only been 48 hours but the Malbec and Merlot are bubbling over and the Zin seems very...

Has anyone used something like this from Home Depot rather than infusion spirals or oak chips? https://www.homedepot.com/p/General-Tools-3-8-in-Flat-Head-Oak-Plugs-313038/202252107#product-overview

Sometimes I buy pasteurized juice from Festa. They include Kmeta in a 3.5g. packet. Since they provide kmeta premeasured in 3.5g packs, I figured that's the correct amount. So I measured 3.5g and added it to 6 gallons of fresh juice I am aging. Then I remembered that the rule of thumb is 1/4 of...

I usually buy juice buckets. Why do some juice buckets seem to make more CO2. I am aging 12 gallons from L'uva Bella juice in Ca. Both have been racked 3 X. They are really fizzy like alka seltzer. What causes the CO2 and why do some juices seem to make more?

I recently bought a 6 1/2 gallon carboy where I buy my 6 gallon pails of wine juice. Don't ask me why he sells 6 1/2 gallon carboys or why I bought it. However, after realizing this is not going to work with a 6 gallon pail of juice I returned it. The vendor had two of the larger carboys on...

I bought a new hydrometer. I tested water with it but it doesn't read .99. I used sink water, spring water and distilled water and all got the same reading at almost 1. I enclosed a picture. I am debating whether to send it back or just make the adjustment when using it. Did anyone else have...

Trying to help out a forum member on a fresh wine juice bucket - SG is 1.01 and it has been 7 days in primary. Should he rack and start secondary or is he stuck.

Are GoFerm and Fermaid K interchangeable? I didn't hydrate my yeast or use any nutrient and want to try some GoFerm in my secondary to insure fermentation gets completed. Do you think GoFerm will be effective in secondary fermentation. SG . about 1.8

Does anyone know where to get a replacement spring for a 3/8 spring loaded filler. I'm on my third one because I keep loosing the springs

I picked up a couple of red juice buckets Saturday but my yeast and Goferm are not coming until Friday. I haven't tried killing wild yeast yet. Is Potassium metabisulfite the right stuff? How much do I use for a 6 gallon pail of juice? I also have some Goferm from last year kept...

I like to filter before bottling. I feel like it insures that the wine will have no residual at the bottom of the bottle. I am uncertain if filtering removes any characteristics of the wine. I attached a picture of my filter. I use a .5 or .1 filter cartridge

I have used oak chips, cubes and spirals. I usually add oak after fermentation when the wine is aging in the carboy - close to bottling time. I've read that the best time to add oak is in the primary fermentation. Does anyone have experience in adding oak.

I buy 6 gallon pails of pasteurized juice. I have done MLF in the past but stopped after one pail didn't take. This year I would like to try coinoculation mainly for the time it takes. I have Merlot, Cab Sav, Cab Franc, Montepulciano, Zinfandel, Carignan and Barbera. I usually add sugar before...

Just planted 6 Cab vines in my yard that has a sprinkler system for the grass. I have it on 15 minutes in the AM and 15 minutes in the PM. Is that too much or too little for freshly planted grafted vines?

I just added tannin (powdered from LD Carlson) to my red carboys. They were racked 3 times already. How long do I need to wait before I bottle.

I have 6 carboys of different reds aging and should be ready to be bottled. They are all started from pasteurized juice (Festa juice). They all seem to have a acidy taste or somewhat tart. I do add sugar and various fruit preserves when I pitch the juice and have had pretty good outcomes so far...

My grandfather grew grapes in his yard and he did make wine. However, I am not sure if he used these grapes for wine but they did not look like any vines that I have seen either here in the states or in Italy. His grapes grew on an overhead trellis, forming a natural roof to an open room. The...

I started a Sangiovese in November 2018 and had it in a 6 gallon carboy for about a year. Bottled it in December 2019. I thought that it would be safe to bottle. However, the wine is carbonated. I thought if it was sitting in a carboy for a year I wouldn't have to degas. Any thoughts?

I do not measure for SO2. I know, I know -I should. What I have been doing is adding 1/4 teaspoon per 6 gallons before I bottle. By that time, the wine has been in a carboy for 4-6 months. I have 3 carboys that I added egg whites as what I hope is a final attempt to clear the wine. I am also...

just racked 3 carboys of red that are about 9 months in. I added egg whites as a finisher and want to wait 2 weeks before I rack again. Each carboy can take about a half bottle of wine (350ML) to top off. Is it safe to leave with that kind of space in the top for 2 weeks?