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Picked 230 Lbs of foch yesterday and will update this thread more later but had a quick question about TA testing. In the attached photo does it look like I have achieved the dramatic color change described? Must was diluted with distilled water and the original sample is also pictured. At this...

I corked a few bottles of my 2018 lacrescent and left the remainder in a 6 gallon carboy while deciding what to do about the high acid I'm dealing with. I'm finding a clear filmy substance floating around the bottom of the bottles what is it and what should I do about it?

I have some additives from last year's harvest. I was hoping for some follow up to see if I need to repurchase or am fine for another year. Everything is sealed in a ziplock bags in a dry location. -Optimalo -Optired -Lalzyme -Untoasted oak powder -fermaid K Would I get more shelf life out of...

Figured I would open a thread for a thought I had after reading a comment here about petite pearl, its small berry size and tannin extraction. With our reds low tannins are a common issue. Has anyone here tried removing some of the juice from the must early producing a rose and leaving the...

Looking for some fillers while my wine from fresh fruit sits in bulk aging. Looking particularly for 6-12 weeks to drink Dry Not terribly expensive But post your favorites even if they arent dry or cheap, just make sure you throw up some notes about your top picks!

My wife and I are planning to pick grapes at Mitchell VIneyard in Oregon, Wisconsin in two weeks. Besides picking equipment I am looking at: Largest size primary buckets that fit in my trunk (19 inches) Stoppers for the airlock holes in bucket lids An extra hydrometer *refractometer *PH test...

I have a WE Reisling-Tramminer stabilized and clarified and waiting a few days for it's next racking. I noticed two flecks at the top of the wine that look like cigarette ash (I don't smoke) and am worried I have mold in my wine (flecks haven't changed size in 24 hours). Given that the wine is...

I started this kit today and it came with an f pack. Has anyone tried this wine before? I like my wines dry and am afraid I will have to pick between losing flavor or over sweetening if I dont ferment the f pack. Does WE sorbate their f packs?

I made a rjs baco noir kit and am currently at step 2 racking. my autosiphon broke with 1 gallon left in primary. and im racked into a 6 gallon carboy that needs at least another gallon to eliminate headspace.It looks like I have a few options. I have already clarified the 5 gallons 1 run to...

I'm making a red kit with a bag of dehydrated grape skins (RJS Baco Noir). In the directions it says to push it down with a spoon at least every other day. Obviously making up some one step and kmeta that frequently would be a PITA. I'm thinking of getting a 7.9 gallon fermenting bucket from the...

Looking for a dry red wine kit with fruit forward flavor with minimal oak. Would prefer it to be drinkable in 4 to 12 months. I dont drink a lot of vinifera wines but love marachel foch and marquette and would love to know if anyone had tried a kit that produced similar flavors.

I bought a bunch of 8' 4" and 5" cedar posts from a local store. I am going to buy everything else from orchard valley supply unless someone has a better supplier up their sleeve. This is my list: 3' GDC crossarms 12.5 gauge wire 500' fencing staples wire strainers light duty spinning...

I am planting 3 marquette vines and replanting a concord vine I put in last year that made very little progress and then was damaged by severe wind. I am tearing out my trellis and replacing it with a GDC trellis after hearing about grapeman's awesome success with the system. I am a total...