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    PET Carboys / better bottle and knockoffs

    I used PET 4 gallon water bottles from Sam's Club as carboys for secondary and bulk aging. I used 3 carboys (=12 gal) for 2 juice bucket batches (=12 gal). Not to be confused with those blue 5 gal water bottles that are 02 permeable. I think its a great idea and I do use some types of...
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    Hw much Additional Sugar

    Hello Meadmaker, thank you so much for taking the time to reply and sharing your knowledge. It is very much appreciated. I will add the sugars and ferment through although. I
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    Hw much Additional Sugar

    Ever had one of those times when you think the answer to a question should be so simple and yet for some reason you just cannot grasp it..... I recently started some mandarin wine. I "minced" the mandarins through a meat mincer complete with the skins (very course so as not to break seeds)and...
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    Quick and easy sparkling wine?

    I don't know if this would work, haven't tried it myself YET but am thinking of using a beer keg system and carbonating the wine in kegs, super chilling to maintain maximum CO2 and bottling. Perhaps someone can tell me if this is folly or not.
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    method to kill trees

    umm, why not just make some mulberry wine or pie or jam and leave the tree alone - surely it can't be reducing your grape yield by THAT much
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    Sulphite

    Thank you for that, I had wondered about that but didn't know if it would just neutralise each other or impart another taste, and how much do you use? Love to hear some ideas on this
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    Sulphite

    Hello - thank you for the comments. Not sure about the H2S, it is definitely a metabisulphate smell although it is interesting to know that sulphur dioxide can be an issue. Looks like there is going to be some splashing happening around my place shortly, maybe I can make a mechanical splasher to...
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    Sulphite

    Thanks JohnD - great suggestion - now to find a test kit, seems that no one in OZ is selling them and no one in the US wants to post one :) Now, for academic interest, will SO2 eventually dissipate from a sealed bottle/container? I cannot see how but.....
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    Sulphite

    Scales or maybe a pair of glasses and just read the instructions more carefully :) as for the still, its a crude little thing I made but quite efficient, excellent for removing the alcohol from those batches of wine that just aren't good enough for the glass and then can be used to fortify...
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    Sulphite

    thank you very much for the reply ....but how long do I have to wait? What I really mean is; if I were to bottle or just leave in a sealed bulk container, will the sulphites dissipate by themselves over time? and how much time? If I "splash rack" will this reduce the "shelf life" of the wine or...
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    Sulphite

    Hello - I'm new so first of all, "Gday" everybody. I feel a bit embarrassed as my first post is about a major stuff up and asking for help, but here goes: Last year I made around 80 liters (20 gallons) of fruit wine, mandarin, plum and pear. I have racked them off several times and ready to...
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