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    Please help me understand what I bought. 4 head bottle filler

    I just bought this 4 head bottle filler. It looks like an Enolmaster but not really. Maybe it was a custom build using Enol heads? They were using it in a Kombucha place and hadn't used for some time and couldn't really tell me much about it. It came with no vacuum pump but I planned to use my...
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    Ideal primary fermenter for aromatic whites

    Hi all, starting to look for equipment to start a boutique winery, about 1200 cases per year. Looking for advice on the ideal primary ferment tanks for my whites which will be mostly Pinot Gris and Gewurtz. I am looking at 1000 to 2000L sized tanks. I know I want chilling capability to keep the...
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    Trellis Method for Ortega

    I'm reaching out to all the Ortega growers to understand what training/trellis you use. I am on sandy, sparse soil so excessive vegetation is not a concern. I am considering double gyout or top wire cordon. Can't find a lot of info if Ortega is upright or drooping. Thank you, RT
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    Commercial wineries using exclusively Flex tanks

    Hi all, does anyone know of commercial wineries who use flex tanks exclusively? Can they be used for whites too, or just too much oxygen transmission? RT
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    Best training stake?

    Hi , looking for what everyone uses for training new vines? Many of my bamboo stakes have broken after one or two years. needing about 3000 so looking for economical solution. thanks, RT
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    Sparkling wine - traditional method.

    Hi all, getting my plans and equipment in place to try making a batch of sparking wine using the traditional method. Have found some good write up so feeling prepared about most things. After disgorging, you top back up with dosage and many sources say that top up dosage is sweetened to help...
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    2021 Bordeaux Blend

    First of I want to express my gratitude for all the help and advice I have received from this group. I have been ramping up my learning and wine making efforts for the past couple of years. I really ramped up my game this year with some new kit. New crusher destemmer, hydraulic bladder press...
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    Vessel Management - Post pressing

    Morning all, I am getting ready for my reds to come in over the next week or so. This is the first year I will be aging in a 60 gallon barrel, which is a large uptick in quantity for me. I was hoping to get some insight on how others handle everything post pressing. I will be co-inoculating MLF...
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    Red leaves...

    Hi all, wondering if I can get some advice. Last year I established 150 vines, La Crescent, Lemberger and Gamay Noir. All was going great until late summer/early fall when I noticed a lot of leaf edge burning and then eventually leaf yellowing and dying. One end of my vineyard looked worse than...
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    Transplanting 1 year old vines

    Good day all, During this spring's planting I planted 50 Gewurtz in a location that I would like to change. They were planted at the end of may and I received them as dormant bare root vines. Question: Would I be able to transplant them? If so, when would be best, now, late fall just as they go...
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    Is there yeast filtration options for the home winemaker

    Reading the literature, it appears you need to filter wine through at least 0.45 micron filter to remove all viable yeast. Is there affordable options for the home wine maker to filter at this level? For context, say it is a white wine that you would like to slightly back-sweeten without using...
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    How much loss from barrel aging.

    Exciting day, today I picked up my new to me oak barrel, a Saint Martin - Grande Reserve from a semi-local winery. It is a 2015, not sure how many vintages through it before me. I am making my plans for the fall and ordering my grapes to make a CS heavy bordeaux blend. How much extra wine...
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    2021 California Grape prospects

    Afternoon all, Starting to plan for the fall and grape orders. Each year we bring in some old vine Zinfandel from Lodi. Year to year can be pretty variable. I am reaching out to those of,you in the know how is the season looking so far this year. Thank you, RT
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    Versatility of 80l bladder press - need advice

    Hi all, I need some advice. I have my eye on a used 80l bladder press. My question is, can it press batches as small as 100lbs grapes? Depending on variety I will do presses between 100lbs and 1000lbs batches. Can it do this range effectively ? Thank you, RT
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    Best wine kit for sparkling wine

    Hi all, Just came into a bunch of champagne bottles and now want to make a nice sparkling wine. Looking to use traditional method. Any wine kits that are naturals for this? Thanks for the suggestions. RT
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    Earwigs in Wine

    HI all, in preparing my notes for what I will be doing differently this fall I need a plan for earwigs. My first crush of the season was Pinot Noir, I crushed and fermented, and when transferring to the press it surprised my how many earwigs (lots) were on the surface. I removed what I could and...
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    Gofermentor.... anyone had experience with them?

    Hi all, wondering if anyone has direct experience or indirect feedback from those who might be using gofermentor especially at a commercial level? Thank you. RT
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    Pinot Noir & the tricks of the commercial wineries - ie. Meomi

    So Crushday's experience with Pinot Noir was perfect timing for the questions and thoughts I had. While my pinot pressed out deeper color, I still found it very thin tasting in comparison to those commercial wines I have liked. I recently had a bottle of Meomi and thought how can they get that...
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    Hydrogen sulphide - major frustration- what am I doing wrong

    Ok so my fall so far, 300lbs Pinot noir , pulled off 5 gallons of juice for rose, put half of those skins back on the remainder. Fermented red with bm 4x4 used Ferm aid o at hydration, added suggested fermk amount at 1/3 Brix drop, got sulphur smell during ferment, added more Ferm k punched down...
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    New to Chromatography Kit - Help

    HI all, ordered my first chroma kit. It came with the paper, 100ml of solution and then 2 - 5 gram bags of tartric acid and malolactic acid. No lactic acid, which I assume was an error and have contacted the seller, no answer yet. But in the mean time, what amount of water should I add to the 5...
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