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    Other Italian Red Wine Kits

    I have had excellent results with the Mosti Mondiale 23L Pure Juice kit. The place I source right now is selling for $139.95 Cdn (sale price), regular is $169.95 Cdn.
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    Glass carboy has outside residue that won't come off

    Seeing it is on the outside, you should not need a food grade product. I would get some Hal (muriatic) acid and add a dab to a spot and see what happens. If it starts to bubble you have the right stuff and can apply to the entire surface. Once the reaction has subsided rinse well and dry
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    White wine flavor.

    I would add what is called wine conditioner, ii is a combination of sugar and sorbet. Bench test first or add 1/4 bottle (500mls size bottle, mix well and taste. add more as required). After adding I always wait about a week before bottling to ensure ebverything is stable.
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    Finer Wine Kit Finer Wine Kits

    I Monti Mondiale (Pinot Noir) and it did not come with Grapes skins. I added about a third of the oak as I am not a fan of oak. The wine has been racked twice and still in the carboy, will probably bottle in a month or so. Preliminary tasting is that of surprise as it has exceeded our...
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    Adding oak to concentrate Chardonnay/Pinot Grigio Blend

    Winemaker81, thank you for detailed response, excellent post
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    Adding oak to concentrate Chardonnay/Pinot Grigio Blend

    I am started a concentrate blend of Chardonnay and pinot Grigio. the directions have asked to add the oak chips right at the beginning before the yeast. To be blunt, spouse and I are not fans of a heavy oak taste in wine but I have read that oak is an internal part in the development of a...
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    Crab apple wine - thoughts, tips, suggestions please

    This is the second year I have made Crabapple wine, last years was a combination Crabapple, raisins, rose-hips and pears. This year I am making a crabapple/saskatoon wine with raisins added. The recipe I used last year asked for some tannin, I believe 2 tsps per 23l/5 gals. Am using the same...
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    sanitizing the must stirring spoon??

    Same here and have had no issues at all, clean and sanit under hot water before and after each use
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    Supreme Sterling Juice

    My mistake, should say Supreme Sterile Juice, not sterling. I did buy yesterday as it was $20 less than the Mosti Mondale. After talking with the lady at the store they are the same kit the Supreme is specifically labelled by Mosti for the company Vintners Cellar. Anyway bought the Riesling, 23...
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    Supreme Sterling Juice

    I was thinking of making a white wine using a concentrated juice kit of 23 litres. During my research I found a kit named “ Supreme Sterling Juice” and was wondering if anybody has heard of these kits and tried?
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    Hello from Calgary

    Live n St Albert, get my concentrate from Estate Brewing, pick my own fruit from trees around here and order some concentrate from Costco over the holiday, had a deal you couldn’t refuse.
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    1st Batch.... Should I top off Secondary?

    Just curious why would you rack so early. shouldn’t you wait till the SpG is stabilized below 1, ideally around 0.990
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    Post a photo, any photo

    Those are mule deers not white tail deers
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    SOME PEOPLE

    Sometimes their is not much difference between freedom and free dumb. I remember the last time I put on my mask, it was painful and took effort to get the strings around my ears, hey it even fogged up my glasses, do not know how I managed. Aside from the people who have died from Covid or have...
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    Corona Virus & Day to Day

    Sorry about that auto correct, uncle and Vic should read UVC.
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    Corona Virus & Day to Day

    That may work on areas that the uncle light has contact with, how do you treat the surfaces that have no Vic light exposure
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    Corona Virus & Day to Day

    What type of UV light do you use?
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    Hydrometer

    you can be anal and spend $35 for something that is .1% more accurate and only in distilled water and correct water. the hydrometer will be placed in a liquid, not distilled water, with gases and suspended solids and varying temperature. A $35 hydrometer will not make a difference
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    Buon Vino Mini Jet

    If you are using municipal treated water it is treated to remove bacteria, in addition depending on the temperature in hot water tank bacteria will be killed, just let the tap run. distilled water will have not bacteria when produced but once it is cooled and depending on bottling and storage...
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    Bottled pear wine

    Just a point of interest, crabapple seeds will metabolize forming cyanide. It does take a lot to be harmful but be to error on the safe side and remove before fermentation. There are cases were people have been hospitalized with cyanide poisoning drinking crabapple wine
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