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It is my first-time trying extended maceration for a Cab/Merlot blend from grapes. Carbonic fermentation is complete, and I fermented to dry. Now I have all the wine/grapes into a barrel with an airtight lid on (no airlock). There is some cap formation but not much and not much Co2 as well. I do...

I am looking into making a red blend of Cab S/Merlot/Cab Franc (70%,20%,10%) this year different from the past ones. I plan on controlling the fermentation temp to about 75F (let it rise a day to 85 F for a day and then cool it back to 75). By the 3 rd day of fermentation I plan on removing the...

Does PH drop during bulk aging a red wine ( about 1 year old)? My Ph started at 3.65 a year ago and now it is 3.45. Thanks

I noticed there is something floating in my red wine.Can you tell me what is it and if i should be worried? Thank you!

Hello, i am doing a cab /merlot and currently going through mlf.Today, after 4 day of mlf and about .75 inch of fine lees sediment at the bottom i noticed the wine has a pronunced taste of lees/ yeast. At this point should i rack the wine ?(this would be the second racking).The mlf seems it has...

Hello this is my first time making wine from grapes and i would like to make some red wine that is not dry. I understand i need to ferment to dry and add potassium sorbate to stabilise and then add sugar. I also plan to perform MLF prior and i did not find a way to backsweet (without using non...

Hi i am new to this forum and new to wine making and i need your help. I am making some red wine (24 gallons of Merlot/Cab). and I have noticed that my PH keeps dropping during the active fermentation ( 4th day after inoculation). I started with the grapes and the PH was v high at 4. I cold...