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So I decided to go with the tandem filter setup on a Enolmatic and wanted to gather thoughts on using the 0.2 micron filter as a last stage to sterile (or nearly close to sterile) filter red wines. The thought of removing bacteria and all potential yeast does appeal to me, I’ve heard people say...

I've recently stepped up to larger batches now that we will be getting fruit from our own vineyards, and now have about 50 gallons to bottle out of two VCTs and purchased a Buon Vino Super Jet. In the past I used to just make 5 gallon batches and did multiple racks to clarify the wine but this...

I've got a new-to-me Stihl SR200 now that my vines are getting bigger and canopies along with them - but I'm struggling with how much fungicide to apply through it. It can put out a really nice fine mist, but I'm afraid I'm not applying quite enough (it has a dial to control flow). I was used...

Want to make sure my calculations are correct before dosing a wine with this much sulfite. I ended up getting some CA Cab Franc grapes that were a little hot. PH right now after Malo is 3.91, measured with a Vinmetrica. Temp in the room is 70 right now from Malolactic, alcohol is about 14 or...

First time doing chromatography for Malolactic on reds - it’s been going for a few weeks (since 10/16) - I have the ever so slightest hint of a showing for malic acid on my cab franc - obviously still more to go on the cab sauv - not sure if people can tell from the photo but I’m trying to...

Anyone ever seen this before - I have both a digital refractometer (Milwaukee Instruments) and a analog. My hydrometer broke so figured I'd rely on those to determine when the Brix reached zero. I thought I had a stuck fermentation on both my Cab Sauv and Cab Franc at about 7.5 Brix. Seemed...

Can Malo nutrients like Opti Malo Plus be added after bacteria is introduced? I rehydrated CH-16 in a starter nutrient (Acti Mali Plus) but didn't realize the full nutrient set should have been introduced at the same time. I have some on order but it won't be here for a day or two. Added...

I’m stepping up to much larger batches in anticipation of our vineyard bearing fruit next year and have also stepped up to larger equipment including 200L VCTs. However, I don’t have a 4-5ft long racking cane to reduce splashing. Is there any reason not to put a barb on the tri clamp valve...

Anyone have a good source for French Oak spirals that will sell in higher quantities (hopefully for a better per-piece price). I know 1 spiral is good for oaking about 5-6 gallons of wine, but I'm doing 20-25 gallon batches in stainless so would need 4 or so in each tank. I've never used them...

I picked up a new-to-me Vinmetrica Pro Kit that came with several burettes - and I'm almost embarrassed to ask this but - what exactly are they used for vs. the pipettes? All the videos Vinmetrica has show testing manually without the stand etc. There's one video that shows the setup of the...

I have 150 vines in the ever-so-humid and wet state of Maryland. I learned the hard way last year you can't really spray wettable sulfur mixed with mancozeb anytime when the temp will get above 90 in the next 3 days without burning your foliage. Luckily everything made it, but the problem is...

Hello - I'm having a heck of a time finding info on proper target moisture content, particularly for newly planted vines. Soil is a sandy loam. Top few inches bake in the sun and dry out quick but below in the root zone holds some moisture, but I can't find info on what the optimal target...

Does anyone have any experience with liquid boron to correct boron deficiencies? Local vineyard owner mentioned applying via foliar spray along with anti-fungals but have no idea about concentration as I know it's a micronutrient.

So I have a connundrum - We are planting this spring but did some math wrong and have space for 14 more vines. Was thinking about doing something different for fun (Gruner Veltliner) - but what could one reasonably expect to yield from 14 vines? We are planting about 150 total, the rest are...

Probably a long shot, but I'm looking for any Blichmann Wineeasy equipment anyone may be looking to part with.

Hi all - Establishing a new home vineyard in Maryland and have some planting questions. We have been testing our soil this the fall as we have acidic soil (started at 4.2) and adding lime to the point where we've gotten it to 4.7 taken about 12-14" below the surface. The nursery we're...

Does anyone have any experience with the Milwaukee digital brix meter or any others they recommend? I'm interested in the accuracy. This would be for measuring grapes off the vine as well as must.

Hello all - New winemakers here. Some people might call us crazy but we are starting big. We will likely buy fruit (hopefully from the Virginia or western MD area) for the first few years but are also in the process of planing 100 vines with room for more. We won't plant til Spring but I've...