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I picked up my pail of California Chardonnay yesterday from piwine. Once it warmed up i tested it and i was shocked that the TA was .15. I even tested it twice. Ph was 3.78, a little high. (Brix 21). I added 31g of Tataric Acid, which was all i had until I pick more up today, but by my...

I have a question regarding the timing of my AF and MLF. My very thoughtful brother purchase a Chilean Malbec juice bucket for me as a surprise, no skins, just juice. It is due to arrive around end of April, at which time I need to drive from western PA to DE. What he didn't realize is that I am...

I wanted to have a little fun and decided to make some wine with Welsh's white grape juice. After I fermented to .996, racked, cleared, and racked again I added 1 1/2 tsp potassium sorbate. That is what the instructions recommended for 3 gallons. After the sorbate i waited 24 hours and...

I purchased a 6 gallon Shiraz wine bucket from piwine about 7-8 months ago. I only wanted to make three gallons so I froze half. I would now like to make the other half which only wound up being a little over 2 gal. I tested Brix - 23, pH - 3.43, and TA - 4.8. I added 10g of tartaric acid and...

Does anyone know of a good quality 3 gallon kit? I started with 1 gallon kits to learn about the process, and now I would like to start making larger quantities. Since this is just a home hobby, I would rather have 15 bottles of two different wines vs. 30 bottles of one but all I can find is...

I am new to wine making and struggle with my acid test. I have 3 wines going, cab sauv, merlot, and niagara. I gave up on the color test and bought a decent pH meter for acid testing. I don't know whether my sodium hydroxide is bad, or if i am doing something wrong. I cannot get the pH to 8.2 I...