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  1. Dwerth

    Finer Wine Kit Peach Frutta too yeasty

    I bottled my Peach Fuzz Frutta yesterday. It has something a bit odd about it, and I agree it will probably need a bit longer than expected to reach excellent drinkablility. However, it is still good even freshly bottled. Fantastically rich mouthfeel. OG 1.094, finished dry at .998. I let...
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    New newbie winemakertalker

    Welcome to WMT!
  3. Dwerth

    What R you doing today?

    Took time today to bottle a 6 gallon batch of Peach Frutta today. Surprisingly little loss as I got a full 30 bottles. Smells amazing, and one is now chilling. Listening to jazz while applying simple labels while sipping chardonnay. What an awesome way to end a Sunday.
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    Hello from Sonoma County

    Welcome to WMT!
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    Hello from Lakewood Colorado

    Welcome to WMT!
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    Finer Wine Kit New FWK line

    Well... Crap. Now I need to try out the new FWK line. Thanks LP. I do wonder if these will create too much market segmentation though. Why go for a Tavola if you can go for a Novello, and have it ready to drink earlier? The lower price is nice of course...
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    New Vineyard

    Yep, I am planning on adding stakes for them either today or tomorrow. Ground mounting the irrigation hoses will be done either today or tomorrow. Posts for trellis wires, trellis wires, and mounting the drip irrigation hoses will be done in a couple weeks, as I have a couple other projects...
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    New Vineyard

    Yep, it was the old fashioned way. We are 4B. According to Double A where I got my vines, we should be ok. And yeah, the winter lows (like last winter) were pretty bad. Our winter here in Gillette was not as bad as Casper where they broke about all the records, but it was still pretty chilly.
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    New Vineyard

    Glad you got that damage contained. Still, it will not be too much fun to deal with.
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    New Member Post

    Welcome to WMT!
  11. Dwerth

    New Vineyard

    I will definitely be doing more weed control, that is for certain. I had intended to have more prep work done, but life has a way of laughing at your plans - work has been a bit nuts. I am looking at adding another 150 vines or so. Way more than I need, but they are so much cheaper to purchase...
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    New Vineyard

    Got a lot done today - 50 holes dug, and 50 Brianna vines planted. All vines looked good and healthy. Photos do not really show those little sticks well. To do for phase 1 (the rest of this year): Trellis post holes dug and placed Irrigation line run Trellis wire Deer fencing Phase 2 (Next...
  13. Dwerth

    Finer Wine Kit Finer Wine Kits

    I believe I have watched the same video as you. That statement seemed odd to me as well.
  14. Dwerth

    Finer Wine Kit Syrah Forte

    I really, really regret not reading this 20 minutes ago now... Not a huge deal dealing with this one more time, but now I can see the future, and it has less cleanup.
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    Finer Wine Kit Tavola and Forte clearance sale - 5/16/2023

    The Zinfandel I ordered arrived as well. I just finished making the yeast starter and preparing the batch. Tomorrow I can pitch it sometime after I get up. Probably due to house design reasons, my kitchen is always in the low-mid 70's, so the yeast take off in their starter like bandits. One...
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    Finer Wine Kit Tavola and Forte clearance sale - 5/16/2023

    This was the forte that I ordered this morning as well. Though I will admit to having bought another carboy along with it, as I too am getting low (read out) of carboy space.
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    Finer Wine Kit Tavola and Forte clearance sale - 5/16/2023

    Label Peelers is doing a clearance right now on all in stock Tavola and Forte kits. Ugh, now I need to order another kit...
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    WineXpert Just ordered a bunch of kits - what can I do to tweak these kits? help!

    I agree with the FWK idea, as I have a couple of them going right now. Both a Pinot Noir and a Peach frutta. As to adding fruit to a wine kit, I see no issue with it. I would probably go with frozen blackberries added in primary inside a mesh bag. If you are looking for a more blackberry...
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    WineXpert Just ordered a bunch of kits - what can I do to tweak these kits? help!

    Malolactic Fermentation / Malolactic Conversion. Two terms for the same thing. Kit wines (if you follow the directions verbatim) do not allow for this, because they will stabilize the wine immediately after primary fermentation. Malolactic fermentation is done by bacteria that convert malic...
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    WineXpert Just ordered a bunch of kits - what can I do to tweak these kits? help!

    I would take each varietal individually. What areas for each wine do you want to accentuate? Create a concept for each wine and then stick to it. I am a huge fan of oak in many instances. You could also try modifying certain kits by not adding the stabilizing packet, and have your wines go...
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