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1) it will give fruity aromatics, depending upon apple this could be an unidentified generic fruit or if high levels of a table apple a...

Like Bob I keep synthetic cork and Grosch bottles upright (in cases). ,,, The food inspector checks to see if rubber gaskets are old /...

Only bottles with corks need to be on their sides. Screw capped bottles and the flip top bottles can be stored standing upright.

I got some from John in the Vinters club. He ordered a half kilo brick. If you look locally 71B is rated to metabolize 1/3 of the...

Holland Michigan

There are five or six real 10 liter glass carboys for #9 cork that are in the vinters club. I wish I had one for each three gallon I own.

Making wine is cooking. If I look at new flavor combinations I try it in a pie. The turn around time for wine is a year, ,,, well half...

In my opinion the wine is off gassing. The bubbles are too aggressive to be going through malo.

welcome to WMT Which part of Michigan? I am one of the Wisconsin vinters.

When you find a source of two gallon carboys, I am looking for nine. A ten liter would be better for racking down from a three gallon...

Me personally, I would make a five/ 19 liter, and get a neutral flavor juice like apple or white grape as the filler. The positive...

Any cyanide from plum pits is unlikely to kill you. There is a lethal dose one has to consume. There is another potential issue, at...

Thanks for the answers and for the welcome :) . I am afraid chromatography test kits suitable for home winemakers are unavailable in my...

Burger night. 80/20 ground beef with a touch of mayo mixed in (need a little extra fat). Kosher salt and a heavy dose of fresh cracked...

Them's fightin' birds!