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Rice_Guy replied to the thread Will my wine be OK? Did a few things wrong....I do some meta every time I manipulate / oxygenate the wine. ie. racking introduces oxygen into the wine, bottling introduces oxygen... -
Agree with the others here. I believe the Legal limit in the US for Copper residual concentration is 0.5 PPM. a lab can do spectroscopy...
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My answer: more just cuz I can lmao. When covid hit I had grand dreams of moving home and doing a homestead. Burocratic BS took years to...
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Rice_Guy replied to the thread Will my wine be OK? Did a few things wrong....welcome to WMT * wine making is an ancient process and reliable enough that 2000 years ago folks could do it by accident. * I describe...
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Hey all, I made my very first batch last week and I'm very worried about what the outcome will be. Let me enumerate the steps (and... -
Rice_Guy replied to the thread How to extend fermentation time.Temperature; Reducing the nitrogen is not a good way to slow a fermentation. Even with a no H2S yeast you will stress the yeast and...
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The must temp never got past 87, which is within range as far as I know. I thought about using ice water bottles to cool it down but I...
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Welcome to WMT! The balloon deflating doesn't indicate fermentation is complete -- it just means the wine is no longer emitting CO2 is...
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Rice_Guy replied to the thread Hello everyone..welcome to WMT You are currently making my grandfather’s wines, or jail house hooch. It works, it can occasionally fail. The main...
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Welcome to the forum! I am assuming you are in Gettysburg, PA so my comments will be based on that assumption. It is my view that...
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Rice_Guy replied to the thread First mead.What you are suggesting is extremely easy to do. I pick apples with names like “Moms Compost pile” or “Sprecher Road”. Likewise I have...
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No one is perfect. You'll make some good wines and some so-so. Try to keep decent records of what you do, that way you can always check...
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God, every time I learn one thing theres 20 more things. You really don't know what you don't know, till you know. Hopefully in 30 years...
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Rice_Guy replied to the thread Casual winemaker.welcome to WMT Concord has nice aromatics therefore makes a good base for wine. However concord is lacking on tannins. My favorite...