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Today was barrel day , cleaned and rinsed the barrels. Filled the 15 gallon and one ten gallon completely. For the last ten gallon I had...

I suppose I could line it with Saran Wrap or wax paper next time. Then again I not fermenting in it, the wine only sits in it for a few...

The wood is all black locust except for the block under the C channel, I made the piston and the basket. I used C channel for strength...

The jack is a two ton , the cake is moist but dry enough , there’s not much juice left. I did break it up once and repressed it but...

i use a laundry bag that menards sells, the mesh is just right for pressing grapes. i sanitize it and use one or two for pressing and...

The filter bag I used really cleans it up. Next step is to filter it thru a paint filter bag and then a 10 micron cartridge filter. I’ll...

Have Pinot noir grapes in lookingglass, Oregon ready to harvest ! From small amounts to large. Perfect for home wine maker, small...

Can you post a picture of it.

Today I pressed 600 lbs of fermented grapes. They were picked 9 days ago. I used my homemade press and it worked great. Yield was about...

If you want elderberry wine without the goo, buy dried elderberries they make an excellent wine.

In my experience malolactic fermentation reduces fruit aromas and potassium changes the flavor. You could cold stabilize and drop some...

Planning a winery in a couple of years.

Today was quite the learning experience (and a second frantically busy day in a row). Everything looked good this morning and here are...

Marquette has a lot of malic acid. When the grapes started fermenting they were at 3.19 ph , now they are at 3.66.

Picked about 66lbs of Tempranillo last night. 2 buckets of grapes usually gives me just enough grapes for a 1 bucket ferment. Brix...