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Yes. A lot of good points made, and I appreciate them all. I can't deny that it does make a little bit more sense to portion off the room for a cooled area. It would be more cost-effective, and more comfortable in the room to have dinner etc. on the other hand, I do have plenty of racks to go...

Scott, that's kinda the direction I'm leaning. Thinking about blowing cellulose in the interior walls. Any ideas on what to do with my exterior walls? One is to outside and the other to the garage. The is already R13 in there and likely a thermoply vapor barrier just outside the insulation...

Sure enough, on day 15 it looks the whole world different. Very clear. Will be bottling on Thursday!

Today is the 10th day after adding clearing agents to this Pinot Grigio. I was hoping to bottle today, but I'm not quite sure it's clear enough. It hasn't changed much in the last two or three days. The top is obviously very clear, but the bottom I'm not quite so sure about. It seems odd that it...

This makes sense, but is bulk aging on the fine lees really different from bulk aging before adding fining agents? Wouldn't this mean the lees are in suspension?

In clearing right now. was planning on bulk aging this Pinot Grigio for a few months. But, I just noticed at the very bottom of the instructions, ( I know I should read ALL instructions first) it says if I plan to bulk age, hold off on the fining agents until 7-10 days before bottling. I have...

The above post was about the same Tempranillo

I added KMeta, sorbate, and fining agents on August 28. Racked with the all-in-one pump on September 11, but had a little bit of a leak and saw quite a few air bubbles going through the tube, plus I got down a little too far in the carboy and picked up a little more lees. I was thinking about...

Fruit flies. Now that makes a lot of sense. Also, probably does help with evaporation. I'll see if I can find those little buggers and start using them now.

Yes, the printed instructions also say to leave in secondary until day 28. Since I pitched the yeast on September 22, and then racked to secondary last night on the 29th, that will put me at about 20 to 21 days and secondary. I agree with Tony, it is a little confusing and I have to make sure...

I appreciate the input. I just topped it up completely with another half bottle of Sangiovese, and I'll leave it sit right where it's at for the next 19 to 20 days. Topping up is pretty annoying, but I realize I'm just moving it from one container to the other. I'll still get to drink it... In...

Pitched yeast on September 22 on this one. Started out with an SG about 1.105 taken 24 hours later. Squashed the great pack and the oak chips teabags a couple of times a day. Accidentally made little holes in the oak teabags, but it seemed to help them sink a little bit better. Rack last night...

That sounds fine. I don't really need them to be as powerful, I'm just trying to get the rest out of them. Thanks for the reply Vacuumpumpman. BTW - looking forward to using my AIO again. :)

I have decided I want to leave cubes in a little bit longer than the 20 days that the instructions say. However I do want to rack off the sediment that has collected on the bottom after clearing. Can I rinse the oak cubes and put them back in for another few weeks, and then rack again. I'm down...

I sure hope this question is not as dumb as it sounds to me, but I have searched quite a bit and cannot find a specific answer. I'm not positive yet if my airlocks at home are the same but the ones I saw today at The store had small tiny holes around the edge of the little plastic lid that goes...

Holy cow. I looked at the polyurethane foam. It looks great. Great insulation and vapor barrier all in one, especially for the closed cell. But my walls are about 12 foot wide and 12 foot high. That's over $600 a wall from what I've seen. Yikes! Maybe it would be cheaper just to tear down the...

I'll check into the walkin cooler and rigid foam. Thanks

Also, I just read about Sheetrock primer paint with vapor barrier by Benjamin Moore. My walls are textured and painted though. Maybe I could paint the outsides (warm side) of the walls of the wine room? This would be my garage wall and two walls to the interior living space side in my home...

Needing ideas for room conversion. I've been trying to think of the most economical way to turn a study in my home into a wine room to keep around 62-65 degrees so my wife and I can have dinner occasionally without freezing. I believe that what i really need to do is to remove all the...

I have 2 CC reds with grape packs in the clearing stage now. Plan on letting them bulk age for a little while but was wondering when I rack? So far I've racked after clearing at about 2 to 3 weeks. However as it sits longer I see dusting at the bottom. As far as the next racking, am I watching...