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  1. JohnT

    Thanksgiving

    Hey mike, care to share your sourdough bread recipe?
  2. JohnT

    Punching down the cap..

    I like that idea of a pump on a timer, but see no need for weighing it down too. the wine you pump over will weigh the cap down. my only concerns are .. Make sure that all external surfaces that contact the wine (the gajillion hole pipe and your eductor) are placed inside inside your primary...
  3. JohnT

    Time to flip me the bird!

    A hen. You can tell by the accessorizing.
  4. JohnT

    How to Truss a Turkey

    I use this method for ducks and chicken too. Great results as it provides more even cooking...
  5. JohnT

    Time to flip me the bird!

    Nothing is more pretty than a cooked turkey. Share the beauty and posy your pictures here.
  6. JohnT

    What are you listening to tonight...

    no fancy lights, no background dancers no studio enhancements just a guy, a guitar, and a microphone. This is REAL talent!
  7. JohnT

    Red Thompson Still on the Vine...

    ok, so you are going from the crusher straight into the press? Because you are not macerating the must, a lot of the juice is "locked" into the pulp and it takes more pressure to get the juice out. Here is my two cents worth of advice. First, go SLOW. use gentle pressure (at first) to...
  8. JohnT

    Where do the notes and flavors come from?

    Just about every decision you make in winemaking will affect the notes and flavors... Type of grape what yeast to use. temp of ferment slow or fast ferment type of nutrients when to rack how many times to rack ph/acid levels weather to oak or not type of oak and duration Oak barrel or oak...
  9. JohnT

    OP ok eja vu all over again

    Welcome back. Ask questions. That is what we are here for.
  10. JohnT

    Driving me crazy.

    One other simple thought is that you need to do a fine straining on your first test. I have found that particulate matter will throw off my TA test. For a PH test this is not as much of a concern. A lot of particulate matter settles out of the wine after fermentation giving a more "pure"...
  11. JohnT

    Women winemakers

    Seems to me that any lady that "goes for the grapes" has her priorities straight!
  12. JohnT

    What was your biggest 'ah ha moment' to help you make better wine?

    Perhaps you already have. Perhaps a barrel will make your very drinkable wine even better....
  13. JohnT

    Oak bench test

    When it came to oak, the first question I had was "to oak or not to oak". So, I made a 2 carboy test of the same wine, on with, and one without. I then did a blind tasting with a number of my friends. All of them preferred the oaked version. Personally, I agreed wit them. OK, my first...
  14. JohnT

    What's for Dinner?

    Damn.... just...... DAMN.....
  15. JohnT

    Broken carboy

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  16. JohnT

    Racking from Variable Capacity Tanks

    I use my primary fermenters. I rack, then rack back. SSVC tanks are too expensive to simply leave empty.... Tip: I float some sheet plastic over the top as I fill the primary to reduce air exposure. I also add a shot of k-meta for good measure once I am done.
  17. JohnT

    Bacon!!!

    Care to post the full recipe BB???
  18. JohnT

    Its been a while

    Welcome back.
  19. JohnT

    Broken carboy

    being from New Jersey, my advice is to make sure you have a car with lots of trunk space. You need space not only for the body, but also for picks, shovels, and a big bag of lime. tee hee.
  20. JohnT

    pitching yeast: to mix or not to mix?

    I would simply sprinkle onto the surface.
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