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I have been using liquid gum arabic for several years on all of my white wines. It enhances mouth feel. I also add glycerine. Both just before bottling. Gum arabic at the rate of 1 milliliter per liter. (23 ml for 6 gallons of wine) This is consistent with the referenced rticle written by...

i have been researching managing oxygen in the winemaking process and reducing it by sparging with Nitrogen gas. As armature winemakers, does anyone do this and has it improved your finished product longevity and taste? If so what type of DO meter and sparging equipment do you use and...

MLF needs temperatures in the range of 65 to 75 deg F.

Looking for Semillon grapes or juice for sale.

No. I have not found a source for Semillon grapes or juice yet.

I am interested in making some white Bordeaux wine and having a problem finding Semillon grapes or juice to purchase. I live near Cincinnati, OH. Does anybody have any ideas of where to purchase juice from this varietal? Thanks so much for your input! Cheers!

I have learned that it is important to gently stir the wine after adding a KSO2 solution before retesting. This is important when using a 10% KSO2 mixed with water. The water with a specific gravity of ~ 1.0 will tend to sink to the bottom of the container unless given the time to blend with...

I use the Bottle sanitizer SOLD BY Steve from ALLINONEWINE.COM. I place one end of the tubing over the nozzle and the other end in the sanitizing solution in the bucket and press down to turn the pump on. I then hang the tubing to dry or use it to transfer wine. link: Pressurized Bottle...

Thanks for the replies. Very helpful. Background: I have had a Venmetrica 300 Pro Kit for 4 years now It came with various pipettes for transferring wine and chemicals when testing. Since then I have replaced the supplied burette with (2) 10 ml burettes. Being an engineer and not a...

Hello, I saw a post recently that referenced a device that measured small liquid volumes accurately but can't find it again. What is a device that performed liquid volume capture and measurement for testing purposes? 5ml to 25 Ml. I do a lot of testing.

A good friend of mine told me that bad wine makes a good environmentally friendly weed killer. :cool:

Hello Dirty Vineyard, Nice Video but I respectfully believe your information on the allowable bottles of wine to be incorrect. Federal law allows a two adult household to make up to 200 US gallons of wine for personal use and consumption. Assuming the standard 750 ml bottles, this equates to...

Thank you for clarifying. Best regards and cheers! Mike

Hello ZebraB, Do you know the source of this information? I am not debating it but I posted it on my facebook page and I am being asked to provide the source of the informations and their assumptions. Thanks for your understanding. Best regards.

G'Day, From the picture it looks like Black Rot. Here is a link to the Central US Recommended spray program for fruit. We probably have a lot more humidity than your area and a lot more fungi but this document developed by Purdue University should point you in the right direction for sprays...

Just an observation on your sulphite levels. Your "Free SO2" and your "Molecular SO2" looks low for your existing pH. I would recommend using WineMaker's Sulfite Calculator utility to adjust your sulphites after you adjust your acid levels and measure your resulting pH level. If you do no...

I have added glycerine, (4 ml/L), and sulphites to a white wine but no sugar and no potassium sorbate. The wine started fermenting in a couple of weeks. Fortunately since it was a test to see if the glycerine would referment it was still in a carboy and not bottled. Just passing on my...

Is the crusher destemmer stand included?

I routinely tape rubber seed starting mats to the sides of my carboys and tanks. The mats stay a constant 80 deg F and will warm up the wine in the containers to about 75 deg F and kicks off MLF relative quickly. The ambient temperature in my winery is about 62 to 65 deg F. AMAZON Link...