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One of the best investments I've made in 30+ yrs of winemaking!

No 3D printer but I'm a woodworker and bet I can duplicate. Thanks for the great idea!!

I put a couple of tablespoons of water in the bottle. Put the bottle in the microwave on its side and zap it for 1 minute on high. Remove the bottle with a gloved hand, empty the hot water and pick up the corner of the label with a sharp knife point. The label generally peels right off with...

Check on what Winemaker 81 and Jovimaple said. I store my extra hydrometer and thermometer in a section of 3/4” (or whatever diameter fits your instruments) PVC tubing. I cut the sections a little longer than necessary, pad the interior ends with papertowling for cushioning and cap with the...

Thanks, appreciate the varying thoughts. Seems about evenly split between a lag time and immediate bottling. I experienced bottle grenades on one occasion back in my early winemaking career. I learned fast for a boy my age and since then, I've either been good - right amt of fresh sorbate or...

Do you feel a certain length of time should be allowed after K-Meta, sorbate and the sweeting agent (in that order) is added to the wine to ensure no re-fermentation occurs OR do you think the action of the sorbate is basically “immediate” and that bottling may proceed without a “waiting...

Why? :D

Here's a link to the ancient wines of Georgia the former Russian province. The segment aired on this weeks edition of "60 Minutes".

Bet you got the cat from Dave. You know how those cats hopped on catnip wine are - he went for it😄!!

Very informative👍! Thanks for posting.

Thanks for the input. Luckily, I've never exceeded the 1/4 tsp/5 gal rule of thumb. I removed the errant reference from the cheat sheet. Guess I got careless during input years ago.

Buy the best and you'll only cry once!!;)

I have used multiple bottle fillers over the several decades I've been a winemaker. When my old homemade vac. pump died , I purchased the Professional AIO pump and Premium Bottle Filler and absolutely LOVE it!!:db Once you get the feel of it, you'll fill every bottle to exactly the same level...

I maintain a “down and dirty” cheat sheet for quick reference. I was reviewing this morning and ran across an entry indicating that one can add 1 tsp of K-Meta/ 5 gals at bottling. I routinely add 1/4 tsp / 5gals at bottling to add aprox. 50ppm. I also add 0.4g at each rack. I have no...

You need to calm down a little. You look like a coiled spring ready to pop!!:p No wonder you didn't answer the door when I was there Trick or Treating!!! Your trick for no candy is we dug up your driveway!

I hope when I inevitably choke to death on gummy bears from Halloween, people will just say I was killed by bears and leave it at that.

One quarter dose added. Thanks

Thanks Guys, It's my traditional muscadine wine (one of Bryan's favorites since he moved South! 🤣). I used Lalvin RC-212 which has medium nutritional needs. The fermentation is slowing a little but still dropped from 1.052 to 1.012 overnight. I was a little concerned about feeding "bugs"if I...

I was supposed to add the remaining 10tsp of nutrient at S/G 1.073 but totally forgot -ugh!:m S/G this morning is 1.012. Would you recommend adding the full remaining dose of nutrient at this point; 1/2 dose, or just let it ride and take corrective action later if the fermentation sticks at...

Would have loved to be a fly on the wall in your youth Rocky. Agostino - my neighbor - has relayed some very interesting winemaking stories like you. Guess it's like the old adage; "wine makes itself, you just need to get out of the way". I have always been interested in the "old way" of...