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I always cover my fermenting pail with a damp towel to keep those pesky things out.I'm pretty sure your wine will be fine.

Hi Ed.Welcome to the forum! I hope you have many years to enjoy your vines and wines!

I just did a 70% Merlot with a 30% Cab.Sauv. I fermented separately and just blended them a few days ago.I can't really say if it's a good blend or not yet but my fingers are crossed

No not our house.It touched just down the hill from us. We didn't sustain any damage. It's incredible that we go unscathed and just a short way away devistation

Welcome to WMT Gibby.I'm sure you will enjoy your addiction,.oops I meant hobby

Not really sure what hit us the other night but it was real scary. Sitting at home when all of a sudden rain pounded harder than I ever saw. Wind was blowing the trees so they were bent in half.At one moment the house shook and we were sure a tree came down on us but we were lucky.This lasted...

I would hold off on adding yeast until your must warms up. And congrats! lol

Today was step one of making grape jelly.Our youngest gave us 10 gal.of concord grapes for babysitting while they were away this past week.Got 3 1/4 gal grape juice. Tomorrow is jelly making time. (sometimes I use fruit for things other than wine!lol)

My weight has been a perpetual battle since my thyroid died about 20 years ago.I work out "almost" regular but the weight goes like a yoyo. I have to admit that if I drink after dinner, my snack calories increase. I now no longer worry about what the scale says but what my blood pressure...

Weather is getting brutal in a lot of places. Hope yours remains good!

I wouldn't top up.With fruits I have been taught to use 7-10 lbs per gal(usually) so I think you're good as is.Can you find a 3 Gal carboy and a 1gal.? You could then use the 1 gal for top ups as the other clears. What was you starting SG and SG when you racked?

My "good " friends are pretty well straight up on their ratings on my wine. My casual friends I maybe have to agree with you Craig ,but I have to say majority like the dry. Especially red wines.Reds can go anywhere from .998-.994( I have to admit that red kit wines for me have never gone...

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I went to a seafood disco last week and pulled a mussel

I'm not sure what shipping costs will be for you but you can try here http://ecom.bosagrape.com/home.php?cat=690

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I found that I could do that as well on some.Others though are just too big. The flange ones actually fit over champagne bottles.( I ended up with some and since I don't carbonate I use them as spares for my wine)

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Hi Yettiman.Welcome to the forum!

*the pic made the left one look a lot larger It's not that big a difference