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There have been times where I have checked them against each other, and were ok...cant imagine what happened..

So, update.....crisis over Just for the hell of it, bc the idea of having 2 stuck ferments seemed like getting stuck by lightning twice on a tuesday....decided to check my equipment ....(broke my fav hydrometer just after crush) Hydrometer was way off in water, got 2 replacements today... Yay!

So, I wanna throw this out to you all, I have 2 stuck ferments, nesr the end of process. Neither has budged in 2 days, zin stuck at 1.002 and sangiovese at 1.006. Used bm4x4 in both. Started making my ec1118 starters last night. My question is, would it be smarter to press now and add starter...

For what it's worth, my 54 liter demijohns fit in my fridge with the shelves removed....got last springs merlot blend in there trying to get all the neutralized Crystal's from adding potassium bicarbonate to drop out

They billed it out as brunello clone...not sure, first time using this grape

I just crushed 8 Lugs of brunello sangiovese clone....any never used this and was expecting my order to be sangiovese...this is the box....any body have any thoughts on this?

In a word ...yes

Zin and sangiovese....will blend a portion of each keeping some unblended.. The blend I made of cab and zin from last fall was my best so far.... Having trouble with the merlot/pinotage from the spring I may have to pick ur brain on at so.e point

Yeah, came in beginning of week...I thought they would call me, but I called to see if they had a target date (getting 2 diff grapes and 2 juice buckets)...I'm coming from bergen county so makes for a long day with crushing

I'll be making the pilgrimage to gino pinto on Saturday morning, anybody up for coffee?...cant hang long, I got 15 lugs to crush....

I like where ur going with that👍

We just are encouraging you to think outside the box as well as get you more wine....I would do this... Take the lid from the brute, flip it over on the floor and put the bucket on it, let that ferment right in it's own bucket..it may spit over a bit, but that's why the lid is there... Crushing...

Bruh.... get a bigger can

Got a question, which was a happy surprise... I made a batch of DB using the BJ wholese antioxidant berry mix, had cherries, blueberry etc... Starter with in just under 15 gallon after filtering and racking I had a 10gal demijohn (I know it's closer to nine) which I sweetened and bottled...i was...

Maybe I'll see you all at ginos...placed my order this week, going with 8 sangiovese and 6 old vine zine gonna blend 66/33 on a portion and keep 5 gall of each pure... I do like the super tuscan idea...may e next year

I did a cab zin blend last fall, just reaping the benefits, its truly the best wine I've made (small sample size) but I was pleased with it

So, I'm thinking sangiovese blended with and old vine zin for my fall harvest...66 sang 33 zin...what u think

Hey Jersey guys, anybody have pricing for gino pintos for the fall? I saw they posted bucket prices o. The website, but not grapes..

I was hoping to hear from u, ur my goto for good info...

Misery, loves company, when I saw thread title I thought 'story of my life...' I'm finding checking everything with vinmetric and getting my numbers in line helps a lot....still not getting all to complete but batting like 650...