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Yesterday was 72 hrs, I did the started and this morning I have inch thick cap....possibly just slow? I made my starter in a qt mason jar and gradually added more of the stuck must through the day till I have about 2 gall, then added bad into the barrel (about 12 to 15 gal) and today it's off...

So, I just started my yearly batch of strawberry wine and have a non starting fermentation with 71b and am in the process of making a starter with ec1118. Temp of the must is 70, ph is3.8 So I took the opportunity to play with my vinmetric, I'm coming up with 25 ppm free so2....which seems...

I dunno, mamma always said If you cant say something nice, dont say anything at all. And You shouldnt havee to make somebody look bad to make yourself look good... Surprised someone would empty both barrels like that even though you are entitled to your opinion

So, I'm getting ready to do my mlf and have been poking around for info in an attempt to get better at my craft... Came upon this article, clearly they have a less than great opinion of our group

I agree...I picked up 15 from gino...good looking fruit...in some ways looks better than the california crops

Looking good, I was down on Saturday...its 2 hrs down and 2 back, had to do 15 lugs on my own....was a long day...

Got the grapes and crushed last night, just added Yeast and nutrient

Yeah, I was hoping to co inoculate this time around, but I ordered from morewine, it will arrive post ferment

ill be heading down sat. morning...does pinto carry ML cultures?

so im making the pilgrimage to pintos this weekend in anybody is around, we can wave to each other... does anybody know if they carry malolactic cultures?....I looked thru the entire catalogue and didn't see it...

So, I work in restaurants repairing equipment so my job is pretty much done for now...my boss is letting me run some training classes for the rest of the staff but I now have an abundance of free time, which allowed me to make alot of progress on my latest project.... Here's the link to the...

My first wine from juice buckets was syrah and sangiovese... I blended 66% 33% both ways....the 66 syrah 33 sangiovese was really good and I'll be doing it with grapes when available

Do you know if that place in Elizabeth is getting grapes from south America?

3 in what direction?, if I have to pass you to get there I'd gladly pick up for you..

Have you checked the blueberry farms near gino pintos? I would think they would be damn cheap in the summer

I will be heading to pintos for sure, my job is shutting down till he virus issues are over so I dont have much to do....

Merry Christmas to you all, hope you have a wonderful holiday accompanied by libations of the highest quality!

They have a Yakima red blend 2015 @46 bux as well.... Went to there website, they had pretty interesting info on the PD...does this indicate no crush? Naturally occurring fermentation? No MLF (they indicated Mlf on the others)....?

Nice to know I grabbed a good one, maybe i should pick up a few more/not give the extra one to my wine snob brother in law...

So in anticipation of the spring grapes, I picked these two bottles up while christmas shopping. To my knowledge I've never had either, even in a blend...so I'm curious as to how they taste... I might incorporate these into my spring plans.. I know alot of you have made with either or both so...