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I use my wine bottle opener. It’s a cork screw type with a arm that rests on the bottle top, then lever the cork out. That arm works great for prying the caps off the must bag. No need for a second tool in the Winery. Also almost any beer bottle cap remover will work too. Roy

I was told it’s Called Skeeter Pee because it tastes best on a hot summer night when the skeeters are biting and it’s the color of pee! It’s my Mother in Laws favorite wine which she shares with her friends, those bottles are labeled “Lemon Lime Wine”. I use 1/3 lime juice. Roy

Not sure it was a few years ago. We had an assortment of cork sizes. Found one that fit and pounded it in, wouldn’t fit in the corker. Roy

We have a similar size bottle. We filled it with our “House Cab” . Now when some says ‘ just open one more bottle’ I bring it out to surprised faces! Never open it, it’s kind of a long term aging experiment. Roy

I don’t sanitize between carboys. Rack only Reds, or whites at a time. Never thought about bacteria in one carboy going into another. But don’t think I’ll change my system. Roy

Allie, you can type Banana Wine recipe into the search block, upper right of page header on this forum, then click on title & search and a few recipes with comments come up. Good luck. Roy

Welcome to the forum! Great people and info here. We have added bananas to different wines for extra body but never made it alone. I’m sure Jack Keller has a recipe for banana wine. Roy

I use 3 K Meta and 1 citric acid to a gallon, that’s tablespoons. Roy Only need 19 more replies LOL

I think we all have consumed Carlo Rossi just to get “free jugs” . That may be why we think our wines are good! LOL. Roy

New to barrels, I top off weekly, ok at least 3 times a month. I add K Meta once a month to the barrels, a little less than a 1/8 tsp per 6 gals each month. Been doing this for 3 months now and will break out the SO 2 meter this weekend to see if levels are good. Roy

We served a 3 yr old Cranberry, a 7 yr old Apple Spiced, 3 yr Shiraz, and a 3 yr old Pinot Noir. After an awesome day I asked each couple what wine they would like to take home . Well 4 bottles of Apple and one bottle of Shiraz left the cellar. Roy

We took our 4th bedroom which is 10 X 12 and converted it to our winery. Made the closet the wet/production area, plumbing was a challenge but the closet works great. Close the doors and the mess disappears. Also have a work table and storage table. Work in progress but seeing the end. Roy

Seth, guess I can’t count or remember lol, the shelving is 8 rows high, Not 10! Like stated. Roy

Seth, What we did was buy 4 Seville racks. Only had room for 3 side by side so... This was planned, I cut the 4th rack into 3rds with a 4” cut off wheel in a angle grinder. Then found some 1/2” cpvc water pipe in the garage that fit perfectly inside the Seville posts. Drilling holes in the Back...

I know we are trying hard to eliminate the “slump” in Home wine making. Didn’t realize it was an issue. Roy

Sorry to see them close. They gave us good service for years! Roy

I too have Seville wine racks and we love them. I ordered extra and cut them down to 1/3 rds and mounted them to the top of the std Seville rack. We now have racks 8 shelves high! We are in the process of facing the racks with stained oak, will post a pic when we are done. Roy

Tom, We got our Seville wine racks directly from Seville a few years ago. At that time it was cheaper to buy direct even with shipping from I believe Calif. I also bought extra shelving and cut them down and added them to the top for a total of 8 shelves high. Going to add oak pieces to front of...

Yes only MLF wines go In the 40L barrels. The 23L barrel only has kit wines in it. Thanks again. Roy

Thanks John, I thought people kept the wine in their barrels for long periods with out racking/cleaning them. I’ll do that to, except on the MLF Which I’ll clean and sanitize before the next wine. Had no choice on putting the MLF in there. Roy