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It's alright to use yeasts that are not included in the kit. I do it often. You just have to know how to deal with them. Part of our duty in these forums is to share knowledge to make us all great vintners! ...and, of course, to get a good laugh here and there.

BM4x4 is a combination of BM45 and some other Lallemand yeast strain. BM45 has high nitrogen requirements and can produce H2S under poor nutrient conditions. So, it is recommended to feed the yeast with nutrient additions. Perhaps this is the reason for the off smell. My "rule of thumb" is to...

John, looks very cool! I have a question about the floor drain: Is that a storm drain? ...or a sewer drain? If it is a storm drain, I would think the building inspector would have a problem with it being inside the dwelling where chemicals (such as floor detergent) can be disposed.

I run hot water through my autosiphon to give it a quick rinse before cleaning. Blew out the flapper on the big one by turning on the water to high. Fortunately, the flapper was not damaged. Just a pain in the butt to get it back into place.:ft

Give me a call before coming out there: 248-495-0801

Don't know where you are located, but my shop is in Sterling Heights near M59 & Mound Road. I do have used bottles, but not sure what is left right now. Feel free to come in and check out them out. I will be there this Saturday (June 6,2015) from 11am to 3pm. 44443 Phoenix Drive Sterling...

Thank you for replying to the post. Unfortunately, the Chilean Juice Season has come and gone. The next juice shipment will be from California at the end of September. The Italian shipment is the middle of October. It would be best to go to the web site and sign up to be on the mailing list...

Bob, Thank you for contacting us about grape juice. Unfortunately, we only service the Michigan area. However, you can check with our distributor in Ohio (Lúva Bella Juice Co.). They are near the Pennsylvania border and do run juice out to the east coast. Please call Ruth at 330.536.6450 Joe

Serving the Michigan Detroit Metropolitan area since 2007 with grapes from California, and Grape Juice from California, Italy and Chile. I am getting a shipment of Chilean Grape Juice on April 17, 2015 The following is a list of varietals available. Let me know by Friday April 10 if...

The 6.5 gallon carboy offers enough room for degassing. But, you are correct, I did not mention it. Good catch!

Here is my process, which works out very well for me: 1. Perform Primary fermentation in a bucket. 2. Rack to 6.5 gallon carboy for final fermentation when SG is between 1.010 and 1.020. 3. When fermentation is complete(wine is "still") wait one week for completed fermentation to stabilize...

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I have new bottles available, and a lot of used bottles too. The used bottles are an assortment of different sizes and style (Bordeaux, burgundy, etc). The new bottles are all Bordeaux style, both clear and green. Only problem is that I am in the northern burbs of Detroit (Sterling...

olusteebus, Sorry, I should have qualified that statement a bit more. Been using the same program for 20 years now. It was much, much cheaper before Microsoft bought them out. Think the original price was around 40 or 50 dollars. None the less, there are a lot of great programs out there to...

MARBLES! Learned this from an old Italian. Do not use the cheap dollar store marbles ...they seem to chip easy

Zazzle looks pretty cool! I only put nice labels on wine being given away. Otherwise, I use a small mail return address label. For the nice labels: I make my labels on an Epson R380 Printer with a Media Street (http://www.ink2image.com/) Ink Flow System. The "up front" cost is high (about...

I made this kit around May/June time frame. Did not use the oak, but did use a different yeast: Lalvin D254 and raised the fermentation temperature to 85 DegF. A yeast like D254 requires nutrient additions. I performed these at 1.060 and 1.030 So far the wine tastes all right, but expect it...

Cover with a large tarp. Use a few chairs (or something of that nature) to create air space around the plastic barrels under the tarp. Make sure the tarp reaches the floor all the way around. Now, you can use one of those small electric heaters with a built in fan & thermostat. I have the same...

Italian Barbera & Chilean Pinot Noir :try (Both from Luva Bella Juice Company)