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If I knew this i 2019, wouldn't have wasted it. Thanks. Just wasted 200g of bakers yeast. I can imagine this yeast would be OK as a nutrient.

This is more for info.... I crush between 200 - 300 kg of grapes a year, and typically use 80gm. To be cost effective I need to buy in a packet of 500gm. My first batch was in 2018 - when I bought 500g. Used it again in 2019, then discarded it to be safe - Wasted 340gm. So I bought a new...

I guess raking in this context makes sense. Thanks guys.

Yes "Back to Burgundy". The usual dramas around personal life, interwoven with a survival of a family winery. The writer tried to impress the audience with his knowledge of the process , but only managed to confuse me

🙂 no idea. Could be 🙂

Thanks Winemaker 81, This wine has been in the kegs for 18 months now, after settling for 6 months in a big container. So it has been raked after 3 days (grosse lees,) then after 6 months again. Any sediment is well settled at the bottom, and hard by now. If "decanting" in this case means a...

Hi guys, the other day I watched this French movie, and they discussed how they need to "decant wine before bottling it", and this confused me no end. Been doing this for 4 years now, and this is new to me . I need to bottle two kegs (100L) soon, so maybe this is a step I was missing...

It was ready late January last year. This year, I got it 2 weeks later. High temperatures... Last year was hotter, hence even earlier. A 100L of the last years vintage in kegs. The painting is of an old peasant in Dalmatia - as painted by my father in law 50 years ago. earlier. Some...

It's nice when it is under 30C, but it's a hell when it hits 40s. Would be nice to experience snow every nowand again.

Thanks !!! It would be great to swap again around Christmas. We quite liked your wine too. Pressed it yesterday already. The BRIX dropped to zero in 5 days.

Thanks CDrew. Zin is not common at all, and the growers who make wine sell it quickly at a high price. I was lucky to find a a local grower who only sells grapes. He told me that some big companies want to buy everything he produces, so I may not be so lucky in the future.

Hmmm, it's been more than a year since my last post My 2019 Zin is a full body, great to drink. Still have about 30 bottles left. I just bottled the first keg of 2020 Zin. Still have 150 Litres left (200 bottles). It's been a great success. Just so nice to drink. Nicer than 2019. I was worried...

Thanks for the explanation 🙂. Is GoFerm actually DAP?

Glad to hear it worked John 🙂 Fingaluna, thanks for the education on other ways to test it. What does DAP stand for?

I also used GoFerm, but I may have crushed a handful od grapes as I also couldn't activate it with sugar. I say "may" , because it was 18 months ago, and don't remember clearly. Last year, I concluded it was dead and bought a new pack.

Sure Bill. I am in.

I just crushed 300kg of Zin under my carport. The first two days, the temp was in high 30s Celsius (100-104F ?). The Brix plumeted from 23 to 8 in 2.5 days. It will be mid 20s Celsius for the next 3-4 days, luckily, and I will press it after 6 days, as the day 7 will be hot again. The last...

Thank you BSTNH, My apologies, should have stated I was talking in AU$. US$56 = AU$80. I could not find smaller quantity of Enoferm Syrah in Western Australia. Maybe I should try harder.

The yeast I use only come in 500g quantity. It costs $80+. I only use 60-80 grams per season. I am about to throw away 360 g of yeast. So $57 is discarded.

Exactly. Last year I tested the yeast 1 month before and it reacted very vigorously. This year, it's struggling to get going, so on Monday, I'm ordering a new one.