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Yep, been looking at the tensioners and wrench. That is probably what I will go with. I thought about using a twitch stick to tighten the brace-wire but from what I'm reading 9# wire isn't overly friendly to that. 12.5# does work ok with a twitch stick but I have none on hand but plenty of...

Really? Unheated mason jars won't work? I'm a newbie and completely uneducated but it seems mason jars would work, in regards to the seal. I've used them for storing miscellaneous things through the years (other than canning meat in them) and many times when I go to open one there is...

That would work. Edges are turned down for good rain shedding and also wouldn't be sharp edges presented to the vines as strongly as a simple sheet of flashing bent over the top. I'll definitely keep that in mind! I probably need to browse Lowes or Homedepot and see what they have...the time...

I measured from end-post to end-post and, well, the distance is 59 feet and 9 inches...I simply eyeballed the additional length, missed by 3 inches.<grin> I'm still trying to determine what to do about protecting the tops of the posts. As mentioned above, I've thought about using coffee cans...

Yep. Looks kinda like u-post material. ACE hardware and other hardware/farm supply stores should carry u-posts. Most of what I've seen are enamel green ones, rather than galvanized ones. The painted ones should last a long time...galvanized a lot longer, though. You might look for companies...

Per gallon I'd say get a 4 pound bag (give or take) of frozen fruit at Wallyworld/Costco/Sams/your-neighbor's-freezer/etc. Thaw and mash the fruit. A strainer bag would be good to use. Add enough water/grape-juice/apple-juice/etc to make about 1.25 gallons of must. Check SG with your...

Chuck Noland befriended a coconut, learned to spear fish, built a raft, and drifted aimlessly in the ocean until he was rescued...but he didn't get the girl either. ;) P.S. But...he didn't try peanut butter! :h

1/4" (.64 cm) is what I've heard from different places. But even more than that, in only 3 days and as fresh as the lees are, doesn't seem like they'd do any damage.

I just got through setting some 6" posts for a 60' single-wire trellis for three muscadine vines...two Isons and one Noble. I plan on running the wire across the tops of the posts. What I've curious about is how best to protect the end of the posts from water sitting on them and promoting rot...

Lookin' good!

Go-Ferm is for re-hydration of the yeast before it is pitched, if I'm not mistaken. :) I don't think it will hurt anything to add the Fermaid-K...1/2 sugar break might give the yeast a last "hoorah" on the downhill side. ;)

I may not be doing this right and I haven't done but a couple of batches. I use B-Brite in a plastic tote to soak and wash the bottles. This past summer I even sat the tote in a wheelbarrow and covered it with a sheet of plastic...solar heated bath. It sounds like not everybody uses a...

Stick a gallon jug of it back and age it for 9-months to a year. It should make a big difference in the final product! Congratulations!

Thanks, Rice_Guy. Yeah, I've picked up a few toys tools...gotta have things to work with. ;) The freeze aspect down our way isn't the 800-pound elephant in the room...rather, it's the HOT spring, summer, and fall weather that we have. Even if we get a hard freeze at night (into the upper...

Always good to see a rainbow...

At one time my hobby was collecting hobbies...I've slowed down with it in the last few years, though.

Good to hear, @winemanden !!! I won't be adding pure HFCS but rather canned peaches that include it. Sounds like there might be a good characteristic that comes with it!!!

I like the way you think. Thanks for the info and pointers!

With an OG of 1.080 you're kicking the door on 12% ABV. Lots of folks think that's "just right". :) There are ways of sweeting/flavoring wine after the fermentation. I'll let somebody that knows about that part of it to comment as I don't know much about it. I do know that the longer it ages...

Er, aren't those "U" posts rather than "T" posts? The U-posts that I've seen are a lot lighter-duty than t-posts. ???