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She is cute! I love mules and donkeys. Smarter than me, definitely, and pretty.

There are a couple of things that may he going on with prickly pear wine, and it is hard to suss it all out without lots of specific detail on each batch (and human) with an issue. There's the issue of what the pH is of the juice, was there kmeta or other sulfur, aging, all that. Wine could have...

I don't know which yeasts you have ready access to. ScottLabs has a reference sheet, the easily found yeast on that recommended list (for me) are QA23, D47 (both almost anywhere) or 58W3 (MoreWine). Those are all noted for reinforcing varietal characters. 71B (also almost anywhere) may not have...

Well, you can certainly try wine or fermented juice without anything added at all. 'Natural' is a buzzword these days. However.... for hundreds of years winemakers have been adding sulfur, using oak fermenters and barrels, and other fermenters that hold selected yeasts. Vineyards and orchards...

That is now Saturday October 2. Depending on schedules, can meet in general Columbia/Rockville area, maybe north of Leesburg.

I would do all the Italian juice , personally. That is an excellent price, I think I haven't found less than $65. I would do it this year but don’t really have time to drive on the specified weekend.

I had none of the goo residue issues with dried elderberry or syrup. There was a little 'tub-ring' around the primary with dried elderberry, but I let the berries macerate for a time, didn't really notice it. The ring washed right off when i cleaned.

I have a red Portuguese corker, it's the standard kind with plastic jaws. I got it in a package deal, already have one of the same. $40 6 gallon carboys, I have two. I think both are Mexico made. $20 I can deliver to the Washington Winemakers pickup on Saturday (now Oct 2), if you are going.(I...

I am not a geologist, just live in Maryland. Looks like what I've always called shale. Some fields are full of it, 'easily' dug through. That's relative, of course. I am curious as to exactly the composition of this stuff.

I think that looks like the Wine on Tap system sold at homebrewing.org. I am sure other stores carry it, just ordered today so it is at the top of my mind.

That is completely opposite of what I'd expect. Are you sure the batches weren't switched? I am curious if you and I got different batches of yeast, too. I don't know the weight of pectic enzyme that was added. I couldn't find my scale, and it was late. I threw in what was about 5x recommended...

An update- I tried 4 different yeasts, since they were all recommended for peach or whites. Two I have used before, two not, my first peach wine. QA23 - Very fast fermentation, very good color. Also very fast to flocculate, and I can see through the wine now. I used this on Albarino and...

Some must run kits, but I don't know that it would be usual grape types. Of course we often have no idea what wineries do for chaptalizing, etc. I have seen the super-size kits that cmason1957 is talking about. Labelpeelers carries 'Winery Series' of the Island Mist flavors, 4x the size of the...

My carboys are ALWAYS in a milk crate or bucket. Much safer.

Again, no I wouldn't use this for fermentation. If the plastic type/NSF is not marked, it is not safe for food. Rubbermaid Brute or Lavex or Bronco make various colors, restaurants use them for ingredient storage. The 10 gallon can usually be found in white, might be embossed with "ICE ONLY"...

I thought that this was silver, but might actually be black plastic? Either way, looks like this is from a company that does not seem to produce food-grade plastics. If not marked, I would not use it. I am not sure of your batch size, if standard 6 gallon or less, MoreWine has a nice 8 gallon I...

I may have to bite the bullet on a couple. I can easily get smaller sizes, and 6 gallon when juices come in. it's the larger diameter I need, probably keep trying to find used small barrels.

Verdicchio is exactly what I am looking for as well! CFP Winemakers in Pittsburgh and Gino Pinto are the places that get it. I don't know why the other places importing Italian juice have limited types down to 12~ from 18~. Timing is weird for me, still may not do anything from Italy til next year.

Where do I look for larger buckets, cheap? I would love more of the 7.8 gallon fermenting buckets, usually branded BSG or store name. I want them cheap though, and am finding for about 21-26$ or more, new. Or anything with an interior measurement of 13 inch. I have RubberMaid trash cans for...

Could you post that list? I think the person on the phone didn’t get my email address correct. I am sure they are gone for the night and message never got here. I downloaded the juice price list from their website, why grapes aren't there I do not understand.