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Did you re-filter it or just go with the wine that was filtered a month previous? And more importantly does it taste OK? If so, tell your neighbors that it's plum lambrusco... :)

I try to go to the source where possible - The Lalvin/Lallemand website has a top level summary as well as the full tech data sheet. Scott Labs and Morewinemaking.com usually have copies of the tech data sheet too. But you're right, I looked through my (far too numerous) yeast charts from...

RC-212 is rated up to 16% - but as the technical notes state, depending on fermentation conditions. As has been frequently noted in this forum, RC-212 does require sufficient YAN to perform well. I assume this need is greater at higher brix/SG/%ABV. Even if you add supplemental nitrogen it can...

Great bubbles and great tasting wine :cool:. I have drunk all of the bottles from this trial run but plan to riddle and disgorge 2 cases in the fall, which will be about 18 months tirage. That will leave me about 2 cases for fall 2025, and 2 more for fall 2026.

One other factor to bear in mind is that the individual tolerances described (pH, temp, SO2, %ABV) are not completely independent and are only valid if the other conditions are favorable. So eg I would feel comfortable going close to the ABV limit if the other factors are within range, but if...

Curious as to why you chose this strain since its alcohol tolerance is (I assume) lower than your expected %ABV? Maybe just got some for free from a fellow winemaker? For reds I have had success with CH16 (pH 3.4, temp 62-77, SO2 40ppm, ABV16%) and O-mega (pH 3.1, temp >57, SO2 60ppm, ABV16%...

I buy from morewinemaking.com. They have a N CA distribution center (Pittsburg, CA; the other one is Pittsburg, PA...) I typically receive shipments within a day or two - I think once it was literally next day. I've always found their service to be very good. The only time I came unstuck was...

I'm planning on 50-60 gal grape wine this year, probably equal parts white and red pinot noir, plus a few gallons of elderflower sparkling wine and elderberry wine. Elderflower is floral and fun, I think I'll always make a case or two as long as I have flowers on my bush. Elderberry is still...

I have these too! I agree, they're big and tasty and the vines are very vigorous. I don't see any netting, don't you have to fight off the birds for them? Edit: I know they're canes not vines. Grape vines on the brain! 🙄

For sure... wine is such a complex mixture and we all have our own unique biographies and taste preferences, I'm honestly not surprised that a treatment that works for one person might not work for another (even for similar wines). Bench trials are key here, I think. In an ideal world I'd have...

Thought I would chime in - I have little experience with fining agents but wanted to try to clear my sparkling elderflower base wine, it always seems to stay hazy even after months in the cellar. This year the wine is quite tart (pH 2.95, TA 7.2g/L, calculated 9.5% ABV) but I think will make a...

FYI this thread is 12 years old so doubtful that the OP is still interested... There is a separate forum for listing grapes for sale, maybe you'll find some customers there?

Not to derail the motorization discussion but does anyone know where you can get rubber or nylon rollers for this model of destemmer? When I ordered mine, the store confirmed that it came with rubber rollers but I was misled, it has aluminum... Would love to upgrade if possible. My model is by...

Yes, thats how we do it. Crusher positioned next to the tailgate of the truck. One person loads the hopper from the back of the truck, the other cranks the handle and offloads the buckets of crushed grapes into the primary fermenter (or press if you're pressing out immediately for making...

How much do you need to crush? I have a similar model, crushing/destemming up to a ton is not a problem with a few people to help out. We routinely process 1/2T with just me and Mrs Monkey...

I would not recommend trying to stop MLF'. Once it's done you should be able to treat with KMBS/K-meta to prevent any restart. If you don't have the capacity to test for ML conversion I would give it at least 4-6 weeks before adding sulfites, assuming you're at a suitable temperature and pH for...

Typically I'll add between 3-5% of the base wine volume of secondary yeast starter, so for 23L that'll be ~0.7-1.1L. I'd go with the lower end of the range if you're making a proper tirage culture, ie acclimatizing the yeast to increasing amounts of wine over 3-4 days; go with the higher end if...

I've never tried wine kits but chardonnay/viognier is on my to-do list. I made a chardonnay/white pinot noir blend a few years ago that had a small amount of viognier in it, but haven't had the opportunity to do chard/viognier alone.

But that's after crushing/destemming, right? I think @jpcart wants to know how much container volume he needs for hauling whole cluster grapes...

From TCW: 1T whole cluster grapes = 240gal volume. So 12 gal per 100lb But I seem to recall from when I picked grapes that a standard 5-gallon bucket holds about 20lb, which would be equivalent to ~1/2T in 240gal, 25 gal per 100lb (which is in line with your 65-75lb/18gal tote). Maybe there is...