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I made a very small (2 gallons) batch of Chambourcin, which just finished out primary at S.G. 0.992 yesterday, likely a bit lower today. I need to leave town at noon tomorrow for a week. My question; Should I secure the batch (in a 5 gallon bucket now) with CO2 and wait a week on MLF and let it...

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Thanks, that's helpful. I will shop around a bit.

I've acquired this machine (below) to roll on labels now that my bottling needs have risen to that level. I design my own labels and want to have them printed. So far, the Stompstickers.com 4.5 x 4.5 inch label rolls (minimum of 100) look to be the best at about $0.65 per. Anyone know of any...

Just FYI I have listed this at the original price on eBay. Let me know if still interested. I will honor our discussed price.

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That regimen makes good sense to me. It all depends on the wine, of course. My 2019, which earned a bronze in the American Wine Society Amateur competition, I bottled after 10 months but my 2020 will wait a full 12 months or longer before I decide to bottle, just because of how it is...

Yes. Price is $125 which includes shipping as said in my post above. Let me know if you want to purchase and I will ship out immediately once payment is received. Thanks for your interest. This unit measures ML acid levels much more accurately. I debated keeping it, but decided to let it go for now.

I like that Eastwood unit. You can do a lot of projects around the home with welders of that size.

The big box outlets (Home Depot, Lowes, Tractor Supply, Northern Tool) all sell smaller wire feed arc welders (MIG if you use a CO2/Argon mix, known as C25 gas) or without gas a "flux core" wire. They are not very hard to learn and master and run off of 120 VAC current. Dialing in the right feed...

Selling an opened but unused Vinmetrica SC-55 Malic Acid test equipment kit. Price is $125 shipping included and case, normally $185. Upgrading to an SC-300 and happy to just use paper chromatography for the time being. Will likely regret it. Measure accurate levels of Malic Acid before and...

So here is just a note I made to myself. A month past MLF I am at that point where I am making periodic observations and making notes in my journal/log. I usually note the date, and the day number (i.e. D 23, or D 121, etc.) past initial inoculation of yeast. I checked today (D 189), after a few...

Just two 6 gal. carboys per variety now but planning on expanding in the fall. 6 carboys currently, going to 12 or 15, which seems too many. May look at barrels too. Lots to consider, which is part of the fun.

For anyone who has switched from glass carboys to stainless steel tanks, I'm thinking about smaller or medium sized variable capacity tanks for primary and secondary/bulk aging. How many carboys (6 and or 5 gallon) did any of you have in use before it made sense to go with larger tanks?

Will do. Thanks, winemaker

Not so much winemaking to have a club in these parts, I'm afraid. At least, not that I am aware of. Perhaps to the north in NC. Also exploring the frozen buckets of must, which are much less expensive. Any opinions on frozen v. "fresh"?

Greenville/Spartanburg area of SC

Just joining this thread as I start to wonder about source of grapes this coming season. I bought last November from a local winery that imports from CA. He receives grapes, crushes and I purchased 6 gallon buckets of must; CS from Paso Robles, OVZin from Lodi and Malbec from WA state. Expensive...

Welcome to the community, Rockymtn. The aromas and flavors we enjoy in premium wines come exclusively from the grapes, grown in expertly managed vineyards in optimum locations and micro climates, yeast strains, fermention, barrel aging and the expert (and artful) ways in which those are all...

VP41 looks like a winner. I only need enough for two 6 gallon carboys, They say 2.5 g will do 66 gallons! Use just 1 g or so then, or the whole packet?