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They aren't bad to have around. They are most handy for me when I am out of carboys and have to rack. I will rack to one of these, clean the carboy and rack back to glass. Much less oxygen exposure than racking to a bucket and then back to glass. A good, cheap go to in a pinch. Once again I will...

Mixer, it is more to adjust the acidity. Muscadine is VERY acidic. When I make it I test the acidity and adjust with water if I don't have any Calcium Carbonate. Dilution with water will dilute the flavor some. Another reason to add water is to adjust the Specific Gravity if it is too high. It...

I have used them for primary fermentation but never for secondary or bulk aging. I don't care about oxygen during primary fermentation, I do for secondary or bulk aging. I can't remember the size of bung they use. I believe a 10 or 11. You would need to get an exact inside diameter and look at...

How long are we talking from the crush to adding the sugar and yeast? Was it immediate? I have never had that happen to me the few times I have used Muscadines. Maybe Waldo can jump in here. He has made a lot of Muscadine wines. I rarely use them. I love the fruit but don't care much for the wines.

You would just have to know those guys. LOL, I have met them and they are, lets say unique? Great guys and great brewers but oh so eccentric.

This is a perfect scenario to get someone into the hobby. Why not get them involved and let them make it with you and then share the goods. But as said, if you are in the U.S. it is not legal to charge to make wine for someone else. You would be considered a winery and all the proper permits...

Drink it. There is no reason to keep a wine for value unless you have fairly controlled cellar storage as noted by others. It ought to be just fine. If it don't taste good, dump it out. I drank a 1988 Cabernet a while back that was a nothing special Kendall Jackson wine. We found it in the back...

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I just remembered, I do still have this old set up. We might be able to rig you up something with it.

Well, yes and no. It is pretty well finished except I have never the sink or hot water in yet. I ran into some issues that would not allow me to put the sink where I wanted, mainly the drain. I am going to have to put it on the other side of the building but I am going to have to dig a sump pit...

Oh yeah, if you make a mash tun and get away from the cooler set up I want dibs so we can re-gift them to someone else and get them into all grain big time. Looks like I did well with you.

If you can't make one local you can buy one here that is made to fit keggles. These are the same ones my system have. They are fantastic particularly if using leaf hops http://www.brew-magic.com/ketl_acc_falsebtm.html Another option to use is if you are going to use pellet hops is a Hop...

From what I have read, worm castings are a great organic fertilizer. I just looked at another article and see no where where you would worry about flavors from the fertilizer. When I was a kid my neighbor used to put human waste from the sewer plant on his yard and garden. He has some pretty...

If you look on the packet it should have directions. If not here is info from Lalvin's website. Importance of rehydrating yeast ...................................... How important is it to rehydrate the yeast before adding it to the...

If you use the cleaning chemical in combo with the sanitizing product I don't see why it wouldn't work. I haven't broke down what the cost per gallon made of Star San is but will say that is no where as near hard on the skin as K-Meta.

That's how I do it as well. Works every time. Just don't beat the snot out of it when you stir to minimize oxidation. Just a short gentle stir.

I try to transfer around 1.020 as well. I like to wait till the rolling fermentation is over so I can fill the carboy to the neck and not worry about it getting up in the airlock or blowing it out.

Feel free to take some of ours as well. It has been raining 4 straight days here. Just a light drizzle with an occasional downpour. Guess it is from that storm out in the Gulf. My grass really needed cut BAD before it started raining. I have one spot in the yard that will probably take a month...

Are you moving local or long distance? When I moved local I just got a large tote and stood the bottles up in the totes and handled them carefully. I moved around 300 bottles like that. Didn't break a bottle. I don't know what I would of done long distance though. I probably would of went to a...