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All ready sent my letter to Santa for the Vinemetrica Sc 300 and since my birthday is in January I included the the MLF attacnment. :h

Not having been involved in anything like this before I had no idea at all what to expect. I especially liked the way the scoring was done using that form and after a couple of glasses of wine I could read the comments just fine. :D

Corrados in Clifton NJ is the closest LHBS to me about an hour each way. I have also gone to Gino Pinto which is about twice the distance for glass and other supplies. :sh

Having variety is all well and good, but I assume that the issue you have here is simply volume. Why not look into making wine from fresh grapes next year? You can make big batches when using fresh fruit. Having gone through the same type of gyrations here is where I'm at. Between my own...

Yes definately was referring to material that was never installed. Like I said probably a crazy idea. Like you Tenbears I usually make or invent anything I need so of course I hate to see anything go to waste. ;)

That's an air purifier that I run to take out the smoke generated by my AC vacuum pump. When I originally rigged all this up I couldn't find a smokeless pump. I was just beginning and wasn't thinking I would go for the cost of the AIO (how things have changed) so I found the AC pump on sale at...

May Sound Crazy This may sound crazy but has anyone ever tried or heard of repurposing left over oak flooring for oaking the wine?? :?

Rackin The Nite Away

Who will take care of the Angels while you're waiting for the recipients to come of age? :?

Probably one of my favorites. I would definately keep it on its own unless it doesn't turn out as you expected or maybe not to your taste. :h

The Demijohns also come in 25 liter size which is what I use. They are actually easier to handle than a carboy due to the thiner glass. After all my vacuum racking and clearing is done is the carboys I siphon into the demi for bulk ageing and now into the barrel for the final round. I also have...

Forgive me for not researching first but I wondering how do you figure the abv after you Chapatalize? Do you take the increase in SG and add it to the original SG?? :?

The barrel is 100 Liters. I thought at that size it would be a little less critical at least until I can get a letter off to Santa for a Vinemetrica. ;)

I currently don't have a way to monitor the SO2 levels and have been following pretty much the rule of thumb a quarter teaspoon every three months per 6 gallons. Will this not work for the barrel?? :?

Enologo, where do you shop for your juices? I am assuming they are from Italy, right? I don't think there is an Amarone juice bucket from CA. I've been getting my juice and when I can some grapes from Carrado's in Clifton NJ. They are the closest LHBS to me about 45 min. to an hour ride for...

Wow thanks for that pic. This will be helpfull when I try to put this thing together. It always helps to see what the puzzle looks like assembled when your trying to put it together. Especially the tray. That's pretty much along the lines of what I was thinking. Cool. ;)

Looks like you'll be a be a busy beaver. I just picked up and started 4 pails of Amarone myself. ;)

Funny story actually. When I first saw the silicon bungs I wanted to try them so I ordered some from Midwest. The sizes weren't stated and the large one that I thought would fit in my demijon was too large and didn't fit so I chalked it up to experience and tossed it into my bag-o-bungs. I...

Thanks for the replies. I guess this will be my winter project to refurb this and hopefully have it ready for the spring. It's missing the hardware and one of the uprights is cracked but i should be abe to get it together. The price was right (Free!). :p