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Thanks @heatherd! Great advice on the MoreWinemaking guides, I've actually already read the one you referenced and downloaded several others. Keeping chemicals on hand in bulk will be new to me, though I was only planning on having sanitizer, S02, Malo, Tartaric Acid...is there anything else...

Thanks all, good advice on all fronts. Will circle back is something more specific comes up in the process, really appreciate your help!

I suppose the reference to my wine quality was a mix of being humble and acknowledging that I'm inexperienced and am producing a product akin to your average table wine. If I were to sell it, I'd probably attempt to do so at some of the local wine shops or nearby wine bars (one of which sells...

Hi, I'm in the midst of working through all of the licensing requirements in CA to become a commercial winery. This is very early stages and I assume my request will be rejected/disapproved, which is fine as I'm attempting to legitimize my operation earlier than the quality of my wine currently...

Hi, I've made only kit wines to-date and am embarking on my first frozen must batch (a drum, so a much larger quantity than I'm accustomed to dealing w/ at once). Wondering if anyone has any tips or 'watch outs' that I should be aware of? Below is some basic information: -Location: Garage...

Ah got it, think I was using a formula of '1 lug = 2.5gl-3gl of juice' that I'd heard previously but now that I think about it, it didn't clarify if it was 'finished' juice (wine). Given that I'm accustomed to 6gl kits, I assume it makes sense to do 3 lugs using a 10gl fermenter? Apologies for...

Thanks John! So if I go w/ 2 lugs for 5-6gl of wine, will a 7.9gl fermenter suffice or do I absolutely need the 10gl? Choosing between https://morewinemaking.com/products/plastic-wine-bucket-fermenter-79-gallon.html and...

Hi all, I've been making wine from kits and am getting ready to do my first batch from grapes but am having trouble determining what size of fermentation bucket to use after crushing/destemming. More specifically, I know that initially and after punching-down that the skins will repeatedly...

Thanks, hadn't even realized how old this thread was :-).

Hi all, Just discovered Winemaking Talk, very helpful content as I'm new to winemaking so thanks for everyone's contributions. I see mention of Bergamais in this forum so wanted to piggyback w/ a question I had, specifically - does anyone know what it means? I gather that it's a Gamay but...