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that should work....you could get a small colander or strainer to trap the grape pak and set the dumbell on it

agreed :b but one always must be at the ready when jet, giants and yankee fan seeks to remind us of their preordained role at the championship table truth is that i dont go to the games anymore...i sell or give away all the games...i wish the best for all the teams...truly do!

Steve makes a god point for new people...no need or real use for an airlock during primary occasionally i have needed to hold something down in a fermenting tub or during aging...try this...find a colander that for the lost part fits your container...find something sanitary in your house that...

Matt you make a really good point...we must be watchful over what we buy used....two yrs ago i replied to a craigslist ad that had for free three tons of agricultural fertilizer...long story short....i told a friend about it and he said is that down in xxxxx, Massachusetts? i said yes.....he...

Dear Giants Fan: check your spelling...."BTW, not to fan the flames, but... GO RAVINS! " ------ not wanting to fan the flames? and then you fan the flames:br

all of the above are great answers and i would only add that when you are ready, and have some time and money to spare...divide up a batch...2.5 gallons ( your reduced version) and alongside it do a 3 gallon version....your call on taste....afterall, its your money, life and enjoyment

i was gonna say that if the giants meet the patriots this yr, i will put up three of my front row seats to a game of your choice at Gillette up against your whatever, but that would be betting, which is illegal on the internet i think or at least on this site.... ps that 2008 lucky win is...

double check all your volumes just to play it safe and then mark each one permanently for future reference....bear in mind that you will likely be adding oak products in some instances and this may affect what you are doing.....also if you are purchasing kits that say its a sig gallon kit and...

just a beautiful job

holy cow....

3 mos from fresh grapes to bottle is pretty fast....how long did you wait to bottle the first dechaunac wine you made...it may be a time thing here and some time for development may be in order...it could also be the amount or rain last yr greatly affecting things

2008? apparently you like lucky wins...oh well, to each his own :gn

CP, i am suprised that you think no evaporation occurs....if you have witnessed *any* condensate on a solid lid loosely sitting atop an active fermentation, what do you think this is? certain of my wines i keep strict volume accounts and if the air above is dry it does have an affect...i will...

indeed there is...by my experience i have seen as much as 17% loss on a very vigorous ferment under warm conditions w a dry atmosphere above since you are doing a port you will have a noticeably sweeter one...you may love it...make sure you taste it :) anyways it is all a challenge :)

it is natural...they may float for weeks by my experience....they take a while to get saturated...then heavy and finally sink....

regarding, "during long term storage", remember this....the water you mentioned that evaporated, condensed and then went *into* the carboy is only half your equation......the wine itself can also evaporate up into the inner cap and condense and trail down into the water/kmeta/vodka in your air...

amen!!!!:b

a beautiful thing....keep sharing the journey

Paul...since you are very informed on photography, i would like to ask a question of you...if you knwo great..if not , no big deal.....i would like to take a photo of something fairly close up but have the entire background blurred...is this done w the camera ( if so how?), or is it down w some...

my thought on your comment Robie : " In about another year I'll try them each in a side-by-side taste comparison. Who knows, maybe I will be able to taste the difference... maybe. Now, I just put all my reds through a wine barrel for several months. " is that it may not be a long enough...