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I am trying to maintain the heat on a 6 gallon glass carboy. It is secondary fermentation so needs to still use an airlock to let CO2 out. How do I maintain its temp since I cant put a thermowell into the carboy like a do with a primary fermenter

I have a variable volume stainless tank. Any idea on how to keep its temperature constant? In the past I just put a thermo blanket around a plastic fermenter and put the thermstat for the blanket through the hole in the plastic fermenter top.

Another question on variable stainless steel tanks. I can see how to use them for primary fermentation where you can readily access to check for SG levels. How would you use them for secondary/clearing when you cant see through them like you do glass carboys?

I added clarifying agents before the wine was completely degassed (one is a pear wine the other a cayuga) and now they seem to be taking longer to clear. Is this usual?

I have used the ferrari with some mixed results. It is a pain if you need to change the bottle sizes (say from the 375ml bottle to the 750ml bottle). It also can be a pain if it is not seated in the bottle correctly. I think it might be easier to have one ferrari for each size bottle you use...

I started with a full 1-gallon kit that was equipment and juice. It was on sale for $79 (online but that provider has since closed down). My first supplement to that was to buy a second gallon carboy (so inexpensive I dont even recall what it costs). That investment allowed me to make several...

I have made a few dessert wine kits with no major issues. However, when I tried making a reisling from a kit I followed all the instructions, had all the correct readings and was more or less on the kits timeline. However, when I open a bottle I get a very strong smell of alchohol when the...

Anyone know of clubs/groups of home winemakers in the SouthCoast MA region?

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I had a merqutte vine that I thought was dead. I had some UV tubes so placed one around the vine I thought I lost. It did begin regrgowing. If you place such a tube around the vine it may regrow at a faster rate than just waiting for nature to run its course. I got mine through the mail from...

Made a cranberry wine from 100 percent juice. It was extemely tart - like sucked your whole face in! However, as a recovery experiemnt we mixed a 750ml bottle of the wine with one liter of mandarin flavored sparkling water, threw in cut up apples, pears, even pineaplle and had a very enjoyable...

For the most part wine recipes are linear. If you have a 6-gallon recipe then cut everything in half for three gallons. If you have a 1-gallon recipe then triple everything. The one thing you may not need to adjust is yeast as many recipes will use a full packet for everything from 1-gallon...

The portuguese ones might not work if you are trying to use the Bellisima style bottles.

Another cleaning question: I had an apple wine in a one gallon glass carboy for several months. When I racked it off there was a ring left at the level of the wine. I got all the crud out, but this ring is persistent. I put in b-brite and shook the heck out of it. I used a bristle brush...

This is from ECKraus on options based on how much needs to be topped off: https://eckraus.com/wine-making-topping-up/

It really varies in how its made. I have seen cranberry juice cut with apple juice, but don't know the porportions. There are some variations where it is 10% cranberry and some other white variety (though i am not sure you can call that cranberry wine). The version I made is definitely on the...

I have heard of wineries using nitrogen to top off tanks for bulk aging. I don't think it displaces all the air, but it forms a barrier layer between the surface of the wine and the air

At 7.8% ABV it is more like a hard cider than a wine. Did you add a stabilzer to help prevent fermentation restarting? At that low it might have been better to put them into beer bottles (16 ounce) as they are a bit stronger than a wine bottled should fermentation restart.

When you move the excess into smaller bottles are you concerned at all about possible eruptions from any stray Co2 left over?

I got my first kit, and loads of equipment through them. Always ncie on phone, even for the most basic questions.