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thanks all! The boxes are actually stamped Amarone. i figured to give them a whirl and try it out. Yes I know of the special process to make the amarone, but I made them as usual (i crushed them last night). Thought someone with more Lodi grape knowledge out of Cali would know what's in there...

I know. What did I buy!? lol Anyone have clue?

Hi all, I picked up 120lbs of Amarone Lodi / Sp Calif / Millonaire from my terminal market here in Brooklyn. (along with my planned grapes) the owner of the market, which has been there over 100 years, told me these grapes are unbelievable, and will make a wine like no other, crush and press as...

My second year doing wine from grapes, and have 2 questions. I crushed about 10 days ago and left it in 2 buckets, my gravity is down to 1.011 as of today and was still bubbling, fermenting. Because I have to work way too much in the next 2 weeks, I had to press today. Since i'm sure its still...

Thank you meadmaker. That must have been my mistake. I airlocked the first carboy the day of the press when the gravity was 1.010. I should have left that Carboy with no airlock until the gravity lowered. Then airlocked it. My small 1 gallon airlock wasn’t airtight so it allowed oxygen in...

Hi MeadMaker, when you refer to the primary, do you mean the must after the crush? Or the juice/must after the press? I might be getting confused by primary naming in beermaking. After I crushed the grapes, i let it sit in buckets for 3 days, and stirred it then put it in the press. the gravity...

thanks guys for your replies. I read a few manuals, but they most went the yeast route, and i was trying to do it grandpa way, with what I had in memory. I did crush directly into fermentation buckets. I left the juice, pulp etc (i think that's called the must?) in the buckets 3 days, with a...

(sorry if this is long lol) Hi Everyone! I used to help my Italian Grandfather make wine with his press about 15 years ago. I never really paid strict strict attention, but kind of just did what he said. Well my grandpa passed away about 6 years ago, and I have his old press and crusher, so this...