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    2013 crop

    It's been 3 years since I posted here. Much water under the bridge and at one point I thought I might be forced to give up. No grapes in 2011 as July rain made the berries split, and no grapes in 2012 as it was too wet and cold at all the wrong times. 2013 started a month late but we caught up a good part of that with the hot summer down here in Southampton. Flowering happened in ideal conditions - dry, warm and a bit of a breeze to spread the pollen about. Thinking the season would be short I was...
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  • Getting Bottles Clean

    Getting Bottles Clean

    truck wash and a jet bottle washer



    and this is the tool you need to get them out of bottle banks (a lightly modified litter grabber)



    ...
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  • Variable capapcity tanks

    Variable capapcity tanks

    Whats that then..

    These are straight walled tanks, with open tops. The lid floats on the surface of the wine and has what is best described as a bicycle inner tube around the outside which is inflated by a pump to form a seal.

    Options
    I own and use a couple of stainless variable capacity tanks (VCT). Until recently these were the only option in the UK.
    However last week a very nice man at www.fruitpresses.co.uk kindly sent me the 300L PLASTIC tank. ...
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  • Frequently asked questions about frozen grapes

    Frequently asked questions about frozen grapes

    Here is my attempt at answering any questions you may have about your frozen grapes.
    If you think of a question I have not answered you are probably not alone - please email me .

    How many bottles does it make? I thought I would start with the tough one first :-) We sell frozen grapes as ingredients, not as a kit. Different people make different wine from different grapes in different ways using different methods. All of which will affect the final volume. There ar...
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  • Winemaking with Elderberries (Sambucus Nigra)

    Winemaking with Elderberries (Sambucus Nigra)

    This book is no longer in Print, it is a fantastic resource, so I thought it would be useful to reproduce sections of it here (as time permits...it's a long process for a slow typer! ) over 13000 words so far phew!

    I will also covert it to a down-loadable file once it is completed So that it will be out in the public domain...it's just too valuable a resource to lose forever.

    hope you find this useful....please let me have your feedback


    Winemaking...
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  • Making Wine from Kits

    Making Wine from Kits

    Fantastic tutorial by Pat cuthbert
    moderator winepress.us
    member of winesathome.co.uk and all round good guy
    reproduced here with his kind permission



    I KNOW you will find this useful



    Hi all;

    I started a couple of kits. I have some pics for you showing the steps so far and will show the rest as they occur.

    First is checking my equipment. A lot of empty carboys as you can see.

    Be...
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  • Grapefest 2013

    Grapefest 2013

    This years Grapefest event will be held on Saturday September 21st (in Knottingley as ever)
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  • Yeast for Newbies

    Yeast for Newbies

    YEAST FOR NEWBIES Yeast is important. If yeast only converted sugar to alcohol, you'd end up with something which tastes like alcoholic grape juice. The processes which take place are complex, and different yeast strains behave in different ways. We try to choose the strain which will affect our wine in a positive manner. There is a heck of a lot of information on this site (and others) about yeast, and for someone new to winemaking it can be difficult to extract meaningful advice from it all. P...
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  • Choosing the right yeast

    Choosing the right yeast

    New to winemaking? Want simple, basic advice on which yeast strains to select? Look at this tutorial first.

    For more comprehensive information, read on ...


    from Jack Kellers fantastic website

    http://winemaking.jackkeller.net


    Red Star Active Dry Yeasts

    Assmannshausen : Assmannshausen is a German yeast strain. Germany leads the world in yeast isolation and production. Assmannshausen is best suited for red wines. It...
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  • Yeast Starters..... all you ever wanted to know

    Yeast Starters..... all you ever wanted to know

    All you ever needed to know about yeast starters Extract from Progressive Winemaking Peter Duncan and Bryan Acton Yeast starters are very easy to prepare and no difficulties should be encountered if the following directions are observed. A wine bottle is first sterilised with the stock (10%) sulphite solution mentioned in an earlier chapter and then thoroughly rinsed out with boiled water (cooled) to remove any residual sulphite. About a half a pint of must or an alternative basic starter med...
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  • Getting Bottles Clean
    by Cellar_Rat
    truck wash and a jet bottle washer



    and this is the tool you need to get them out of bottle banks (a lightly modified litter grabber)



    ...
    14-11-2013, 08:23 AM
  • 2013 crop
    by chris_b
    It's been 3 years since I posted here. Much water under the bridge and at one point I thought I might be forced to give up. No grapes in 2011 as July rain made the berries split, and no grapes in 2012 as it was too wet and cold at all the wrong times. 2013 started a month late but we caught up a good part of that with the hot summer down here in Southampton. Flowering happened in ideal conditions - dry, warm and a bit of a breeze to spread the pollen about. Thinking the season would be short I was...
    03-10-2013, 02:41 PM
  • Variable capapcity tanks
    by Cellar_Rat
    Whats that then..

    These are straight walled tanks, with open tops. The lid floats on the surface of the wine and has what is best described as a bicycle inner tube around the outside which is inflated by a pump to form a seal.

    Options
    I own and use a couple of stainless variable capacity tanks (VCT). Until recently these were the only option in the UK.
    However last week a very nice man at www.fruitpresses.co.uk kindly sent me the 300L PLASTIC tank. ...
    31-08-2013, 09:32 AM
  • Frequently asked questions about frozen grapes
    by Cellar_Rat
    Here is my attempt at answering any questions you may have about your frozen grapes.
    If you think of a question I have not answered you are probably not alone - please email me .

    How many bottles does it make? I thought I would start with the tough one first :-) We sell frozen grapes as ingredients, not as a kit. Different people make different wine from different grapes in different ways using different methods. All of which will affect the final volume. There ar...
    16-08-2013, 09:20 AM
  • Winemaking with Elderberries (Sambucus Nigra)
    by lockwood1956
    This book is no longer in Print, it is a fantastic resource, so I thought it would be useful to reproduce sections of it here (as time permits...it's a long process for a slow typer! ) over 13000 words so far phew!

    I will also covert it to a down-loadable file once it is completed So that it will be out in the public domain...it's just too valuable a resource to lose forever.

    hope you find this useful....please let me have your feedback


    Winemaking...
    10-08-2013, 02:08 PM
  • Making Wine from Kits
    by lockwood1956
    Fantastic tutorial by Pat cuthbert
    moderator winepress.us
    member of winesathome.co.uk and all round good guy
    reproduced here with his kind permission



    I KNOW you will find this useful



    Hi all;

    I started a couple of kits. I have some pics for you showing the steps so far and will show the rest as they occur.

    First is checking my equipment. A lot of empty carboys as you can see.

    Be...
    10-08-2013, 01:55 PM
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