I'll check in the morning. Absolutely donald'd at the moment
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looks like you all had a great time .... hopefully i'll make it next year, giving me time to hone my skills and bring a nice bottle or two with me ;-)To most people solutions mean answers. To chemists solutions are things that are mixed up.
A fine wine is a fine wine, 1st time may be by accident, 2nd time is by design - that's why you keep notes.
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I can't post a pic because it is already racked, and the two carboys are different colours.
I think photos don't allways give a true reproduction anyway.
Mine is significantly lighter in colour than the Merlot. Provided you got your hands in there and actively squished the grapes two, three or four times a day during the first couple of days in primary, it should be fine.
Last year, Rich didn't squish much and I did (well, Mrs. Goldseal did). The difference in colour was huge.Pete the Instructor
It looks like Phil Donahue throwing up into a tuba
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Racked the merlot yesterday - 8.5 gallons from 8 boxes (will reduce with racking).
I got 2 2nd runs going - 5 gals of a light (1.060) strawberry/raspberry with the skins, and 3 gals of Wine no.1 with a bag of skins to give it colour. I have now taken the bag out and I hope there's enough yeast in the must to keep fermentation going.
Nothing has gone wrong yet - just a matter of time I supposePete the Instructor
It looks like Phil Donahue throwing up into a tuba
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Originally posted by lockwood1956 View PostAll the gear.........No Idea!
Pete the Instructor
It looks like Phil Donahue throwing up into a tuba
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Both of mine are in DJ's but I put the grapes back into a clean bucket and added 900g of Youngs Definitive Red Wine Kit Red wine Kit and water, took an SG reading and its only 1.020 - should I be adding suger to take the SG up to say 1.070 or is that about right for a second run of the grapes?
The second run of grapes formed a cap within about 4 hours of starting and I didnt add any nutrient etc.
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