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Micah Starbuck said:
“My numbers are...weird. I was trying to convert from SG to Brix but then my calculated alcohol % was different between the two so I have no idea if 32 was right or not. I'm doing SG exclusively now to avoid the conversion error. Honestly it's like tossing a handful of skittles into your mouth. It really is very good but very sweet.” →
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Ryan O'Donnell said:
“That's an inert-gas racking cane. In this instance, I used argon to push the juice through that cane into the barrel but this year I'm able to use gravity since the settling tanks are higher than the barrels. MUCH easier.” →
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Dan Kohnen said:
“Do you use a pump or start a siphon?” →
Recent Blog Articles
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Home winemaker’s competitions are here
Feb 21st, 2012 at 9:28 pm
There’s prominent amateur winemaker competitions coming up and the time to submit your bottles is now! WineMaker 2012 WineMaker International Amateur Wine Competition This is the biggest competition for home winemaker anywhere. Send in your bottles by March 16, 2012 Sonoma … Continue reading →
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Origination of “user-friendly” wines
Feb 16th, 2012 at 8:38 am
Clark Smith of Wines and Vines magazine had a great article in the December 2011 issue titled Some Like It Hot where he goes into the history of California wines alcohol levels rose 2% since the ’70s, how the trend … Continue reading →
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Primera’s label printer looks ideal if you can make the initial investment
Feb 13th, 2012 at 11:45 pm
Printing labels is always one of those last-minute jobs that always seems to have some sort of issue related to it. Ordering too few or too many labels is common. The dreaded fear of discovering a typo or grammatical error … Continue reading →
Recently Completed Batches
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2012 winexpert ID 0404210 0184, California
Winemaker: Al Davies
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2011 Lodi Region, California
Winemaker: Dan Kohnen
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2011 Johnson County, Kansas
Winemaker: Dan Kohnen