If you are only doing small volumes I would go with a homemade rack and cloth press, you can use them for grapes as well. I have a bladder press, though ...

... wine or something with a generic origin of appellation. I fully assumed I would rack off solids when I started making Cider but was pleasantly surprised at ...

There is no secondary yeast fermentation when you make cider or wine. All apple sugars are full fermentable unlike those in wort. You don't generally rack ...

For this reason, you should always make sure that there isn't excess ... It's easy to fix that problem - just make sure that you rack your cider off ...

> agreed it should be called since you can't make cider from plums) would be a > made wine and so not covered by the 70hl exemption. The exemption is for > ...

Jan 1, 2017 ... ... is quite expensive I am looking for good ideas. Does anyone have ... Fit a wire rack frame in a tub or use a cardboard champagne box with dividers ...

My question is how long after treatment can I wait/should I wait before racking it? ... The wine making textbooks tend to advise racking and filtering within a

Do anyone has a good reference for plans to make a riddling rack? I'm looking to make a large, two-sided rack for some sparkling cider I've been storing.

Dec 8, 2009 ... I am enjoying a leisurely winding down period between the end of cider making and Christmas. It is a time of gentle pottering in the

problems. What is considered idea will vary greatly between vintners. I prefer. Chardonel like: Brix 24 pH 3.3. TA 7.0.

making would you do this? When you have determined that fermentation is terminated (using an hydrometer), you rack the wine off the sediments (usually) and add

What I wonder about the oxygenation is reading about it wine making additional oxygen is ... Wine in large tanks of 40 000 L is given micro-ox plus racks ...

Rack n cloth press... although I am inclined to agree. However, basket presses are cheaper to purchase (unless you make your own) and *do* work to press apples.

It is not often I disagree with my betters or even my peers but I find I must and even add my penny's worth. We make wine and cider (no beer) and always ...

Can I use oak to build the racks or would acacia be more suitable? > 2. I'm ... European wine industry where it is still use under very strict licence

I know in wine making CO2 is a fault in a dry still wine, so they do not ... I can then rack back into smaller containers after fermentation. This ...

I was talking to a friend who has extensive water system knowledge but doesn't know anything about wine or cider making and he said that water pressure is ...

Johns, Michigan) generally sell it as an "apple dessert wine." "However, pommeau is easy to make at home (where you can call it whatever you want) using your ...

This is my 2nd years cider making and I,m based in Northamptonshire. Having just done an early 5 gallon batch I need to rack it into another barrel ...

Does anyone know what kind of wine is referred to by the name "Guinea Red"? I have heard the name used to refer to homemade red Italian wine, but I'm not ...