Can I use this for wine making
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If the wine fluids are compatible with Polyethylene I myself can't see why it won't work ok.
1378703
Yes, as long as it is not larger than the typical bottle of wine. For our smaller plants we bought a four pack of those cute little bottles of wine at the grocery store - Lambrusco ones (not the mini liquor ones).
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Don't know what you have, Nicole. Assuming you are starting from scratch you will need the "wine making hardware" which can be purchased from Amazon or at your local Wine/Beer making hobby shop. That includes 1 six gallon carboy (really need two), a hydrometer, floating thermometer, stirring paddle, six gallon fermenting bucket, corking tool, wine "trap" to perform hydrometer readings, air lock (preferably 2), 6' of clear tubing. In addition to these basics I'd recommend an auto syphon. Once completed you will need bottles which can be purchased or have someone you know at a pub to save their wine bottles for you....remove labels (recommend removing with hot water, then run cold water over the glued area and remove hardened glue with a single edge razor blade. Rinse in super hot water then sanitize before filling. This kit will make 30 bottles (750ml) or 15 of the 1.5 liter. I like to fill some of both.
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The description states that it can not be used with sparkling wines.Because beer has carbon dioxide in it this gas will be pulled from the liquid and the bottle will no longer be under vacuum. I have not used it on beer. I imagine the act of sealing it and only allowing a certain amount of the gases to escape will make it last longer, but it will not be as effective as it is on wine.
286322
No, but there are a lot of wine juice kits available that this kit can be used with.
1036647
You should be able to. We got it for cooking a rack of lamb, which is not very balanced, and had no problems.
398402
It's heavy once you put wine in it. I wouldn't recommend it. Plus it generates some heat on top that wouldn't release if it is stacked on top of each other
2006247
I don't see why not. We have used ours for mead and are absolutely thrilled with the results.
1706186
I would definitely say yes. I have carbonated grape juice with this yeast, and get good results after just a day of so. I make very dry, very strong apple wine with this yeast, as well as good grape wine from Concorde grape juice concentrate. Good luck!
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I don't know for sure, however, ive used it with both beer and wine and it is wonderful!! the yeast just explode into activity! so, I would imagine that it would work for that as well. if I was you, I would not broadcast my intentions on the internet. someone will tell on you! count on it. but im sure that this will aid in creating a good mash for whatever reason. I highly recommend this product.
922240
I don't think you are going to get that effect with this product. It is used to de-acidify wine and also used as a source of potassium. It's a bit fizzy, but like sodium bicarbonate, it stops fizzing quickly.
980008
You know, I've only ever aerated red wine. However, I don't see why you couldn't use yours with both. Generally, white wine doesn't need aeration (that's my opinion anyway) but I'm no connoisseur. I say, use it with both. Hope that helps!
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Absolutely. We just made a batch this fall using the equipment from this kit and it turned out great. Your local homebrew supply shop should be able to set you up with the apple pressing, yeast, yeast nutrients, and sodium bisulfite. Other than those things, everything you need to make cider will be included in this kit.
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Yes you can, this was the purpose we purchased it for as a matter of fact. We use it for both mead and beer making.
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I felt the kit I bought was very complicated to suit me, I have been making wine with my own grapes and add sugar, and then let it process, I have found recipes on the internet for wine making, My wine sometime is pretty good and then its not as good. I do use the big pail which comes in handy but would not have needed all that equipment. There are a lot of recipes on the internet you can use to make wine, even grape juice, or other juices.
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We use calcium carbonate for wine & beer making. However there are a ton of other uses for it. Google is a great resource to find out what other people have used it for.
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Don, there Juice in the kit, along with all the other ingredients you need, such as yeast, finings, sorbate, etc. what you need is a plastic fermenting pail, a glass or Plastic approved 6 gal carboy, and some other misc stuff. I would recommend getting a starter kit that comes with all that like the one here: http://www.amazon.com/Deluxe-Wine-Making-Quality-Durable/dp/B000FBOWQW it's about $100 at Amazon.