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reading through that page you linked.. and I think it may be this.. as I did see a couple little flecks today as well.. which again, tells me that Im hosed.. hah, crap. Hours n hours and lotsa thorns from blackberry bushes later.. ah well.. better luck next time. Brett

Well, like I say, I dont see a 'sheen' .. aka a glistening, rainbow effect.. its just that design . and I didnt note any thickening or ropiness of the wine when I racked it into this carboy .. it siphoned very nicely.. hell, i dunno.. Id try to get a photo of the effect but theres a fair...

btw.. will you always get more lees every time you re-rack? I didnt notice much at all in the bottom of the carboy I just racked out of .. just a thin film on the bottom.. the carboy I racked -into- has horizontal ridges around it and Ive noticed some fines collecting on those ridges over the...

All the pre-details are here: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f25/newbie-so-have-i-mucked-up-207094/index2.html but as we went off into Hangovers I thought Id retitle and follow up here.. Per the advice of folks in that thread above, I re-racked into a new carboy, put 5 campden tablets in...

While hangovers have become more of a concern since I crossed over 30 and moved towards 40.. I dont usually tuck in hard enough to worry about it.. It's primarly onlya problem when I try to keep up with the 20-somethings in the car club at the annual 'kegger-on-the-farm' (hey.. its good...

I can almost promise you we had too much headspace.. when we started we were up into the neck of the carboy.. but after racking off the lees a few times Im down probably 2 inches from where it flares out into the full diameter of the carboy.. How do you maintain a full carboy? what do you...

Thanks for the replies.. I do have prior experience with the hangover portion of this.. so Im ok there ;) Campfirewine - As I havent any gear that would let me easily skim through the narrow throat of the carboy I'll rack into my spare carboy to get rid of the flakes (Im assuming thats the...

Hey all.. Ive hit the archives here a few times in the last year hunting for answers.. and now Ive got a question so hope you can help :) My wife and I begun making homemade blackberry wine with a recipe from one of the local diy beer stores in Sept 09.. This wasnt from a pre-made wine...