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Hey folks, I'm making my first mead. I've done a little bit of beer brewing (about 20 batches), so I've got a little bit of understanding about some fundamentals. One thing that I'm worried about is that I might have really oxidized my mead when I was transferring it to secondary. It was still...

Hey everybody. First time making wine here. TL;DR: Do gross lees always provide a concerning smell when first racking? I'm making from fresh Zinfandel grapes that I picked. Learned a lot already (like when it's too late to pick Zinfandel grapes). I just pressed the must and racked off the...

Ok, so admittedly this is a basic question. I've been using my refractometer to measure beer SG quite a bit and it's been working fine. Now I'm trying to measure my first wine during fermentation while the skins are still in the mix. The problem I'm having is that between back-to-back...

Ok, so I didn't actually know what I was signing up for. I called a farm nearby and scheduled to harvest grapes today not exactly realizing that these vines were ready about a month ago, maybe longer. I ended up with a lot of shriveled raisins. The grower told me that they can be added to the...