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Do not use the Spindasol ... and I would *not* use gelatin either. Spindasol it is not often used as a fining agent by itself. It is a fining adjunct; and is a silica product that attatches to proteins and helps in a more complete clearing, and flocculation and settling of lees Spindasol is...

like I say, it depends on the volume of the wine to a 5 gallon carboy ... not likely much of a problem to a 1 gallon jug ... possibly at worst you'd have to clarify it or drink it hazy

Yes it will. However, generally when vinting with bananas you should pretreat the must using pectinase and amylase to hydrolyze the pectin and starch in the bananas. If you are using little banana-by-volume, you can get away without this ... however if you end up with haze (or even a gloppy...

technically, yes you "could" use dried bananas ... no I would not use them with the skins. Banana skins have chemicals (pesticides etc) on them ... even the "organic" type do. Its just the things that have to be done to protect the investment in a commercial crop. This goes for fresh and dried...

As in my earlier post (above), the litmus paper type test strips can give a somewhat confusing yellow-ish reading that, per the chart, simply means a "neutral" pH ... which is what you'd expect out of water. While I've had both the litmus paper type test strips, and the version that uses a...

I've never heard of anyone managing to keep Lemon Wine around this long - often "truly good and truly gone" ... so here's the results I just opened a 12 year old wine bottle of ReaLemon-type Lemon Wine ("skeeter pee"). The wine was still clear and very pale golden yellow with no hint of...

"not reading" as in, the struos seem to stay the same color they naturally had prior to use (and, are using that style of yellow'ish litmus paper test strip?) ... or do you mean that the the color result of the test strips specifically show a very, very low pH ((high acid)... ie. "near zero or...

The Black & Decker series of books ... electrical, plumbing, etc ... are some of the best step-by-step illustrated guides I've seen. Very comprehensive, *very* well illustrated, and very easy to understand. I find books much easier to use than a website as I don't have to go online repeatedly...

The pH of water is approximated at being around 7 and is said to be "neutral" ... this does not mean that it does not have pH, it means that the pH is neither basic/alkaline nor acidic. (and water will eventually drop to the 5's as CO2 dissolves into it from the atmosphere.) You are not likely...

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<grabs another beer, sits back down in the extruded Polyethylene Resin chair; rear legs collapse. Realizing being flat on ones back with ones legs still in the seated position is not uncomfortable ... beer not spilled; still thinking of the "combinations of SI units" formula ... realizing I knew...

1) I'd retire ... and spend my time in the park like Arte Johnson on Laugh-In in the skit with Ruth Buzzi. Or alternately, the guy who asks "is that your purse? ... nice purse" in the movie Trading Places. 2) If I had a business that I was burnt out on, I'd change things up. I might sell the...

my early 80's Craftsman riding mower has a cigarette lighter ... installed by the original owner, my late father in law ... an electrician who did not smoke. (I guess it just looked like it needed one ... Respect to all those old time electricians out there.)

For beer it is fine ... but bleach in a winemaking operation is worth avoiding due to Trichloroanisole taint (TCA) ... aka "cork taint". Like others have said, I would just scrounge up the money to buy some Star-San or similar.

for earworm emergencies I have a sort of "earworm Narcan" ... the problem is, the cure is worse than the problem. This is a species of deadly killer earworm that destroys other earworms. There are actually a couple of them. Because it can be like a virus escaping from some wuhan chinese lab ...

yes ... hmmmm ... um ... and, I've always wondered, why don't sheep shrink when it rains?

Zeitgeist ("sitsen leben" gets honorable mention, but that's two words and on this thread that is ... .verboten ... <hey!> )

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Here are the hydrometers you want to choose from ... https://www.daraz.pk/kitchen-scales1/?q=hydrometer&from=input

my referring to "an ounce" was just to illustrate that there is a certain number of calories that are the result of the alcohol alone. bottom line ... you'd need to do an estimate of the calories from alcohol and and estimate of calories from the remaining sugars in the wine, and add them, to...