(Part 3) Top products from r/winemaking

Here's a few sources to get you started:

Midwest Grape Production Guide

http://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/fruitpathology/Bulletins/mw_grape_12aug05%20S.pdf

Sunlight Into Wine (this is a classic that nearly every viticulture student reads)

https://www.amazon.com/Sunlight-Handbook-Grape-Canopy-Arrangement/dp/1875130101?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0

From Vines to Wines

https://www.amazon.com/Vines-Wines-5th-Complete-Growing/dp/1612124380/ref=pd_sim_14_10?ie=UTF8&dpID=51nfgvc6%2BeL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR107%2C160_&refRID=FY1P8X9AZ464ADRVAKHA

Grape Disease Management Guide

http://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/fruitpathology/organic/PDF/OSU-Organic-Grape-Diseases.pdf


Cover cropping in vineyards is on the rise (as it is across the agricultural world) If you're interested here's an article that covers some basics:

http://www.practicalwinery.com/septoct04/septoct04p22.htm

Practical Winery is a great resource with many good articles. And here is a great book on cover cropping:

https://www.amazon.com/Cover-Cropping-Vineyards-Growers-Handbook/dp/187990635X?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0

Edit: One more winemaking book that has been very helpful for me. The Winemaker's Answer Book:

https://www.amazon.com/Wine-Makers-Answer-Book-Solutions/dp/1580176569/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1464790148&sr=1-1&keywords=winemakers+answer+book

i use the recipe from the book "home winemakers companion" http://www.amazon.com/The-Home-Winemakers-Companion-Great-Tasting/dp/1580172091 and i'm away from that book right now so can't get you the exact recipe.

most recipes are pretty similar though. you can't go wrong with eckraus recipes, here's one for raspberry which looks really similar to mine: http://www.eckraus.com/winerecipes/raspberrywine.pdf

when using real fruit, i always freeze it first (it breaks down the fruit better) then i thaw it out completely a couple of days in the fridge before starting this recipe. it doesn't hurt to throw a couple more lbs of fruit in this recipe either, better taste

Great book but very dense and technical. Certainly wouldn't call it light reading by any stretch. I also certainly wouldn't even start that text until after reading Cox's "Vines to Wines" and perhaps even David Bird's Understanding Wine Technology

https://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Wine-Technology-Science-Explained/dp/1934259608

Very good read on the pieces parts of wine making. Understanding how different aspects of Oenology play into making wine. Used during my first semester of Oenology

I let it age in secondary for about 2 months. Did a taste test today and it was fantastic. The vanilla bean was hardly noticeable, so I backsweetened with this -

https://www.amazon.com/Torani%C2%AE-Vanilla-Syrup-750-25-4/dp/B000AXWA0A/ref=sr_1_5_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1541595577&sr=8-5&keywords=vanilla+flavoring

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It worked really well!

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I do have a concern though. Once I pulled all my wine into my bucket for bottling, I couldn't find my stabilizer. I used sodium metabisulfite to help kill the yeast that was there, but if there is any alive I don't have the stabilizer to prevent re-fermentation. What are the chances that could happen here? Letting it sit in secondary for ~3 months total, and siphoning off all the lees I wouldn't expect it to cause trouble. Thoughts?

Couple other good ones:

https://www.amazon.com/Organic-Backyard-Vineyard-Step-Step/dp/1604692855/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1498744963&sr=8-1&keywords=home+vineyard

https://www.amazon.com/Backyard-Vintner-Enthusiasts-Growing-Grapes/dp/0785828265/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1498744963&sr=8-3&keywords=home+vineyard

For Mead and honey wines of various types.
https://www.amazon.com/Compleat-Meadmaker-Production-Award-winning-Variations/dp/0937381802

If Mead tickles you come visit us on /r/mead :)

You'd be better off with an Auto-Siphon than an automotive siphon.

Techniques in home winemaking is a good one that walks you through a lot of the basics and some of the science. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1550652362?pc_redir=1405492032&robot_redir=1

First steps in wine making by CJJ Berry. https://www.amazon.co.uk/First-Steps-Winemaking-C-Berry/dp/0900841400

This is what you want.

Read your copy of CJJ Berry "First Steps in Winemaking" on rhubarb wine.
Read him on everything!
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/First-Steps-Winemaking-C-Berry/dp/1854861395&ved=2ahUKEwji4bmmv8fhAhVtSxUIHZ9WB-UQFjALegQIAhAB&usg=AOvVaw2xN7goO-_NYopwsQlZipoz

Wine Technology and Operations by Dr. Yair Margalit
Wine Science by Ron Jackson

I've used these in the past and they can be printed on a regular inkjet or laserjet and then peel right off.

http://www.amazon.com/Avery-Removable-Inch-White-Labels/dp/B00007LVEW/ref=sr_1_9?s=office-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1454030019&sr=1-9

However, they didn't look great so I switched. Here is the evolution of my labels.

I design labels in Gimp, print them on any printer, cut them down and run them through a sticker machine

All you need is this:
https://www.amazon.com/Private-Preserve-Wine-Preservation-Spray/dp/B0000DCS18

And a way to get that inside your keg. Using a female connector to the gas post should do it fine. Or just open the keg up.
If this doesn’t work for you then just get some dry ice - any airgas or boc or any other gas supplier will sell it. Or you can even have it bloody delivered for $10:
https://www.dryicedelivered.com/Product-8/Dry_Ice_Pellets

Or if this won’t work get some glass marbles to take up the space inside the keg. No air, no problem.

I don’t know what else I can say really - you just have to use your head and find a way.