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Can I make a sulfite-free wine?

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How Sweet It Is: Chaptalization

Chaptalization — the practice of adding sugar prior to fermentation — has numerous benefits to wines with low sugar content. Chief among

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Winemaking Gear Guide

When it comes to winemaking gear, home winemakers an impressive range of choices. The following equipment will get you started making wine f

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It’s Lysozyme Time

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Evaporative Cooling

Evaporative cooling is a simple and inexpensive way to cool a small fermenter. We’ll go over the details.

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Ice Your Wine! Hot Weather Tips

Real wineries deal with real heat and make wonderful wines. It isn’t all that difficult. Here are some suggestions.

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Build 3 Winemaking Projects

Build a cart to roll your fermenter around easily, a stainless racking cane, and cap plonker.

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Upgrade Your Home Winery

When you start getting more serious about the winemaking hobby and find yourself making more batches a year, you may be in for an equipment

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Measuring Residual Sugar

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Picking the Right Wine Kit

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Picking the Right Wine Kit

Modern wine kits first began appearing in the 1970s. While they still follow the format of ready-to-dilute-and-ferment stuff in a package, t

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Bottling: Tips from the Pros

Three longtime pro winemakers share their advice for amateurs related to bottling wines.