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So one like this?? http://www.watertreatmentproducts.com.au/unnamed-product-1/

mmmm sounds like something a sparky should do!!!! Any takes in Adelaide? Will swap for good bottle of wine!

Hi guys I have a fridgemate that I currently use to control a fridge (ie on/off). I was woundering if there is any way I can use it to control a solenoid instead? I have a solenoid somewhere in the shed, and I thought it could be useful to open a valve to circulate brine through a coil when...

you could also try prochem. I use them for my home winery and at the winery I work in.

Or Hunter reds that aren't green :rolleyes:

As I sip on an aged Rizza, I think I have found the holy grail!! That and GSM blends!!

dont feel sorry.. no-one actually likes sem anyway!!! can of worms opened?!?

I'd press it and use ec1118 or uvaferm43. 2226 might work. But these 2 are better at stuck ferments

Cool. What did you pick? It has been an awesome year so far everywhere in SA. The destemmer moved round a lot! We ended up bolting it to a frame we made and bolted the frame onto the the fermentor. At the moment it is hand operated, but next year we're going to place a motor on it!

hi guys thought i would share my a post for my blog on winemaking. Its for a Clare Valley GSM. check out my blog at Hugewino. Or follow me for updates on twitter @hugewino I've got a really basic setup that cost no more than $1000 from winequip. Im doing 2 tonnes!!

I dont think it makes any difference how much you spray in the type of weather they are having. I think we you are getting 50mm a day nothing will work, well apart from just giving up a drinking a beer!!!

ps Ive got the same crusher destemmer without the motor. Its manual so Im thinking Im going to get a really good work out!!

I'm doing the same. Im about to head up to Clare to 1/2 of Shiraz. Probably the thing I will do different is not add so2 till after MLF. And im not using new oak. I'm trying to control the temp by freezing large 20l cubes and sitting hem in the ferment I'm creating a blog for it it at hugewino...

With the weather Im seeing up there you'd be hard pressed to get any more ripening. Im guessing there isnt much leaf coverage on the vines.

Hi Does anyone know what size thread is on the valves that you can get for the 1000L red open wine fermenters? It is the valve and screen one. I'm trying to find a 19mm hose tail to go on the valve, but am not having any luck at all! Cheers Hugh