Monthly Archives: April 2012

Vacuum Pump

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Shelly Belly Wine's

I’ve been working on a vacuum pump for racking, degassing and bottling my wine. I found instructions for a DIY vacuum pump at  http://www.winemakingtalk.com/forum/f3/diy-vacuum-pump-30133/ and thought why not give it a try. I ordered the pump talked about in the … Continue reading →

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Riesling Bucket is here…

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Shelly Belly Wine's

Went and picked up my Riesling Juice Bucket tonight. I split the 6 gallons into 3 1/2 and 2 1/2 primaries and then added a gallon of steamed blueberry juice to the 2 1/2 gallon one. Oh boy did that … Continue reading →

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