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Glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you for the information.

I diluted the KMBS in a small amount of distilled water.

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Yes, that can work, too. Has it worked for you? How was it racking off the wine with the marbles in the carboy?

​@@grantcramer It works well. The racking works the same way as if it didn't have the glass balls. After rinsing the lees, it works as a scrubber to clean the inside of the carboy. I store it in a glass jar.

Glad it helped!

Many thanks! Yes, nature is amazing even at the microscopic level. I am always in awe!

Many thanks Antonio! You are first and the best!

Good morning! Nice to hear from you. I love your island!

@@jadengunn7839 For primary fermentation, you want enough head space that you avoid having foam go up into your airlock/blow off. After primary, you are looking to reduce contact with oxygen and you reduce head space.

I am glad you fill inspired! Carboys are good. As elementecho said you need to create head space during fermentation. A lot of CO2 gas is produced and pressure will build up. I was using plastic containers with plastic lids on my very first fermentation I ever did and the pressure blew the lids off so hard it flew up and splattered fermentation on the ceiling of the garage! As long as your container remains sealed, the CO2 will protect the wine from oxygen, hence the excess head space is not a problem until you rack off the wine and reintroduce the oxygen. Then you will want to reduce the surface area and head space. I will cover this in my next video. The 100 L variable volume container (adjustable lid) that I use is ideal for variable harvests! You are going to need variable sized carboys and containers down to 1 gal without a variable volume container.

Yes, extraction from the skins is highly dependent on the variety, time of extraction and temperature.

In order to minimize color extraction, I would assume cold and the reduction of time are the main factors. Do warm climates and their tendency to thicken skins have an affect in this area?​@@grantcramer

Yes, you are correct, colder temperatures and short extraction times will reduce color extraction. Skin thickness is mostly determined by the varietal.

@@grantcramer Thank you for the response. I had thought I had heard that hot climates encouraged thicker skins. I am down in Texas at the tail end of my first year of my little home vineyard haha. I am sure I still have a lot to learn, forget, and relearn.

I agree with you that hot temperatures may indeed increase the thickness of skins, but relative to genetic factors, it is less important than the genetic factors that contribute to the thickness of skins.

Yes, I couldn't agree more with you. You can read a more complete approach in my earlier videos on winemaking. I didn't attempt to explain that here in this video. I have made a lot of red and white wines over the years. This is my first attempt at making a rosé and I wanted to experiment with a whole cluster press for quick extraction of the juice away from the skins. In future years, I will make red wine and try other rosé extraction approaches.

@@grantcramer I was looking at it going huh thats odd, cause you never said you were doing a rose.

I did say it in the middle of the video. I also talked about it in my previous harvest video, but I guess I should have said it more clearly at the beginning of the video. Thanks for the input.

Sure, it works for apples, too!

@@grantcramer is it manual or electric

Manual, but needs water pressure from a hose.

Ha ha! If only I had the legs!

I am sorry, the University no longer has a program since I retired. I now live in California. I recommend contacting other growers in your area. They may be interested.

Thanks for responding. I did speak with a couple of neighbors as well as UNR. I am hopeful. ​@@grantcramer

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I am using the best gadgets and utensils to make the experience more enjoyable not to make it more economical. One could choose cheaper gadgets if they wish but for me it is the journey not the end of the road. Glad you enjoyed the video!

PS I hope to be making 30 gallons of wine in future years as the vines mature.

Yes, that is usually the case.

Glad you liked it!

You're welcome!

Yeah, it's a possibility, but there are losses during racking of the wine, etc.

@@grantcramer Thank you for your reply. I have no experience in making Rose. I make red wine where I gently press the grapes and leaven them with the skins. However, I leave the fermentation bucket open for air and punch at least twice a day. I realize you've closed your fermentation tank. Is that because you pressed the grapes and only use the liquid? Thank you.

Pinot Noir. Glad you liked it! Stay tuned!

You can find these tanks at morewinemaking.com

It's my pleasure! I wish you luck in your future plant endeavors!

You're welcome!

Thank you! I am glad you liked it.

Your welcome!

Do you know why this is?

Yes, this is the chicks and hens effect. It can happen for a number of reasons. Weather conditions can cause this as well as mineral nutrition, some grape varieties are more prone, insects and disease. My bet is either weather or mineral nutrition, but you would be the best judge of that.

Thank you for your comments. I am adding some nitrogen, I just haven't mentioned it. :)

Some vitis vinifera need more magnesium , some says it depend if rooted , as with Cabernet Cortis , if own roots not so much 🤔 but mine Somerseth seedless need a lot magnesium , maybe it is problem from soil ?

@@anssinisula2855 Too much of some elements Like Ca, Na and K result in reduced absorption of Mg. and also high carbonates and bicarbonates in water or soil.

Thank you for your insights.

Yes, all cations compete with each other to some extent. Divalent cations like Ca are more competitive against the divalent Mg.

No, I don't, but I am guessing they are French varieties.

Glad you liked it!

Your welcome!

I am sorry, I don't understand what you are saying.

@@grantcramer There is usualy a tranglation link under the comment. this is what it says. Welcome. Do you grow seeds from grapes? The same rootstock from which the seed is extracted, or a new type of grape is extracted. T hank you for your video.

@@MagPiMaggie thank you for noting the translation part. I hadn’t noticed that before. That is a good feature. No, you cannot grow grapes from seeds as they are wild, heterozygous plants, and require propagation by cuttings. If you try to grow them from seed, you will not get the same plant.

Very interesting!

Be careful. Most plants are very sensitive to too much boron. You may be poisoning your soil for other plants as well.

@@grantcramer the excess boron is a better (to use) herbacide than glyphosate - it takes longer to kill the vegetation

Yes, and there are so many kinds with different needs and growing patterns!

Yeah, that could be a huge problem. Time will tell if they will come back. Grapes are pretty hardy but this may be too much. Grapes are very susceptible to fungal diseases in wet humid climates. It is tough growing them in these conditions.

I am glad you are aware of your local problems! Sometimes we are just stuck with things that we don't have control over.

Thank you.

You can see differences within a few days for Mg. Takes a couple of weeks for B depending on the severity, treatment and symptom. Good question, I'll add that to my video.

Thank you, I will

Glad it was helpful!

I believe in California, but it is a mystery as far as I know.

Thank you!

Great! Enjoy the process!

My head-trained system is an old system that predates trellis systems. I am preparing a future video on trellis systems. I am glad you are finding the videos useful!

@@grantcramerthanks for your reply!

Oh, yes, I forgot to mention that.Good question! Each drip sprinkler head produces 5 gal in 10 min and irrigates approximately 9 vines. I do this twice in the day twice a week (Wed and Sat), which gives each vine about 4.44 gal per week. I will adjust depending on need and weather conditions, as you should to your own particular circumstances, e.g. size of the vines, soil type, temperature, etc.

You are correct, and that is very observant of you. Some of my vines are having other nutrient deficiencies, which I will go into in more detail in future videos. Besides the documented B and Fe deficiencies, I have problems with Mg as well. My backyard soil seems to be very poor but I am confidant I can get a handle on it with good management practices.

Oh, yes, more to come!