My LHBS called yesterday to inform me my Passport Pinot Gris LE kit was in stock. Curious to see what's in the box for this one.
Mine showed up today. It comes with a big bag of juice, an f-pac, two packets of EC1118, and the usual slew of stabilizers and clarifiers.
Any suggestions for a good yeast to swap it with?
Mine showed up today. It comes with a big bag of juice, an f-pac, two packets of EC1118, and the usual slew of stabilizers and clarifiers.
Are you sure about your yeast? I picked mine up today and it came with one pack of 71B and one pack of EC-1118.
No mention in the instructions of two packs, which normally means you add them both. Strange though.
Looking through the kit ingredients, I received 4 packs of chitosan (2 large, 2 small) and 0 packs of kieselsol. Anyone else get the same?
The instructions indicate there should be at least one kieselsol and no more than 2 chitosan.
I don't think any of the packs are mis-labeled because the they all look the same, whereas I expect the kieselsol should be somewhat milky.
Update: I contacted my LHBS and they did get a batch that had the kieselsol switched for chitosan. They are providing replacement kieselsol to customers affected.
Mine came with two of each. Speaking of which, I no longer use any of this stuff when making my kits. If anyone is interested in a whole bunch of packets of these, let me know. I'll ship them at the cost of whatever USPS flat rate box they all fit into.
Can anyone who received only 2 chitosan please post the product number stamped on their packs? I now have two small and two large bags, each with their own numbers, and I am not sure which of the two they intended me to use.
Thanks!
Kieselsol: 426801B.B.E.09/2016
Chitosan: 416101
Mine came with two of each. Speaking of which, I no longer use any of this stuff when making my kits. If anyone is interested in a whole bunch of packets of these, let me know. I'll ship them at the cost of whatever USPS flat rate box they all fit into.
Since I don't quite know how long before I need the carboy back, plus I have never made a white before, I think I will follow the directions pretty closely this time. Maybe next time I will skip the fining. How long do you find you need to let the wine (white specifically) sit in the carboys to get similar clarity to fining? Or are you simply not worried about clarity?
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