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• Posted in thread: White Haze, ring, film on 10-24-2012 at 08:25 PM
  6 week Vineco, amarone, grape skins kit Followed the instructions as per normal, with the
  exception, I only added one of the Chitosan packs that came with the kit, I meant to add both
  but didn't. Afte...

• Posted in thread: Headspace - Bulk vs Bottle aging on 09-27-2012 at 04:39 PM
  Making a Kenridge Grape Skin Amarone Kit. The kit is at a stage where it is ready to bottle,
  however it is my intention to age this kit for about a year before drinking. My intention was
  always to bul...

• Posted in thread: Aging = bad smell/taste? on 01-26-2011 at 05:06 PM
  As far as racking, I followed the kit directions exactly. The wine was filtered at the time of
  bottling with a #2 pad from Buon Vino. It may have improved, but we dumped it right away and
  had some 8 m...

• Posted in thread: Aging = bad smell/taste? on 01-26-2011 at 04:12 PM
  I made a 10L cheeky monkey Malbec about 10 months ago, it tasted OK at the time of bottling and
  was good until the time it was gone about 4 months later. After bottling this kit I gave a
  bottle to my ...

• Posted in thread: next kit=shiraz on 01-18-2011 at 07:02 PM
  I bottled a Kenridge 16L Australia Shiraz a few months ago. It tasted good young and tasted
  even better now, I can hardy wait to try it again in another month or two. I would recomend
  this.

• Posted in thread: Wrong Time to Degass, oops on 01-14-2011 at 05:03 PM
  I have the Buon Vino Super Jet, so the pads are bit larger than the minijet. I always use the
  #2 filters. I think my best bet maybe to buy another glass carboy for $20 at the store. When I
  am done I c...

• Posted in thread: Wrong Time to Degass, oops on 01-13-2011 at 04:44 PM
  I have a kit of Kenridge Merlot that is scheduled to be bottled tomorrow (Friday), however on
  Tuesday my wife accidentally degassed the this kit instead of antoher kit with a drill stirring
  device, of...

• Posted in thread: Aging in bottles before spoiling on 01-07-2011 at 03:03 PM
  Thanks for all of the suggestions. I dont expext any of the wines to make it to the 4 year
  mark, so I am not going to worry about this. I like to bottle quickly as to not tie up my 3
  carboys, but in t...

• Posted in thread: Aging in bottles before spoiling on 01-06-2011 at 09:18 PM
  The Kits that are in bottles are:En Primeur - Cab Sav 4 months in bottleKenridge - Shiraz 16L -
  3 Months in bottleWE Malbec (Not great I hope it gets better) 10L - 2 monthsWE Luna Rosa 16L -
  2 MonthsC...

• Posted in thread: Aging in bottles before spoiling on 01-06-2011 at 07:37 PM
  I have been making a variety of different brands of 10-18L kits, and following the instructions
  to the letter. After doing a bunch of reading on this site about aging wine everyone seems to
  recomend a...