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If Chitosan is not on the ttb approved list, what is, and what is the best to use?

My friend asked me not to add the K-meta to her wine because of headaches...I think see self diagnosed the allergy. The sorbate is added to stop the fermentation, and I thought the k-meta was a preservative to keep any bacteriafrom growing, so it last longer in the bottle before drinking. She...

Thanks Appleman!

Is it okay to leave out the K-Meta of an Island Mist kit for someone who is worried about sulfite allergies?

Thanks Wade for the explanation, but how important is it to wait the hour between putting in the each packet.

I talked to my buddy and he will count the bunches on the vines and the number of varieties of each grape. I don't think all varieties were planted the same year.

Thanks for your replies! My buddy started his vines 3 years ago. He is planning on buying some of the stuff we will need.We hope to start off small this year and once we get to know what we are getting into, go from there. I think harvest in the Mesilla Valley area is usually mid August to mid...

I have been making kit wine for a little over 2 years. I have a friend who started a small vineyard with about 70 vines, Cabernet, Merlot, Sangovese, and a couple othervarities. He has never made wine and he thinks since I have made wine from kitsit should be a piece of cake to do it from...

I made this wine and bottled it in late Jan. 2009. I had a small glass left over from bottling that tasted awesome! I'm sure it will taste even better with some bottle aging. Can't wait!

Thanks to everyone on your replies and excellent explainations! I will go with the K-meta from now on.

The typo has me confused. There are posts about potassium metabisulfite and sodium metabisulfite being used as a sanitizer.What is the difference and which do you use?

Hi Darryl, Welcome to the forum! I live in El Paso, we're practically neighbors. Enjoy the forum and making some great wine!

I only have one bottle from my first batch and will turn 2 on Jan. 7th.

Wow, it's only been 4 days since I asked for another poll for this year and there are 4 pages of posts. Looks like everyone's been busy having fun and enjoying some fine wines, that's GREAT! So far this year my fun equals 90 gal. I just recieved2 kits,CC Merlot and CC Syrah that I will start on...

Since this year is almost gone how about a new poll to see how busy ya'll have been? And how much fun you been having!