Recent content by erk1817

I am looking for a change of pace and thought I might try a riesling kit next. I've had some very good rieslings and some that I really did not like. Does anyone have any experience with these kits such that you could provide some enlightenment? Personally, I don't like the sweet rieslings...

Thanks for the rundown on sanitizers.Since I've learned so much from all of you about wine-making, I thought I shouldgive back: Betadine, the brown liquidwe rub on an area before surgery, is an iodophore with the interesting property of residual killing. The iodine lingers on the skin and...

Thanks for the input. I had already added the stabilizing agents before I noticed that the Fizz-X wasn't getting the job done. When I stir, I see bubbles coming up the side of the carboy, so I think there still must be CO2 in there. Bilbo -- by offgassing pressure do you just mean bubbles coming...

I was degassing my wine today with my new Fizz-X (that replaced a broken wine whip), but there was no foam formation after several minutes of stirring. I decided to stir by hand to make sure all the gas was gone and I got a lot of foam formation. So, I have two questions: 1) Does anyone have...

I was also wondering about the extra sulfite. How much should be added and can you use the same sulfite as you do to sanitize? Is there any downside to adding more sulfite -- the kits say they contain less sulfite than commercial wines, so it would appear that there is wiggle room. Thanks.