Recent content by kanio

i too got a bucket of Sonoma Edition Cabernet Franc as well. I got the bucket on Wednesday. Fermentation started on Saturday. The SG was 1.071 @ 68F. It is a bit low I thought. I added 5oz of elderberries for body, 5 Teaspoons of Pectic enzymes, and 1/2 teaspoon DAP. I poured the must into...

thanks guys. i plan to bottle this weekend. the wine is crystal clear, the clearest i ever made. i whipped the living daylight out of it, so it is degas. believe, i had wine that i didn't whip well, the bubbles are completely different

keep the update coming. i was not a paklab kit fan until i customized them. i just can't beat the price. with customization, they can be decent table wine for gift and normal consumption.

I made a 6 gallon batch of chad. It finished dry, I added sulfites, clarifiers, degas, and rack several times. I did not add sorbate. It is very clear, no sediment at the bottom. I did not back sweeten as well. It been aging for a month in my 5 gallon carboy with a solid stopper. There is...

Thanks for the encouragement guys. we will see how the meglioli turn out later this fall.

i heard nothing but good things about MM kits. I still have a Malvasia Bianca in the box from George's move. it is sorry to hear so many disappointment on the Meglioli kits.

i agree with you on the Renaissance Impressions. I made Renaissance Impressions Barolo about 3 months agao and it is clearing now. I used both the raisins and grape pack. I sample each time i rack and it lacks body and aroma. i found my paclabs kit has better body. the impressions was...

I made one. it is okay. follow wade's recommendation and don't fill to 6 gallon. use SG as your guide. 1.100 or 1.090 should be your OG. it lacks body, so need some raisin and/or elderberries. but the taste is decent sometimes they go cheap on the warehouse deal for $40-$50, well...

wine got in the overflow bottle. then i forgot to clean the valve afterward. i wonder if i can get a stainless steel spring in it.

Steve, my spring inside the bypass valve rusted away. Where can I get a spring?

Thanks for the reply Steve. I got a PM and a call from you within few hours of my post. I haven't try it since our chat. i will put a room fan on it the next time i use it for bottling and racking. Good customer service.

Thanks Bartman. i screwed up my batch. i added few stainless steel ball bearing to sink the oak. unfortunately, the wine still attacked the stainless steel and runied the batch. i am eyeing George's Oct grape sale.

Bartman, do you plan to add the citric acid, sulfite, sorbate, and clearing agent? or you just going to let it clear by itself? i wonder what is the citric acid is for?

i got the pump as well. for the most part, it works great. however, does it autmatically stop to prevent burning itself out? i was bottling with it few weeks ago. I bottled about 3 batches and it just stopped working. after few hours, it ran like a champ again. did this happen to any of you?

Tony, what is OG you have? I forgot to obtain it in the beginning. did you add raisin?