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So far I've been using pre-printed labels on my wine. However the choice here in the UK is very limited, and so I've been buying them from Canada and whilst the price of the labels themselves are competitive, the postage and duty make it quite pricey, plus I can't always find labels for...

I received mine this week and bottled 2 x 23L kit whites yesterday. First impressions? Amazing! I've never filled my bottles so quickly or spilt so little - my missus couldn't believe that I'd been bottling :) Easy to setup and clean, I can't wait to use it to filter and rack! Once...

As others have said, the more premium the kit, the longer they typically take to mature. A general rule of thumb from my experience so far: Budget red kits: 1-3 months Premium red Kits: (e.g. Selection etc) 3-6 months Ultra Premium red Kits: 1 year - 18 months +

btw for anyone else in the UK/Europe wanting to buy one, the shipping only cost $55 after the $20 refund was processed. It's hard to find the filters in the UK but if you look on Ebay there's a company in Northern Ireland who do the housing+spanner+fitting for £15, and 10 x filter pads for...

I made this one last year and gave away half bottles as Christmas presents which were VERY well received with several people asking if they can buy some from me! Lovely kit, just a shame that it's a once a year limited edition and very hard to source on this side of the atlantic!

Steve's Customer Service is the best! He's been helpful all the way and answered all my questions. Not only did he find a way of shipping for half the cost I was quoted, but when he found he got a bulk order discount he even gave me a refund of the difference! It can be quite scary...

Welcome to the forum ... from the other recent Liverpool sign up! Which part of Liverpool are you from? I'm in L13.

That's excellent news, because step-down transformers that convert the frequency are really expensive. I think that's all my questions answered, I'm ready to buy! btw any idea how many Watts the unit consumes and whether it needs an earth?

That's great thanks! Yes there is VAT (20%) and Import Duty (% varies) unfortunately. The only concern I have is that although Ebay have step-down transformers to take the UK mains 240v down to the US 110v, they don't convert the frequency from the UK 50hz to the US 60hz so it could...

I think people tend to experiment with lots of 1 gallon WOW recipes then scale to 23L when they find one they like. If a batch turns out undrinkable then at least it's only a gallon being thrown away! The next one's I'm going to try are a blueberry wine and a pineapple wine!

I had noticed references to that a couple of times and "DB" I did wonder what it is! Lemon juice sounds interesting - I'll have to give that a try! These are some of the WOW recipes which seem broadly similar though tend to be 5 litre...

That's brilliant thanks, I've sent you an email!

It does thanks, can you tell me the typical dimensions of the box? (Not including filter housing etc as it turns out Filter Fast deliver directly to the UK). Reason being that I will need to use an intermediary such as Borderlinx or BundleBox who give me a USA address you can ship to and...

Yup, I've been using a Vinbrite since I started making wine and although the wine always ends up looking crystal clear I always end up with wine everywhere. So, the all house filters - I believe that 1 micron is recommended for whites and 5 micron is recommended for reds, so is it worth...

Ah I'm originally from Edinburgh, moved to London, over to France, back to London then to Liverpool!