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That's very interesting...I'll definitely give it a try. Thanks for the suggestion, Steve.

Thanks Steve, that settles it...I'll definitely add the extra water! I'm very interested in your suggestion of adding raisins during primary fermentation. Maybe I can do that for my second batch. What does that do for a wine? Is it just Merlot that this would be done for, or any red wine...

Thank you all for responding and for the great advice. I have to say that I'm delighted I found this forum. It's great for a beginner like me to have access to such expertise! The kit in question is a California Connoisseur Merlot. I picked up a new 6 gallon carboy yesterday - that's how I...

Hello all. Greetings from Long Island! I've started making my first batch of wine from a kit and already I've hit a bit of a snag. My wine has been sitting in its secondary fermenter for a few days and only now I realize that I've only added enough water to make 5 gallons instead of the 6...