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Currently I bought 2 6 gallon Buckets of fresh Barolo Juice, I added1 crushed camden tablet per gal (6 total per bucket) to kill of any wild yeast or bacteria, waited 40 hrs before I pitched the yeast and 24 hrs later no fermenting, did I put to many camden tablets in or did I pitch the yeast to...

I added the K-meta about 36 hours after the reading. I waited about 30 hours before I pitched the yeast. I sprinkled the yeast on top. The wine is at 72 degrees. I wil try the yeast starter. Thanks for the info

Purchased first 6 gallon Merlot juice and ran to a couple issues. I heard from my local wine store that you should stop the wild yeast from fermenting with sulfites and and in your own yeast. First off it read 1.100 on my hydrometer when I first tested it. When I added the sulfites to stop...

I am making wine for the first time a Cabernet Franc. I heard so much about aging with oak. When do you add the Oak to the Carboy my kit hasoak piecesgoing into the Primary fermentation, for myself I would like a little more oak taste. Do I wait until after the Secondary fermentation is over...