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I made this kit a year and a half ago. At the one year mark it showed good promise but the aftertaste was just slightly off, my Dad said "yup, this tastes like a homemade wine". Six months later and this has improved even more. Not quite as bold as some of the zins I normally enjoy but it's...

I had the wine expert selection estate pinot noir kit that sat in my apartment for four months after I bought it. My AC went out during the middle of the summer and my place got into the 90s. Went ahead and made the kit since I spent so much money on it. Kit is aging right now but so far...

I am also very interested in wine making software. Love Beersmith for all my beer brewing needs, would be awesome to have something like that for wine.

Ok, I like the idea of not having to rack to the other carboy. Maybe I'll sanitize some marbles, add those, then top off the carboy and myself with a little extra commercial wine. :)

Thanks Robie, that's what I thought I should do. I'm a little nervous about racking from the 6.5g to the 6g 24 hours after I started the clearing process but it sounds like it's better to do that rather than leaving that much air space. I'm guessing I should rack all of the sediment into the...

Ok, will do, thanks again for the advice.

Ok, I'll probably rack into the 6g carboy tonight. So you continue to degas over the week while it's going through the clearing stage?

Thanks, I'll leave the degassing alone. The wine is just above the shoulder of the carboy, there is probably about a half gallon missing, maybe about 5" from bottom of bung to top of wine. If you think that may be an issue I can flush my 6g carboy with CO2, then rack into it and seal it up.

I have the selection estate pinot noir kit going right now. Last night I tried degassing by hand (shaking carboy around with airlock on) for nearly an hour and added my fining agents. Even the third and final sample I took gave a small puff after shaking it in the hydrometer tube. Just noticed...

I have the selection estate pinot noir kit going right now. Last night I tried degassing by hand (shaking carboy around with airlock on) for nearly an hour and added my fining agents. Even the third and final sample I took gave a small puff after shaking it in the hydrometer tube. Just...