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Yep it IS a better problem than being short! Thanks for the suggestion of blending into another carboy. I think that's what I'll do. No, the instructions don't mention removing any amount before adding the F pack. This is the 3rd Bellissima kit I've made and I just checked back through all of...

Hi gang, I'm making a Bellissima Strawberry White Merlot and have come across something STRANGE... I just racked it for stabalization...I went to add the fruit pack and it doesn't all fit in the carboy - not even close!!! I know I measured everything accurately right from the start...the...

You just might be onto something here... I know the instructions say to run water through to minimize any off flavour given off from the pads in the first little bit of filtering...the concept of using citric acid might not be a bad idea! We use citric acid at work as a first step in doing a...

Well after making the adjustments...it turns out I'll be having a 7.5 gallon batch on the go!!! I ended up having to increase the volume of water along with the rest of the ingredients to keep it all proportional. I had to run out this morning and pick up an 8 gal primary to hold it all...

Thanks for the reply Lon. I already ran some numbers to re-adjust the ingredients...glad to hear that you figure that's the way to go! Yep, I think you read it right. The extra 5 cups brought it up to 1.06. It was down at 1.04 when I first measured it...I then added the extra sugar which...

I started my first batch of SP today and while I was topping it off with water the cap came off and dumped a pile of water into the primary!!! E-Gads! (Is that how you spell that...."E-Gads"?) Anyway...I measured the SG and it was 1.04...far too low according to the recipe. I added in 5 more...

Off the top of my head...which doesn't always cooperate with me.... 2 x 6 gal primary 1 x 7 gal primary 2 x 6 gal carboys 20 x 1 Gal glass jugs 2 x 45 Gal primary wine thief auto-siphon siphon carboy cleaner (the one that goes on the drill) Buon Vino mini jet filter beakers (20, 50...

That's what makes these forums so great...nothing like experience from people over what some (not all) sales people at the stores tell you. I was kinda led to believe that all the juices make much better wines. Being as green as I am to wine making I wasn't about to tackle trying the juice...

This is going to be an extremely newbie question...so bear with me: I've only made a few kit wines so far and I'm looking to start another soon. I was flipping through the local wine shops web site to find my next wine to make and was wondering...what's the biggest difference between the kit...

Ammonia on it's own should not be used as a sanitizer - it is not approved for incidental food contact. Sure, it does have some sanitizing properties (more effective when combined with chlorine which forms another compound called chloramines) but combining the two can be dangerous since it emits...

Thanks for the welcomes... Steve, I'm also glad that I slipped through...umm, I mean passed the security check!

We use these at work...typically 20 - 30 a day and just send them for recycling. I've brought home a couple dozen for my own use. I'm sure the shipping costs would not make it worthwhile to send them out.

Hiya gang, I came across the forum the other day and figured I'd sign on the dotted line! I'm quite new to wine making and I've only tackled a few kit wines so far - I figure you need to learn to walk before you can run! Hopefully I'll gain the knowledge to be a big boy and eventually get...