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I have had mine for almost a year so i guess i better start knocking it back before mine runs out of peach too!

the foam is your friend :-) more times than not I have bubbles in my bottles. There are some non-foaming sanitizers if the foam bothers you though.

I top mine up as well but I feel that some things are blown a little out of proportion. If you age wine in a barrel you should be getting some oxidation that way as well. I would think that the amount of air inside the carboy before topping up would be comparable to what you would see by aging...

i have been waiting on mine to clarify with the give clarifier and it has not been going well. I plan on racking back over and applying super kleer as well. glad to hear i was not the only one. my lhbs guy is having the same issue

Was there any update on this?

what vacuum pump is that? This looks like a great build!

I have been curious about this as well....

I am clarifying right now. With this kit I had no problems with the fermentation. As a matter of fact it went even better than the instructions indicated. I hit my FG much earlier than expected. So far it tastes pretty awesome. I had the"misfortune" of having too much to fit in the carboy...

I threw mine in all at once. :) I will be checking the gravity reading this weekend and let you know how it goes.

I have my CRP going right now. I just finished up adding the dextrose for the chapaltization. So far no real snags. I may end up regretting only getting one kit though!

Yeah I knew that part of the clarifier was already included. I guess what I was getting at was to see if I should have used all of the lees or just the amount that i sucked up when I racked. Racking over mid ferment is what is throwing me off. I should have checked the gravity sooner to...

I am making a selection original series chianti kit and had it fermenting for 5.5 days. The directions say to 1 rack it once the gravity reads 1.010. 2 let it ferment down to .998 or less and then add sulphites and fining agents making sure to stir up the lees or else it wont clear...

I would make sure you have the carboy pretty full as well. On the boil off I asked my wife (chemical engineer) about it and she told me that you would need a higher temp than most people keep their houses. (above 100) I am going to have her run it through one of her fancy programs and see if...

I saw the gas getter and then made one for about $20 :-) It works very well overall