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So, after putting away some Pinot Grigio for my wife, I’m putting down my first reds for me. I have four different reds approaching completion, but I’m wondering what they should look like. Here’s my current notes: 1. Ken Ridge Showcase Argentina Malbec – opaque red, great taste. 2. Cheeky...

I’m in the middle of doing my first kit wines. The instructions for “Stabilizing and Clearing” my Ontario Sauvignon Blanc include two separate “degassing for five minutes” (one before and one after using the Kieselsol and Citosan). I have the fancy attach to your drill degasser. After about one...

I used this recipe http://www.ehow.com/how_2123157_make-cranberry-wine.html for a gallon of cranberry wine. I choose lavalin k1118 for a yeast. Because the must was so "thick" with berries and raisins, I didn't get a starting SG. When I racked it into a secondary today, the SG was at 1.11 and I...

I've picked up a number of used primaries, but most are missing their lids. I'm brand new, but likely I'll make both kit and country wines. I notice that the kits I'm using say "cover"? Can I use a plastic wrap? Towel? Does anyone have a clever idea how I could get replacement lids? thanks

I made up a litre of water and sodium metabisulfite a month ago. I pulled it out today to sterilize some equipment. When I stuck my nose an inch from the sodium metabisulfite and water mixture - I got a good assault on my nose. Wikipedia, the source of all knowledge :p, says that when mixed with...

I've checked Safeway, Extra Foods, and Sobey's (Coop and Superstore not yet) and none of them stock the red and white Welch's frozen concentrate. The only juices in the freezer cases are those awful "beverages". Am I blind? Anyone else having the same problem? Anyone have a source? Do I have to...

I've read lots of the threads regarding screw caps. I'll take the comments under advisement. In addition to making good quality wine, it's nice to make it as cheaply as possible (your friends say, "Wow, what amazing wine. And only $2 a bottle?") My question is prepping used screw cap bottles...

For my very first batch of wine, I took a 1 gallon recipe for raspberry wine and multiplied it by 4. I'm using 19 lbs of fruit - the recipe called for 12 to 16 lbs, but 19 lbs frozen was what the berry farm was selling. I should have used 9 lbs of sugar, but managed to add 13 lbs (I'm more...