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Hi, I just picked up the " Vinoka Hard Cranberry Lemonade kit" and I wasn't really sure what I was picking up. I got the kit home and read the instructions and found that I need a carbonator. I don't have a carbonator and following the instructions that tell me to make it at 11.5 L (instead of...

So I made some kits and enjoyed the process but would like to make some fruit wine from scratch. I would really like some fruit recipes that I could potentially drink this summer by the pool. Must be... 1. easy cuz I am a newbie :-) and 2. For a 6 gallon batch - I only have 6 gallon carboys...

So I was looking at my wine rack the other day when I was adding my most recently bottled wine to it and realized that I need to create / use a dating system. So far, I haven't been making my own labels and I am not sure if I will start, but I do need a way to date my bottles so I drink the...

I have 3 kits I would like to startso I can have them bottled by Christmas, but only one bucket. Is there any reason why I cannot start 1 or 2 kits in a carboy? FYI the kits I have to start are: Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz and White Zinfindal. Also if I can use the carboys, which should go in...

Hi I am going to start playing around with f-packs and I have a few questions... 1. What is the best white wine / red wine to add a f-pack to? Or is it just personal preference? (I was thinking Chardonnay for white and Merlot for red.) 2. My plan is to take 500 ml of juice concentrate (frozen...

I am new to this hobby (or obsession) and I have not managed to age any of my wine. How do you all do it? Made so far: 1. Wicked - Hard Lemonade - bottled June 2011 (0/30 bottles left) 2. Argentina Ridge - Chardonnay - bottled December 2011 (0/30 left) - hated it , gave away 3. Argentina...

And how do I fix this? We were bottling an Argentia Ridge Merlot Kit this past weekend, with help from some friends, and after they left I noticed that 2 ... yes 2 corks ended up in 1 bottle!!

Hi, I am going to be bottling a Argentia Ridge Merlot Kit this weekend. It is clearing now. And I would like to try to turn a couple of bottles into a "Raspberry Merlot" just to try it out. Is this possible? How would I go about it? Thanks Tan

Hi All, I have a question about the Wicked Hard Lime kit I am making. The Kit instructions say... Day 1 - Leave ferment for 14 days. Day 14 - Check the SG it should be approximately 0.995 or less. April 28th = Day 1 May 5th = Day 7 - because I was bottling a kit and racking another kit...

I am VERY new at this (0 kits made) and need some help. How can I find a wine kit that will taste similar to my favorite wine. I really like Jost Terra Rosa and would love to find a kit that would be similar, but I just don't know where to start.