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What are your thoughts on doing that? Would the pale pink of the rose affect the gold colour of the Chardonnay a lot? I have a moscato, similar in colour, but it was back sweetened and the Chardonnay is dry and I didn't want to add the sorbate to it where it isn't being sweetened. I'd be afraid...

Has anyone else had this with Blueberry? I used a vacuum to degass and it took a very long time to be able to bring it up to 22 without overflowing with bubbles.

It's been almost a month since I added superkleer to my rhubarb, it cleared a little bit, but that was it. Looks like pink milk. I added enzyme in the beginning, and waiting before adding the kmeta. It was thoroughly degassed using a vacuum up to 22. I've read it takes a while to clear. What...

Hi all, I started my kit Sunday, Sept 29, SG 1078. It seems to be taking forever to ferment. Today, Oct 3 it is only down to 1072, but it is fizzing like a sun of a gun. I have it in the primary with lid on loose. I have stirred it up hoping to get it going a little better, temp is between 74F...

I'm trying to calibrate my ph meter which I just got last Xmas and have only used a couple of times. It has been stored in bottled water, per directions, and I've changed it up to keep it fresh. I put new batteries in as I thought that might be the problem. I press and hold the on/off button...

Has anyone else had the problem of their water pan filling up with juice from the fruit? I've only used mine for the second time today, steaming frozen rhubarb. I checked to be sure my water wasn't boiling dry and the pan was full! Almost to the point of overflowing. I had filled to about an...

So I've finally decided to try mead for the first time. I'm only making two one gallon batches. The only honey I could get locally is the pasteurized kind from the grocery store. I think this is frowned upon, but it's all I could get. Will it really be horrible? I based my recipes on the...

Hi all, I've read where this happens with apple wine. Nov 22 - SG 1056 Nov 26 - 1004 - racked to secondary Nov 29 - 1002 Dec 4 - 1002 - must be done, added kmeta & sorbate, degassed with vacuum Dec 6 - 1002 - simmered 500ml apple juice and added 1 c sugar - added to wine Dec 20 - small bubbles...

I got a new ph tester, the Milwaukee ph56 for Xmas:h, I'm not ready to have to test anything as yet, but I'm wondering if it's ok to just soak the meter in the solution for the 2-4 hours and leave it in storage solution without calibrating. Or should I condition it first, calibrate,then place...

After many searches, I haven't found what I should do. I have a Prestige Fruit Wine Kit, Cranberry Shiraz. OG 1072, FG .996. I let it go dry in the primary, racked to secondary, added k-meta, degassed with vacuum pump until I could hold it at 22" with no eruption and got the slightly bigger...

Ok, so I finally got to try the filter set up that Wade and many others have. My problem, why would it ever work correctly the first time, is that on the out side, I'm getting a lot of air/foam. The fittings are all nice and snug, what am I doing wrong? Thanks for any suggestions. Kim

I've done oodles of searches on stuck fermentations and have tried all the advice I came across and I'm still stuck! :( I'm making a one gallon batch of Raspberry Jam Wine, the strawberry went so well, gave it another go. I started Mar 9, I used 3.72 lbs of Smucker's Seedless Raspberry Jam. No...

Hi all, going to be in Pittsburgh next week, anyone have any wine and brew shops they recommend I stop in to see. Thanks.

Has anyone had a problem with using the bacteria filter on their vacuum pump? I'm thinking my pump doesn't have enough power. When I first got it, I tried transferring with just water, couldn't get it to pump the water up the racking cane, I thought I had a leak in a connection somewhere, so I...

So I recently acquired some more used wine making equipment. In the box of goodies was some chitosan and isinglass. The packages say Winexpert, but no expiry date on them. Any idea how long they would be good for, should I just toss them?

Hi there, I have a Summer Breeze kit with a flavor pack that I have yet to start. I just got it about a month ago. Today, I noticed the f-pac was inflated and it popped the top of the box open with the pressure. I opened the f-pac to let the excess air out as I didn't want it to bust. Has...