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I have the Selection Limited Edition German Gewürztraminer kit, it came with a pack of elderflowers and the instructions don't say when to add them. I'm guessing I should add them in place of the oak in step one, but thought I would ask some of the more expert wine makers here rather than take a...

My brother gave me the Vinoka Hard Cranberry Lemonade kit and the Island Breeze Black Raspberry / merlot kitfor my birthday (I love my brother, he's the best). I started the Hard Cran/lemonade on 10-21 sg 1.042 on 10-31 racked to carboy sg 1.002. The directions say when the sg reaches 0.996 or...

I just purchased the RJS Orange Chocolate Port and read the instructions. My question is, the directions note: the wine contains residual sugar so it is mandatory that you filter your wine prior to bottling. I don't have a filter, is there any way to filter other than purchasing an expensive filter?

I received a Bolero California Cabernet Sauvignon kit for Christmas and started it on 1-21-07. I have followed the directions, which are considerably different from the Winexpert kits I have made in the past. This kit stayed in the primary fermenter for 14 days then was racked to the carboy. The...

I have a recipe for Rhubarb wine that calls for Precip. Chalk. Is precip. chalk the same as calcium carbonate?

Has anyone made huckleberry beer and if so did you start with a kit?And what kit would you recommend? I have about 3/4 gal. bag of huckleberries my brother-in-law gave me to make into something and both my husband and I like the huckleberry beer we bought at the store and thought it would be a...

I took my labels to Staples and had them printed and cut out for $4.44. They did a great jobHere is my Merlot label.

What bottle of wine did you share with your Valentine? I don’t have any of my own homemade yet so my sweetie and I shared a bottle of Barreto Cellars 2002 Lordi Tempranillo that my mom and dad gave us to have with our dinner.

Help <?:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> I started my first kit on Sunday, it is a Selection Merlot. I sanitized everything and followed the directions. Today when I came home from work the house has a weird smell (okay, it’s really bad) and it is coming...

I have been saving wine bottles and asked my friends to save bottles also. Does anyone have any tips or tricks for removing the old labelsquickly?

Hello to everyone! I have been lurking in the background for the last couple of weeks and I have learned a lot from all the posts. Thank you for all the great information. I’m starting my first kit this weekend, a Selection Merlot. I hope I do better at making wine than I did at helping my...