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Yes the carboy is topped up. So I don't think oxygen will have been a problem. Was more worried about the lees and wood chips. I will check everything when I get home tonight and post back to let you all know what the verdict is. Thanks for the replies. I'm getting the winemaking itch back...

I was thinking of giving #1 the sniff test tonight and then tasting it. Maybe it survived. I am also just north of Tampa...Land O Lakes to be exact.

It's been a while since I've posted. Took a break from winemaking for a while. I have 2 questions/problems: 1.) I started a Vinifera Noble - Castel del Papa a little over a year ago. Got to the 2nd step (I think) where it's in the carboy with the oak chips. I haven't touched it since. Have...

yeah i can measure it for the specs i guess...just wanted to have the plans in hand for reassurance. I am not the handiest of people :) Thanks. If anyone has them though, please post.

Hi all...haven't been on the forum for a while. Quick question: A while ago i found plans on here for a 96 bottle wine rack made out of a single sheet of plywood. I actually made one...it's in my garage. Want to make another one now, but cannot find the plans. I did a search on the...

Transferred the Cayenne wine into glass tonight. These one gallon batches ferment so fast. 1.078 to 1.002 in 3 days. Had to use the old fashion method of getting the siphon going, so I got a mouthful. Whew it has some heat for sure . Think it's going to be good. It's hard to tell what the color...

Well since I have Smurfe suggesting to up the pepper volume and Corn telling me to cut the pepper volume, I took a happy medium and left the volume right where I orginally thought...about 60. Chopped in food processor with a little water to puree. I dumped into a strainer bag. Didn't have a...

I've read through some of the old posts where some have made Jalapeno and Habenero wines. I have grown lots of hot peppers this year (jalapeno, habenero and cayenne) and I seem to have an overwhelming surplus of cayenne and habenero (the jalapenos get used up in canning salsa and making poppers...

Well, I am disappointed, to say the least. I had the bottles updise down for a week preparing for degorging. After freezing the the 1st 5 bottles, while degorging, I found out 2 of them were totally flat. I guess the stoppers leaked, although they all seemed to have a tight fit. I know they...

Racked the Old Vine Merlot last night (sorry no pictures) and somehow that clamp on the hose closed up and the end of the sipon hose fell into my wine glass. Darn! I had to drink it...what a shame. OK, so I stopped the flow, removed the tube from the carboy and placed the end into my glass...

Good eye Joan! You are right looks like 6 375ml bottles in the front

Actually I think I count 32 and I have to ask...how did you end up with that many bottles? Was it a 6.5 Gallon carboy? Even with no lees in a 6 gallon, you can't get more than 30! They look great. Awesome job on the 1st kit!

Notcied this morning when shaking the Sparkling bottles that one of the caps has a small leak. after shaking I could hear iz fizzing and a couple small bubbles cames out of the cap. Is this bottle lost? Or should I open it, and re-cork it again (with plastic stopper and wire hood)?

Have you checked the SG to see if it has moved any? Thisyeast is not only slow to start, but it's a quiet ferment that doesn't foam much, if at all. You can usually see or hear fizzing if you get down close to it. If the SG is heading south, then you should be off and running, if not it may be...

Jackie, Been in Tampa for 7 years now. Grew up in Pittsburgh. I miss a lot of things about the north, but Tampa is great. The sun is always shining!

I also agree with this, as I have noticed little difference in the white kits. The VR reds are drinkable, but IMO, do not resemble the targeted varietal. I have made the VR merlot and barolo and both have tasted similar and lacked body, flavor, tannins, etc. I do think there is a...

I'm in the process of making my 1st Sparkling Wine. It's the Winexpert Millenium II Sparkling kit. I want to take the extra steps to riddle and degorge, so I have a nice clean finished sparkling wine. Here's where I'm at: I started the kit back on 3/1/08. I followed all the kit instructions...

Too late...I am already at work for the day, so hopefully it won't make a mess. And I have to agree, it sure does look good! BTW, I just bottled my 1st batch of sparkling (you can see a bottle or two peaking in the corner of the picture above. Couple months until riddling and degorging, which...

Wow...Got the Renaissance Old Vines Merlot going and what an active fermentation. This was 20 hours after pitching the yeast. I've had to clean the airlock out three times in the last 12 hours. I hope I don't come home from work to a mess today. So far it has only filled the airlock, but has not...

While we're on the Oaking subject, I also had a question. Can you toast your own oak? I don't have a LHBS convenient, and hate to put an order in for just oak. I have plenty of Oak stacked outside for my firplace, although I have no idea what variety of oak. Can I chip a log up and toast it...