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While waiting for our wines to age, I'm putting up a few more batches of beer. I've had great success with the Brewers Best kits and I'm looking to try something a little different from the standard kit. I'm thinking of adding 2 lbs of honey to the last 10 minutes of theboil of the English Brown...

Can anyone confirm if the buckets the All Juice kits come in are safe to use as a primary? I'm getting ready to make my first batch of home brew beer and need a 6.5 gallon primary. I'd rather not use my 7.9gallonwine primary as I've read the beer imparts unwanted flavors. Thanks! GrapeApe.

I'monboard with the vacuum degassing and bought a brake bleeder. I'm concerned that the volume of airspace ina topped up carboy will not be very effective, so I was thinking of using a 1500 ml bottle as a vacuumtank. So I would connect a vac hose from the carboy bungto one side of a #2...

Anyone have any experience with making hard lemonade? I've made plenty of Lynchburg Lemonade's with Jack Daniels, but I was thinking of trying to make a gallon or two of hard lemonadeto cool offthe hot Virginia summers. I believe it is fermented and not distilled, correct?? Thanks...

Here's a couple quick pix of the SE Pinot Gris after adding packages 2, 3, and 4 then emptying a couple battery packs on the cordless drill to drive off CO2. 5 minutes later and it's already starting to clear... Now we're just waiting for gravity to do its thing and pack...

I found a 4 foot length of 1/4 inchStainless Steel T-316 roundbar and of course the first thing that came to mind is a homemade fizz-x / wine whip. Is this type of stainless steel safe to use on wines? Thanks. GrapeApe.

Hey George, Just wondering if the info onthis link is automatically updated or if it isupdated manually. http://www.finevinewines.com/Wine-Kit-Popularity.asp I'm using it to build my wish list, but still want to try them all. Thanks. GrapeApe.

Here's my latest edition of newbie questions... Assuming the cubes would fit in theneck of the bottle, can oak cubesbe added to the bottle for added flavor / character during the aging process? Thanks. GrapeApe.

I have an OregonYamhill County Pinot Noir in the secondary. It's been there for 8 days and I'm already getting consistent SG readings. Yesterday and today's reading are .994 @ 70*. Does it need to sit for 2 more days before stabilising or can it (should it?) be stabilised now...

We just started a Selection Estate Pinot Noir. The kit comes with two packages of oak saw dust. Per the instructions we added it to the primary, stirred it then added the yeast. It's been almost 48 hours and it does not seem to be bubbling yet (temp has been a consistant 71 degrees). I'm...

I'm acquiring bottles from our wine friends who were throwing them in the recycling bin. Within a few weeks, I have gathered about 5 cases of bottles, but taking the labels off is a real chore. We've tried soaking them in very hot tap water for 30 minutes. The label then falls apart leaving the...

My first batch of WE Vintners Reserve Pinot Noir is ready to bottle per the instructions with the kit, however there is a fair amount of sediment on the bottom of the carboy (about 1-1/2 inches). I thought the clarification / stabilization stage was suppose to cut down on the sediment, but I...

...That is my question. Ok, the first batch is in the primary and doing well. I suspect (hope) that within 5 days, we'll be racking to the carboy. When I prepped the primary, I Easy Cleaned it, rinsed it, K-Meta'd it, then rinsed it again before starting the kit. I figured the extra rinse...

Ok, just received my first kit from George. I read through all of the instructions a couple of times and I'm about to get started. I'm sure I'll have tons of questions like any newbie, so here's my first. After I have drawn off some wine for testing the S.G., what do I do with the wine in the...