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Hello, It's probably been a good month since I opened the cabinet to check on my wines - they've been bulk aging in the carboys since about Feb/Mar. Anyway I had an inclination to take a peek in there today and noticed the airlocks on two of them are full of wine. Is this bad?

Did I ruin my wines? I have 3 different batches that were all due to be bottled, per instructions, back around February... I wanted to bulk age them so I just skipped that final step. Recently I realized maybe I should have racked the wine off the sediment back in February? I was planning...

I had an Island Mist Raspberry Merlot in secondary fermentation. I was supposed to check for stable specific gravity on Feb 5 but I did not get around to it until Feb 11. It was supposed to be at .996 but the main hydrometer said 1.000. However, backup hydrometer said .992 so I...

I'm new to winemaking but I somehow find I have 4 different kits going now. One problem I have is when I rack from primary to carboy or carboy-to-carboy I lose so much liquid. I assume I'm supposed to stop siphoning once it goes from clear-ish wine to that cloudy stuff? Can I pour the last...

Yesterday I started a W.E. Selection estate columbia valley riesling. After i put everything away I went mark my calendar for the next step and that's when I realized: I'm going out of town this Thursday! I actually have 3 different kits that all have something going on that day. Which of...

I just noticed this stuff today. I figure it must have happened when I carried the carboy from the kitchen to the closet a couple days ago. Should I try to get this stuff off? This is a US Elite Winery Cab Sauv kit.

Ok I have searched the internet and these forums, read the whole 'degassing' thread that is currently active but I must be an idiot that can't absorb the information I want I'm a step 3: Stabilizing and Clearing It says to add the k-meta and sorbate and then stir vigorously for 2 minutes...

Hello, I am a total noob. One of the kits I'm working on is called U.S. Elite Winery Supplies Micro Winery Series Cabernet Sauvignon. I can't find any real info on this kit. I go to their website and through a bizarre idea of customer service - they only let wholesellers into their site...

Hello! Been lurking a while and decided I may as well ask some of my noob questions :) Sorry if these are FAQs, I've tried the search but my computer is really slow 1) I can't tell if I'm supposed to rinse after sanitizing or not. I've been rinsing with tap water (city water supply, not...