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Something I forgot to put in my original post was when I checked the SG on my Baroloafter 7 days in the secondary it was at 0.998. I left it for two more days and checked again and it was still at 0.998. I racked to another carboy anyways and added the k-meta and the clarifiers. I was hoping...

I'm about to transfer my Barolo to another carboy today. When I transferred it the first time from my primary fermenter to a carboy I couldn't fit all of it in the carboy and lost about a cup and a half or so. Wen I transfer this time if I don't get the carboy full do I have to top up or could I...

I just got my Barolo and Chardonnay in recently too!!! In fact I'll be starting the Barolo this afternoon!!! If I can get the digital camera to work I'm going to try posting some pictures

Thanks for the input on the Chardonnay Jim. I have never had a Chardonnay that was unoaked. Have you tried it yet? If so how would you describe it compared to an oaked Chardonnay? When I ordered the kit I was trying to decide if I would just make it with the oak or maybe do half oak and half...

Sorry for the duplicate posts. I got an error message the first time I tried to post a reply. Didn't know it still posted even with the error message.

I bought Jasc Paintshop Pro a couple of years back for my wife. I found it be really nice for creating labels and my Epson photo printer has almost all of the Avery templates loaded into it already. I printed a few out last night and they looked nice. I used the 8164 template(6 to a page). I...

I bought Jasc Paintshop Pro a couple of years back for my wife. Just recently found it to be really nice for designing labels and using pictures. I have an Epson Photo Printer and it has almost all of the Avery templates loaded into it already(which I did not know until last night). I tried...

I apologize, I'm talking about the Cellar Classic. I always go for the higher end kits and didn't even look at the lower kits.

Sounds like RJS is what I'm going with

I just reserved a Meglioli Pinot Grigio, Cabernet Sauvignon, Barolo, and Chardonnay(I got a 100.00 gift certificate for Christmas which I decided to use early to get the better prices). I have read good things about the Barolo on other threads on this forum and that is why I bought it. Has...

I wanted to make a piesporter wine and was considering buying a Winexpert before they were gone. I noticed though that RJ Spagnolshas a piesporter and wanted to ask if anyone has tried this one and can compare it to the Winexpert and tell me which is better?

I just opened a bottle of the Spanish Rose I made at the beginning of the year. It was my first wine kit. It was getting to be almost 5 months old. I have to say my wife and I were very impressed with it!!! Light and fruity and tasted great only slightly chilled. I decanted it for about an hour...

I added the sorbate last night and stirred just a little. I did stir up the lees a little and the wine got a bit cloudy, but this morning it was clearing again so I think its ok. Next time I make a MM kit I think I will follow the online directions. They seem to make more sense.

Last Thursday I added the Liquigel and the Siligel. I forgot about the wine conditioner so I added it on Saturday before the wine cleared much. The directions say to add the sorbate 7-10 days after the clarifiers. I check my wine everyday and it hasn't started fermenting again and it has become...

It concerned me that the advice I was getting here was different than what was on the instructions that came with the kit. The advice I got here made more sense that what was in the instructions. I looked at the MM website and downloaded the Meglioli instructions they had listed on the site and...

I checked the directions and they said not to add the sorbate until after the wine clears. We'll see how it comes out. I checked it again today and the wine is even more clear. No activity in the airlock.

Ok, I added everything I was supposed to and racked to another carboy. I transferred as much as I could before the lees started getting into the wine being transferred. I realized that the MM kits have more sediment than the Winexperts and tried to get as much wine out of the lees as possible. I...

I called MM and asked them about the conditioner. Unfortunately I don't speak French and they didn't speak good English so I called The Wine Makers Toy Store and got to talk to Joseph( I think that was his name if I remember right) and he said the same thing you did about the conditioner. He...

I re-read the instructions again(because I tend to be blind) and there wasn't anything about the bottle of wine conditioner. In fact it wasn't even listed under the items included for the kt in the directions. I had e-mailed Mosti when I got the kit and have never heard from them. I wasn't going...

Boy I'm glad you guys are here to keep me on the straight and narrow of wine making!!I bought a couple more carboys from George and got one from a friend of mine. I figured since I'm good now on carboys(at least for now...) I'll let it age in the carboy until the end of April. That would give it...