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    Swing top bottles?

    I USE THEM TO STORE MY LEMOCELLO,CRANBERRY VODKA AND BLUEBERRY RUM AND HAVE HAD GREAT LUCK. I CANT TELL YOU ABOUT LONG TIME STORAGE BECAUSE EVERYTHING SEEMS TO GO SO FAST. I FOUND A KILLER DEAL ON THEM AT IKEA SO I HAD TO TRY THEM.
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    TEMPRATURE

    I HAVE SEEN A TON OF INFO ON FERMENTING TO COLD, BUT NO MENTION OF TO WARM, I HAVE A WE YACK PINO GRIZ GOING AND IT WANTS TO STAY IN THE LOW 80'S. IF I TAKE THE BREW BELT OFF I KNOW IT WILL DROP IN TO THE LOW 60'S LIKE THE NEAR BY CARBOYS THAT ARE BULK AGING. I THINK THE TEMP WILL EFFECT THE...
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    Sulphite taste

    Thanks for the info, I will stick it in the corner for another two months and try it again. Should I sulphite before bottleling or leave it be.
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    Sulphite taste

    When I began to bulk age my WE Sonoma Cab Crush I added 1/4 tsp of potassium sulfite and have been aging for 6 weeks. I racked to a new carboy today to remove a oak spiral and the wine has a sulphite chemically taste. Will this mellow with more time or should I bottle and hope for the best. Any...
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    WineXpert I am so pissed off!

    If you still want the WE sonoma cab The Beer Nut In Salt Lake City Utah had one on the shelf Saturday.google them for their website I know they will ship kits.
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    Temp

    Thanks for the info, my stick ons show 68-70 so I think all is well.
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    Temp

    How important is the temp when bulk aging, and what is the best temp to keep your carboys at.
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    Cabernet Sauvignon

    I have the WE Sonoma Cab with crushendo bulk aging. the flavors the last time I racked it were amazing. very young but very promising.
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    When to rack

    When bulk aging is it best to rack your wine off the lees when the kit says so then sulphite and top off to begin the aging, or just leave it be and let it age.(sulfiting of course). And if you think it could use more oak can you use oak in bulk aging or is it to late?
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    WineXpert Old Kit

    I dont have much experince, but if you have it, you might ad well try it out.Check the date on the yeast before you pitch it.
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    WineXpert CRP help

    Still stalled. WE says they will be replacing it for me, what a great company. The suggest racking and stabilizing anyway. How sweet will this be.
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    Label Software

    Does Avery have one that will do four to a page?
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    Amber wine bottles

    I am not shure where you are at, but the recycle center in Park City has a great selection of every color and type you could immagine, It has worked great for me.
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    WineXpert CRP help

    Wow, thanks for the quick responces, I will hit it with my drill for a few minutes a day for the next few days and hope for some change. If tha does not seem to work I do have a Sonoma cab in a carboy with a ton of lees but it has been sulfited and cleared allready would the yeast in the lees...
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    WineXpert CRP help

    I have the WE CRP going and it seems to be slow or stuck, I have followed the directions to the t. I am on the seccond step and waiting to get the SG down to 1.020 before I rack for the first time and it seems to be stalled at 1.024.I started the kit on 10/23 andmy SG was 1.131 and added the...
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