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I had a floor corker at my old residence and I was sure that it was moved with all of my wine making equipment. However, today a search came up with negative results. The one that I had was purchased at Costco several years ago. I do not know the brand. Before I go looking for a replacement, are...

I just racked my Argentina Malbec kit (PakLab - Onyx V). It had only been in secondary for just over a month but my carboy was a plastic type and I wanted to get it into a glass container. I would like to bulk age it and wonder how long i should keep it in the carboy(s). I did a search on here...

Have a batch of Malbec (PakLab) on the go. A month ago, I finished degassing and moved it to a cooler are for bulk aging. It is in a plastic Spagnol's carboy that I had used when making wine about 15 years ago. The kit instructions say that I can do and additional (optional) racking before...

Few years back I was at my in law's house and had some wine with their neighbor, an Italian fellow. He made his own wine and bottled some of it into 1/2 liter PET bottles. He explained that it was the "right" size for them having a glass of wine with their dinner. Does anyone on here use these...

This morning I am racking and degassing my Malbec 6 week kit. The instructions say to stir (back and forth) vigorously 3 or 4 times in a 10 minute period. Then it says that this process can take from one hour to three days depending on the foaming / gas. So, what do you do. Do you stay at it for...

I retired last year and have a little more time on my hands. I made wine back in the 90s but stopped because of a change in my work situation (weekly commuting). I still have all of the equipment and recently bought a kit from Costco (Malbec). In trying to dust off my brain regarding winemaking...