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Not sure how many of you are using vacuum pumps for racking and bottling but it's an investment that I cannot live without. I purchased the All in One pump two years ago and recently was racking an 18 gallon batch of wine into three 6 gallon carboys when suddenly the doorbell rang. I didn't...

It's been 2 years and 3 months since I found this website and started making wine. To date I have made 1680 bottles of wine. Having all that wine led to a problem with where to store it all. Two months ago I finished building my wine cellar. It holds about 750 bottles and 22 six gallon...

I have had a 15.5 gallon batch of red in my 20 gallon primary fermenter for 6 days and it's now at 1.02. Normally I would move it to secondary at this time but I'm thinking of leaving it in primary until it finishes. My 20 gallon primary is basically just a food grade garbage can with a lid --...

I'v produced 22 wine kits since April of last year using the old 8 gallon primary fermentor and 6 gallon glass carboy. I'd like to double or triple production without adding much labor. Does anyone have suggestions for equipment to accomplish this? Is it time to invest in stainless?

So, I've been bit by this wine making bug. Since my wife bought me my first kit last November, I have now made 11 kits. In fact, I'm in the process of building a wine cellar. My wine cellar will be able to easily hold 900 bottles of wine so I will have room to age some bigger reds. However...

My wife has a very acute sense of smell and taste, and therefore is very particular about the wine she drinks. Mostly she drinks Italian Pinot Grigio. Therefore, I've made three batches of Italian Pinot Grigio from various kits over the last several months. The wine looks crystal clear and...