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I generally prefer higher end, full bodied red kits (WE Lodi Ranch Cab, MM Amarone), but I still find them to be a bit thin for my taste. I was going to buy grape packs to add some more body and ABV% to them, and had an idea: Would it work/be worthwhile to get a kit or two of Paklab, and use...

Few drinks can compare to a big, bold, 14% cabernet, or a 15% abv amarone. Unfortunately, if you like to drink like I do, and love the taste of those wines, you could be 10-20 years away from your liver taking a permanent vacation. It's a crap shoot, and you could get lucky, could get unlucky...

I'm currently making a WineXpert Selection Estate Lodi Ranch 11 Cabernet Savignon. This is my 4th wine, but definitely the best, and want to run a few things by you, for the rest of this wine, and future batches. I have plenty of wine on hand and finishing up, so I'm not in a rush for this...

I have kit Pinot Noir that is 'done', but not 'ready'. It's fully cleared, but still has a bit of a harsh, kit taste that should dissipate with age. It's currently in a carboy, and I want to bottle it to free up the carboy. I know if it's in a corked bottle, it'll age fine and improve with...

I'm still a beginner to wine making - done a lot of reading, have my third batch in the primary now. First two were red kits, now I'm doing a hard cider. My ambient temperature stays between 71 and 76. Everywhere I read describes fermentation going fast in the primary, slowing down, and...

I can't believe I'm asking this, but here goes. My supply of cabernets is about dry. I love the idea of wine making, and the idea of making high quality wines. I have a few mid-range kits going, but my heart lies with a dry cab sav. I'm planning on starting the Lodi Ranch Cabernet within the...

Sorry for the probably common question - search, and looking at the first 5 or so pages of this forum didn't answer. I prefer (and make) red wine mostly, but a look at my bottle collection shows a surprising number of white wine bottles (probably mostly for when I have others over; I like...