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Hi guys, Enjoying a bottle of our Stags Leap Merlot, three months in. Very good! It seems like it has a very high alcohol level. My wife and I both notice it. Not sure what I'm expecting in the way of feed back, but is this a common experience? Thanks, Bob Sent from my iPad using Wine Making

I'm confused regarding the amount of time before my wine is properly aged. I made an Eclipse Stags Leap Merlot. I've read that if you intend to age it longer than 6 months you should add k-meta. I decided not to as I also read that gives some people headaches. So, does this mean the wine is...

I decided to bottle my Stags Leap Merlot rather than age in the carboy for a few months. I purchased a hand corker but the corks would not go in completely on all 30 bottles. I fiddled with the adjustment, but it did not make a difference. The corks are anywhere between 1/8 of an inch to 1/2...

Hi guys, My Eclipse Stags Leap Merlot is ready to bottle. As far as I can tell it is very clear. I poured a bit into a glass to test it and it seems ready. I compared to a similar amount of another wine I had opened, a Petite Syrah, and the Merlot looked clearer to me. Are there other things I...

Hi, The instructions say to degauss for 2 min with the first additive and then another 2 for the next additive. I've done it for about 10 minutes with a drill and I still see bubbles rising. How do you know when it is completely done? Should there be no bubbles at all? I'm concerned as some of...

Newbie here, so ad I progress through this kit I'm trying to anticipate questions I might have. There are no clear directions on topping the carboy after racking during the process, except not topping with water at a certain point . Do you recommend topping with water at all? How much room is...

Hi guys, Tomorrow I will rack my Stag's Leap Merlot into a carboy for secondary fermentation. When I did my first kit 3 years ago, I worried about getting the sanitization right. It took some of the fun out of it for me, so this time I'm trying to do the best I can and enjoy the process. If...

I made my first batch, a WineExpert Barolo, back in 2010. I kept it in the carboy and bottled it in the summer of 2012. It is really good. However, I'm noticing some bleeding of about 1/2 the corks. I have 12 bottles left and wonder if it will oxidize the wine if I replace the corks. What say...

Hi everyone, I'm new here as of 1/1/14. I'm looking forward to learning from this forum. Here's my question and then the explanation below: Question: is it normal to maintain the fermentation temp in a cooler environment using just a blanket? I'm on my second batch of wine. It's an...