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just started a cellar craft showecase zinfandel kit. after 23 liters and waiting a few hours the SG was at 1.122! I figured way to high for fermentation to have a chance to get to dry. So I added two more liters of water and dropped it to 1.100. Now I feel like that was a mistake. even...

started the kit with a SG of 1.098. Its been 10 days now and it sits at 1.008. The kit says I should not continue to secondary Fermentation till I'm at 1.000 or lower but also says I should be there somewhere between day 6 and 8. There is still a bit of bubbling in the airlock. Should I...

I am looking for my next kit. I have made the following: Winexpert Vintners Reserve Cab (yuck so far, started Dec 2014) Winexpert Eclipse Stags Leap Merlot (tasted better but know I need a bunch of time (started in March and currently bulk aging) Winexpert Eclipse Dry Creek Valley Chard...

Never made a white before so quick question on if everything's ok. I am in the clearing phase of the kit, degassed and added the K meta and Chitosan per the instructions. Now strange in the carboy its been 2 days since and the top 1/3 is pretty clear with a distinct line and the bottom 2/3's...

This was a quote taken from another contributor that summarized thread after thread I have read: "Based on multiple recommendations from this website I traditionally rack my aging Reds every 3 months and add up to a quarter teaspoon of KMeta at each racking. After 1 year of bulk aging in the...