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At the beginning of this post, I mentioned that I didn't remember the type of wine that it was. ... It is a Vintners reserve merlot. has anyone tried this wine? is it any good?

That's exactly what I was thinking too. I just racked the wine to a carboy, and didn't add anything ... I just followed the directions because I didn't want to F anything up.

Cool ... thanks a lot for the info, I might add just a cup of sugar. PS: I'm not really expecting a really good wine my first time, I just want something that will get me hammered .. lol .. and give me a little bit of experience before moving on to a better kit. EDIT--- Also, I read in...

I am making my first batch of wine, and it's been 5 days, so it is still in the primary fermenter. It is a cheap 4 week merlot (I don't remember the exact brand), the SG was about 1080 before fermentation, and now it is about 1011 after 5 days. The instructions say to rack it when the SG is...

Thanks for all the welcomes ... To narrow it down, I'm in Northern Ontario, about 4 hours north of Toronto

Hey, I'm Josh from Canada. I just started making my first batch of wine a couple of days ago, and I hope it turns out well. I've been doing a lot of research on the subject, and it seems like a really interesting hobby. I'm joining this forum because I still have a few unanswered questions...