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Thanks Brad and howdy to you too :). I am pretty certain that the fermentation had finished prior to adding the clearing agent. When I first began, the S.g. reading was 1.08, over a week it went down to 0.994 and was stayed there for three consecutive days. I then racked it, added the...

This is my first wine making experience. I am making a cabernet sauvignon kit that I purchased at my local grocery store (being my first attempt, I did not want to invest in an expensive kit). 6 days ago, I added the clearing agent (Kieselsol) and am wondering how you can tell if the wine is...

Thanks JasonH, So, should I skip the secondary fermentation and go directly to the clearing aging process? I just racked it from the primary fermenter to a carboy this morning. Is it a bad thing to allow too much time for fermentation?

Thanks for your reply, Im not sure what brand the wine kit is because I threw away the box. It was an inexpensive one that I bought from the grocery store. It is a Cabernet Sauvignon and the instuction sheet indicates that it is a 28 day kit.

Hi, This is my first attempt at making wine. The kit I purchased is for a 23L batch (red wine). After the initial mixing, the S.G. was 1.083. I left the mixture in the primary fermenter for 8 days (as per the instructions in my kit). The S.G on day 8 (july 25) was 0.994. My instructions...