Recent content by Banzai88

It turned out that the inner bag was not ruptured. I believe that the leakage was coming from a poorly fitted cap. I am unsure if, or how, that may affect the wine. I guess that I will find out.

I had a wine kit arrive yesterday that I could tell was leaking as soon as I saw the shipping box. I notified the supplier and a replacement is on its way. I have not opened the shrink wrap on the wine box so I have no idea how badly the inner bag is damaged, but I was contemplating trying to...

Thank you all. I love this forum and all of the knowledgeable winemakers willing to share their experiences.

Quick question. I just started a pinot noir wine kit in my primary. I am 3 days into it and discovered that I will be going out of town. By the time that I return, 10-14 days in the primary will have passed. The wine is in a bucket with an airlock. Should there be any issues with this...

I am very new to wine making, so this could be completely out in left field, but I used to breed and show tropical fish. Those look like the vinegar eels that I would raise to feed baby fish.

First bottle of homemade wine. @TxBrew.

Thanks for the suggestions. I love the idea of adding grapefruit zest, I would have never thought of that.

Quick question. I am about to move up from small batch to full batch kits and looking for advice. To reward my wife for her patience with my new hobby I would like to start with her favorite wine, sauvignon blanc. She particularly likes wine from Marlborough, NZ. Any suggestions on best...

Thank you. Really hope I don't wind up with sweet wine. I plan to upgrade to 6 gallon batches soon, so hope to get most mistakes in before the larger batches.

Working on my 6th small batch wine, cab sauv. Primary fermentation was a fairly normal 7 days, however bubble/foam seemed somewhat short, about 48 hours before almost all activity stopped. Tasting the wine before transferring for secondary, the wine was sweet (SG 1.022). Now on day 2 of...