Recent content by Brickhouse

I am strictly doing kit wines at the moment. High end 18L kits, but kit wines nonetheless. I bottled one at 3 months bulk aged and each bottle has some sediment in it. The next one will have aged 9 months and rest no earlier than that. I've already noticed that the ones I've aged for 6...

That...is....fantastic.

I don't stir unless it's a skins kit. But when I do, it's just a gentle stir to get things mixed in. Not really trying to agitate anything.

Looks great. I'm sure it'll be full soon!

I was once told that in regards to moving on to different stages of fermentation, follow the directions on the kit and/or the SG....whichever takes longer. Hasn't let me down yet.

Order placed this morning and I look very forward to it. I did my filter items on Amazon, as they were all in stock there and didn't want to do some with filter fast and some with Amazon....easier there, and it ships free. I ordered the deluxe package, so I don't really need two racking canes...

Bottled my first kit wine back in April and it has been good since day 1. However, I am noticing a large difference between how it was then, and how it is drinking now as I open up bottles 4 months later. Agree, time makes all the difference.

Sounds very normal to me. Keep on truckin'.

I dump it at the bottom of the empty carboy and rack away. Gentle stir after I'm done. No issues. As for the gallon of sanitizer....when it doesn't have a strong smell, I toss it.

Looks fantastic!

Just put our first one in the bottle.

Winexpert Eclipse Lodi Old Vine Zinfandel Winemaking Kit Edited to add: I haven't ordered from you before, basically because I'm pretty new to this and haven't seen all the options for vendors yet. But now you're on my radar.

I'm wary of the same thing. I degas the hell outta my wine in fear that I haven't done enough. But I've let off of that a bit. I bulk age a minimum of 6 months and trying to get to 12 months, so I figure as long as I give it a good once over, it'll work itself out during the bulk aging process.

Did my last batch with some loose wood chips in the primary...never again. I'll bag them in with the skins or a separate bag...it was a mess straining them out and keeping them out of the spout.

Great topic to read on....I always have some trouble sanitizing those items due to length.