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    Need Assistance

    Good Tasting Riesling The wine turned out fabulous for my 1st wine. My wife actualy normally prefers a sweeter wine, and she decided she liked it dry, I was shocked. Have already knocked down 4 bottles and they are oh so clear. Just did my 2nd racking on a Shiraz last night and it smells...
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    Sanitizing solution confusion

    difference I have found I have know found and calculated the chemical compounds. Potassium Metabilsulphite when added to water becomes potassium bisulfite, therefore the potassium bisulphite is actually via chemical strength is the more pure form and is stronger ie takes less to produce same...
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    Need Assistance

    My kit is a Connoisseur KenRidge classic Riesling. Also the temperature is maintained at 70 degrees. Current instructions is at secondary fermentation and just says to have made sure wine was less than 1.010 sg before racking which it was. Says to leave for 12 days to complete fermentation...
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    Need Assistance

    I have a feeling something has gone wrong with my wine fermentation process. I began a Rielsing Kit on 10/18 with a S.G. of 1.082 then racked it on 10/28 with a S.G. of .998. Since racking it to the carboy there has been no activity from the wine. From what I have read from others it should...
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    Sanitizing solution confusion

    Follow up I have a container of Potassium Bisulfite and no potassium metabisulphite. Since it seems your saying to use less of the metabisulphite than what the instructions say, which makes sense to not have to rinse after spraying. Do you know at all why is there such a variance...
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    Sanitizing solution confusion

    I am preparing to make 1 gallon of a sanitizer to use to sanitize my equipment prior to each use, and have some confusion on 2 different methods. First - Metabisulphite - says to use 12.5 tsp per gallon of water. Sounds like, what is confusing about that. Second - potassium bisulfite -...
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