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I went ahead and put all the clarifying ingredients in it and stirred one last time. It is clearing nicely so maybe I'm good. At worst, I'll just rack it in 2 weeks and let it age in the carboy for a month or so. In no hurry ... like I said, I just want it to be delish so the wife gets on board...

Well, I finally got a stable gravity at 1.054 and man ... you guys weren't kidding about the CO2. I've been stirring like crazy (thank God for the drill attachment) and I just can't stop the foam! So ... I have added the k-meta and sorbate. I've read that some people stir for several days to...

Hi Granny! I've been reading your posts for quite some time now and have been following your progress. Thanks for the words of encouragement.

Thanks for the quick feedback! We are both looking forward to drinking this wine. (2.9.2009) S.G. was 1.162(Wrappedheat belt around bucket during primary, temp approx 74-76) (2.17.2009) Racked to secondary @ 1.074(Removed belt; room temp 64-66) (2.28.2009)Gravity =1.058(Still at room...

Hi everyone! I am new to the forum and new to the hobby. Got my 1st kit for Christmas ... a WE VRPinot Noir.Based on what I've read, mostly from this forum, it iscurrently aging in a carboy. Anyway, my2nd batch is a WE Icewine Reisling. My question is this ... I am at the point where...