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yeah, perfect thanks. i was just worried becuase it was in the garage for the two weeks. why are sulphites used as both sanitizers and preseratives.

how much sulphittes do i add to the water in the airlock?????

ok. how much sulphite should i add to the water in the airlock?????????? so i should be alright the with the wine? nothing to worry about??????? only thing that i have in the garage is my wine... some tools..... and a pool that is full of my koi fish... keeping them for the winter..

plastic carboy yes. i have a plastic carboy. being in the garage/. do you think the airlock got any bacteria?

water hey. it was plain water that was in the airlock. that is why i am worried. becuase it must have taken on some bacteria in the garage in the two weeks? i added a 1/4 tsp of potasium metasulphite to the wine before i bottled it..\ will the potasium metasulphite kill any bacteria...

does anyone know of any online distributors in candada. i am looking for a few different places where i can order wine kits online.

went to bottle my shiraz today. i had it in the garage in the carboy. it was there for two weeks with the airlock that was filled with water.... had a problem. when i went to move the carboy. the water in the airlock went into the wine. that water had been sitting for two weeks in the...

shiraz what about a shiraz,. how long does that need to sit after bottling before i cna begin to enjoy it.

hello, i made a cabarnet savignon wine from a grand cru kit. it has been bottled for about 3-4 weeks now. we tried it last night and ppl said it was good but a bit bitter. left a bitter taste in the mouth after. we were just drinking it socially. is this wine supposed to taste bitter...

what is the difference between sodium metasulphite and potasium metasulphite???????????????

hey, i bought a wine making kit and u can use it to make beer too. can anyone suggest a kit to make a beer that would be similar to coors light? also how long does this beer last? something that can be kept for months? new to it all.

So these grand cru kits say make wine in 28 days. So you make the wine. Then they say that it is only good for about a year. And ppl say to age the wine 3 months. That means in 9 months you have to drink 30 bottles. Why can i goto the liquor store and buy wine 6 years old and then keep it...

my firends made Blackberry Merlot and it was very sweet. of course we drank it within weeks of bottling it. so it may have needed to sit longer.

i would love to hear the answer. do you know?

my firend made island mist kit. they are very cheap and not good. what do you think