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    corks

    unfortunately they were used on three batches bottled last year, good news they are all gone.
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    wine thief?

    thanks mike
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    corks

    Last year in september i bottled a valpolicella kit with #9 1.75" corks and now i have had three bottles so far where wine ahse been leaking through the center area of the cork. there seems to be three or four spots where droplets come through the cork. is thi normal for first run corks...
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    wine thief?

    Does any company sell a glass wine thief? i have a three piece plastic one, but i'm thinking a 1 piece glass one would hold suction much better.
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    What are you making and what have you made ???

    this what i have after my first year of winemaking: In Bottle: WE Australian Chardonnay, Strawberry Riesling, WE Valpolicella, WE Stags Leap Merlot Bulk Aging: WE Spanish Rioja, WE CRP, WE Barolo, CC Amarone, WE Lodi Old Vine Zin Fermenting: On deck: WE Shiraz/Viogner, Green Apple Riesling...
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    WineXpert Estate Zin

    no brew belt. just left the primary sitting in the main floor of my house. the room it was kept in is pretty consistently 73 degrees.
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    beginner in michigan

    welcome aboard! its always good to see more people from michigan joining
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    WineXpert Estate Zin

    yesterday was day six and the SG was down to 0.998. will fermenting this quickly have any adverse effects on taste? I'm hoping the gravity will drop a little more in the next several days. I will try my best to let this one age, but its hard to do, being pretty new to the hobby.
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    WineXpert Selection Original Barolo

    i just racked my barolo this past weekend. i noticed that it has become less purple and more red, is his normal? it smelled fantastic, like cherries. should i let it age longer in a carboy or go a head and bottle? i think developing patience is the hardest part of the hobby.
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    WineXpert Estate Zin

    My wife bought me the estate Zinfandel kit and i can't wait until sunday, i will finally have time to get started. anyone know of any problems or have any suggestions for this kit?
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    south east mi wine clubs?

    Does any one know if there are any wine clubs in south east michigan? In oakland of macomb counties?
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    New guy from Michigan

    Jeremy, i know exactly what you mean, i'm also 24 and offered a bottle to my buddy and he said something about drinking it straight from the bottle. If you are looking for kits, there is home brew store in waterford called hopmans that carries most of the winexpert kits. Or if you are looking...
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    Cellar Craft CC Showcase Amarone

    mine is also very dark. of the 4 red kits that i have aging it is the darkest.
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    Cellar Craft CC Showcase Amarone

    i've moved to just degassing and stabilizing and then into the cellar for clearing on its own. It seems to be working good on the kits i've done so far.
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    WineXpert Stags leap district Merlot

    i just had a sample of this from the carboy. it has been aging only four months and it already tastes great to me. I think i'm going to bottle this weekend and set two dozen aside to age a little longer in the bottle. it is hard not to want to rush and drink wines young, i'm hoping patience...
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