Recent content by djewell87

Should I add it?

I pitched my yeast earlier today and I picked up some bentonite. How much should I put in?

I'm following Dave's DB recipe, right now I have energizer, nutrient, tannin, and Pectic. I'll close the back and give it a squeeze in a few when I get home. I will check the SG tomorrow, if it is reading too high should I extract some of the must and replace it with water?

Thanks, will do.

Well I started my first batch of wine today. It's quad berry db with some bananas also. So my initial SG before the fruit was added is 1.080. The recipe I was going for said that it should be around 1.085-1.090, I did not want to keep adding sugar because the fruit will ad sugar also and I...

Yeah that's 21 days on 21 days off. Thanks for the input.

I'm new and ordered my equipment and am planning on starting two batches soon. One will be DB and the other is a blackberry merlot kit. The problem that I have is that I work offshore on a 21/21 rotation. So I am wondering how I can plan out these batches so that they can work the best with...

Well I just ordered the kit i mentioned from Austin and some other stuff. I think it's a good start for now. Products 1 x Lalvin EC-1118 Wine Yeast $0.99 1 x Potassium Sorbate - Amount: 4 oz $4.69 1 x Potassium Metabisulphite - Amount: 1 lb $4.99 1 x Pectic Enzyme - Amount: 4 oz $4.99 1...

What about this kit? http://www.austinhomebrew.com/product_info.php?cPath=178_34_81&products_id=13094

There is a small spigot a few inches off the bottom of the carboy. I'm new to this and am just going by what I read on their site. That's actually the only reason I'm looking at the better bottle. It seems like it could be convenient.

This is the kit i'm looking at, the one that has the better bottle with racking assembly (a valve on the bottle to carboy to drain it) and the floor corker http://www.homebrewit.com/wine-equipment-kits.php I also am looking at the three prong degaser. How does that sound?

Thanks, I am going to use a concentrate for my first batch. I am going to buy a kit I found some with floor corkers, they also have an option for a better bottle with a racking kit. I was told to use glass. Would the better bottle be ok?

Hi, I am completely new to wine making and am looking at several different kits. I will be making mostly fruit wine but may try a kit or two. I've been researching for a while and was wondering if I should buy a kit for all my equipment or if I would be better off piecing it all together to...