Be careful with the cinnamon sticks - they are powerful. I'm making 3 gallons of Apple Cinnamon wine and I dropped in 3 cinnamon sticks after clearing and racking it - I intended to let them sit for at least a couple of weeks. Someone did warn to monitor the taste often, so I checked it 18...
I do extended maceration on premium red kits that include the grape skins - but even so only do a max of 4 weeks total including fermentation. When I made Dragon's blood I squished all the berries into a pulp on the first day, and continued to mash it every day during fermentation. By the end...
I'm on my 3rd EM Red wine kit with grape skins. My first two I used Red Star Premier Cuvee (same as EC-1118) and it only took 5 days at 83 to 78 deg (I'm in Florida). My 3rd kit (RJS Super Tuscan) I switched the Red Star Premier Rouge and it's on day 11 and still just getting finished -...