Recent content by jinjo4444

So I'm on my 3rd batch now and ran into something weird on this pinot grigio batch. I put the wine in the primary fermenter and starting SG was 1.086 . I usually check it about 8 days in for gravity but I was so busy with work that I didn't check it until 12 days in. Here's what's weird. The...

Thanks so much for all your help!! It’s bottled now and I did a taste test and it actually seems really good! Nice and clear too. so in the meantime I started a batch of pinot grigio on that just finished fermenting. Og was 1.084 and I’m down to 1.000 so I’m reading the instructions in this...

Thanks. :h So do I bottle from here pulling the wine from the top of the carboy or do I have to rack again? And once I get close to the bottom IF I bottle from this stage do I just get as much as I can without sediment and throw the bottom sediment with an inch or two of wine above it away...

I’m 4 days in to the clearing stage but I’ve got SO much sediment on the bottom. It looks like a sandy beach down there. Is this normal?

I found this tip through Google. Have any of you tried this or is it false? Google doesn't ALWAYS tell the truth lol. "A common issue I've seen in homebrew forums is regarding fruit flies getting into the airlock. Most airlocks have caps with tiny holes to let gas escape but large enough to...

Yikes, sign me up for some fly strips. 😬

Vinifera Chardonnay which the brew shop recommended for my first try. (anyone know if this is any good?) I racked it without the sediment and didn't splash. (I also went with the vodka in the airlock idea). Also, I totally agree to go more towards the fail safe kind of approach since I have...

Thanks :) Man I find this confusing. The instructions from the place I bought my equipment from (who have been around for 50 years so I would think they know what they're talking about), and the instructions in the wine kit itself are so different. The brewing store instructions say to not...

Thank you so much! I know it's my first batch but I'd like to maybe not mess it up so I can have bragging rights with my friends/family lol. I'm glad I found this place :)

This is my first time trying my own wine and I have a Chardonnay kit that has oak chips. As per the instructions in the kit it said to add them right away. The first fermentation should be completed this weekend and I'm going to rack it to the carboy, but I have no idea how to do this since...