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That's what I was hoping to hear. So I can give 'er a few squeezes each time I go by her. (the carboy, that is. My wife's a teacher and at school - so it's just me and the carboy . . . )

Thanks - that's good to know. I pumped it about 2 or 3 bazillion times today. At first I couldn't get it over 10 inches. toward the end, though, I got up near 15. But it quickly zeroed out again. Thought maybe I had a leak?? Can I leave it connected and in the bung/carboy overnight - or should...

Sorry to be raising this topic so long after it was discussed, but I am not clear on filtering in general, and degassing specifically. Somewhere I got the notion that using the Buon Vino Super Jet obviates the need to degas with either the stirrer of the brake bleeder. But it seems that the...

Is it necessary to sanitize the brake bleeder before using it? My hunch is - yes - but when I think about it - I'm not so sure . . . Thanks

My wife just loves Sangria made with MD2020. Of course, she's always felt a fateful inclination to 2020 - she was born and raised in our nation's capitol - zip codes there are typically 2020x and the area code is 202 . . . Iwent back and re-read the labels on the wine purchased yesterday -...

Well, I'm in a state of shock! I just got back from scouring all Liquor/Wine Stores in Southern Maryland looking specifically for some Barolo. I finally found some at the World Wine Shoppe in Waldorf - and the least expensive bottle is $46! The average was around $65. I'm still in shock...

uavwmn, Ahh, today it's evem more beautiful on the Chesapeake - again sunny with light winds out of the NW - and today's high is supposed to be near 54! We're actuall near where the Patuxent River goes into the bay, with the Potomic to the south east, and the Bay to our east...

What do you do with the vacuum pump?Does it serve the same purpose as the auto syphon? Thanks.

Thank you for the good news. I will indeed slow down and watch . . .

Well, I'm not sure if I REALLYGOOFED or just goofed . . . I went in to do my daily check - just as I did yesterday. I checked the Specific Gravity (1.087) and the temp (71 F) - this all at the 48 hour after start mark. Then - again, as I did yesterday - I whipped out the Fizz...

Boiling Water?? Let me guess: bring water to a boil, and dip the bottle with cap into the water until it shrinks?? Sounds too easy - what's the punch line?? I am trying to locate basic info regarding bottles, corks, labels and caps. Several of the bottles George carries state to use # xx or #...

Still waiting for my very first kit to arrive. Ordered on Tuesday, George shipped it on Wednesday, and there is a 3 day shipping time. That said, I will probably unpack and play with the new toys this weekend and get to work with my first - a Borlol - on Monday or Tuesday. Can't wait BTW,on my...

Looks like it's a browser issue. I generally use Mozilla Firefox - that's where I had the problems. When I opened the tutorial in Internet Explorer - it looks just fine. Again, my thanks for an outstanding tutorial. Cheers!

1SG, Let me thank you too for your service to our country. Welcome home! Me too. I was an old ASA/Ft Meade type - Crypyo/Traffic Analyst for a few years. Taught for a couple of years at the school when it was at Ft Holabird. Then went to OCS and flight school. Flew a lot of RU-21s in Europe...