Recent content by mk010101

great, thanks!

Is it ok to let wine go longer than around 10 days for the secondary fermentation? I may have to let mine go for 17 days before I can get to it. I would imagine it is ok, but I thought I would ask.

I am just curious how long a wine kit will last before you absolutely MUST use it or it will not be worth it? I am not speaking of finished wine, but of the wine kits that come in a pouch in a box. Thanks.

this thread is only two pages, but I learned a LOT! I actually appreciate your "sorta off-topic" answers cause I would rather do a all fruit wine instead of a wine/fruit kit. But the time it takes to get it done is too long, I am afraid. However, it is something for the future. I have some...

Hmmm, using fruit like that seems to make it take longer. That isn't a bad thing, but I wasn't sure I could get started for another month or so. the thing is, on the secondary, if I went with this fruit kit, it only makes 5 gal or 3 gal...and my secondary is 6 gal. I would be afraid of too...

Smurfe - I may go with doing the fruit juice one you mentioned in your post. However, since it is more from scratch, I don't know what else I would need with it. Do I need some sort of crusher? I know you did the raspberry, but I figure it may be similar. Any help would be appreciated...

So, do I need other equipment than what I already have? I was planning on getting a 7.75 gal bucket for primary fermentation and just use the same 6 gal better bottle secondary that I use for beer. Would this work? What about degassing? Should I get one of those mix-it thingy's? It would...

So do I need some "extra" equipment other than what I have for beer making? I was thinking of buying a 7.75 gal primary fermenter and just use the same secondary that I use for beer (6 gal better bottle). Is that good enough? What about something to de-gas? Is that necessary for a fruit...

I would like to brew up a peach wine for my wife for our anniversary. Our anniversary is in late summer and I don't know how long it would take to make a peach wine. Also, would anyone like to recommend a kit for this purpose? I appreciate it! Edit: I brew beer now and figure some of my...