Recent content by mredge73

No but just did a similar Eclipse Cab kit for the first time a few weeks ago. The skins are a PIA, they will not flow out of the fill hole so you have to cut and squeeze them out. My juice bag was also a PIA, had two chambers in it for some reason with juice in each one. I rarely follow...

Just an update on this thread to close it out; mostly for my benefit. Lost a lot more that I had thought; had to add a full 5L box wine and about 1/2 gallon of distilled water to top the barrel off. Aged 16 weeks, bottled right before Christmas. Overall success, gave out 3/4 of the bottles for...

Cru Select Austrailian Cabernet Sauvignon 16 L Wine Kit

Added 1 can of Alexander's Barbera yesterday. I learned something new the hard way when I splashed it around a little too much when mixing the concentrate in; lost a little volume to co2 infused foam.

Which Alexander concentrate would you recommend? My LHBS has a large selection. As far as the lees go I get very little on my cider and mead; I didn't expect kitted wine to be that much different. How much volume do you usually lose?

Oh, my barrel that I will use as a secondary is 50L as mentioned in the original post. I had to add the extra gallon but knew that it would affect my OG and thin the body a little. I would rather do this top off exercise now while in the primary rather than later in the secondary. The kits do...

I bought 2x Barolo kits this weekend and put them in primary. (select + world vineyard) I will primary in a SS keg then age/secondary in the wooden barrel. Total of 26L of concentrate and 24L of RO water, OG was at 1.08. The only thing that I am worried about is the low OG, do I need to add a...

What to make first? Thanks, I kinda thought that you had to seal it immediately. Good thing that I didn't start yet. What is the best wine for a new barrel? I have a 50L barrel so whatever I make will not be cheap. I am an experienced homebrewer (beer) so the wine fermentation process...

So, my wife surprised me today with a brand new oak barrel from morebeer. It is a beautiful medium char barrel but I am a bit intimidated on what to do now. I am a beer homebrewer and have done a few ciders and meads but never a grape wine. So help me out here, what do I do with this thing? I...

Liked on Facebook; also like the new forum.