Howe1999 & Chinook -
I bit the proverbial bullet and purchased the All-In-One Wine (AIO) Pump and it is AMAZING! In addition to making my life MUCH easier during racking, it also DEGASSES your wine at the same time using a negative pressure vacuum! As well - it has also made bottling a cinch...
Carling -
This is a tough question as it is up to your taste/preference and how you end up fermenting/racking/aging your kit (i.e. time/yeast/oak/no oak/degassing/etc). I have had EXCELLENT luck with the WineXpert line of kits.. Especially the Vintners Reserve kits from them.
Good Luck!
NJW
Thank You for the quick replies everyone!
John - So thats my thought.. is why add more citric and hence my thought about the Tartaric... I have never added it to any wines before. It also seems very difficult to find ANY info regarding qty to add etc. How did you figure out what to add? I know...
I found the post above from 2018 regarding using Tartaric Acid instead of acid blend or adding "Lemon juice" etc. How did this come out? Does anyone else have any input on using the Tartaric as opposed to citric? I am making the wine for myself and another who has a citrus intolerance so I am...