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Yes you should press and rack to a carboy. After 1 or 2 days rack off the gross lees. The gross lees can lead to H2S production. From this point you can add oak spirals, cubes, or chips. You can add Tannins if desired. MLF may be in your plans also. Suggest you read red wine making manual...

24.43 at Sams in Colorado Springs. Now thats a deal

Rubbermaid Brute is a very popular brand. You can buy a 32 gallon rubbermaid brute at Homdepot for 29.99. You can find them at janitorial supply stores. Lowes. Not hard to find

You can go to a restaurant supply company. You should have one locally. http://www.acemart.com/prod6402.html 20 gallon brute 22.98

Just bottled the Red Mountain kit tonight. I have never had a kit with so much gas. I used my drill and whip followed by a vacuum pump several times. It spent 6 months in the carboy so I was not expecting this. Pat

Does the F pack contain Sorbate ?

I am in Austin Texas and we had a meeting this weekend also. We try to have an educational section of the meeting. This week one member did a presentation on measuring residual sugar and another talked on recognizing and mitigating different Sulfur faults. Our meetings are hosted in a rotation...

Skunky or more sulfur like or rotten egg?

Jim, what is the kit(s) wine that you are most satisfied with?

I drove to San Antonio on Sunday night and bought 32 of them for Central Texas Wine Guild members. Thanks for the tip.

Since you have such a small amount. Go to Home Depot and buy a 5 gallon paint strainer bag. You can press them by hand in this bag over a bucket.

Thanks Appleman, I didn't know what to expect. Now that you confirmed it should be bitter at this stage I will continue with my bottling

I followed the instructions exactly so I added what ever the amount of oak they provided. I racked it 3 times and I filtered this final transfer.

I started an Amarone All Juice Masters on 12/30/08, followed the instructions, left it in the air-locked carboy until I decided to bottle today. It had a bitter after taste, is this what this wine taste like at this stage? 3 minutes after I tasted it the bitter is still in my mouth. The pH is 3.3

I just bottled the MM All Juice Pinot Noir this afternoon. I degassed it with an electric vacuum pump and filtered also. No gas and it is very clear. I drank almost a bottle in the process. It is very fruity and tasty, I don't know how long I can let it age. I need to leave it until our wine...