Recent content by Randy

Thanks Steve. That is a good point on the K sorbate. I was going to omit it but I guess that would take the sweetness out of it. Thanks for cluing me in. My wife is NOT a "real" wine drinker. She likes sweet and light on the ETOH so I think this will be perfect for her. I guess I'm not real...

My wife really likes sweet white wines so I went to my LHBS this weekend and ended up buying 3 of these kits in several different flavors. The lady in the shop was glowing on these kits. What is the general consensus? Are these kits as good as she makes them out to be? Also, I was...

Thanks for your input Grapeman. I'm going to chill a bottle and then unchill it to see if the haze goes away as the wine warms. Speaking of Bentonite, are you suggesting that I add more to the carboy as it is bulk aging? How much do you add? Also, how the heck does one get this stuff to...

Thanks fellas. It is bottled and I didn't check TA, or pH while I was fermenting it. FG was 0.996 if I recall correctly before I sweetened it. I figured a kit would already have all of that stuff balanced. I will check it in the future though. Wade is exactly correct, it is a chill haze...

I made a MM Gurwurztraminer which was clear when I bottled it and is delicious. My concern is that when I chill the wine I get a hazy suspension that forms which I think is probably K-bitartate. The floaties that I see don't look like crystals per se but I'm not sure what else it would be...

Thanks Ludo. I think I'd use the kit again if the wine turns out well. I'll modify the techniques however. I think that MM should modify the instructions however and have dropped them a line telling of my experience. Randy

Have you used Star San for this or K meta? I like Star San because it cuts down on the sulfites which for me is what gives homemade wine a bad name.

Thanks for the input fellas. I knew that didn't sound quite right to me. I should have asked :( I'm a bit cheesed that MM would continue to put out such terrible advice with their kits. If it is a known issue then the instructions should be modified. Hopefully the wine turns out better than...

How are people sanitizing their filters/pumps before use? The instructions for the filter don't even mention sanitation.

I'd like some feedback on what I should have done differently on my first Mosti kit which is a Barolo Masters kit. I've been following the instructions to the letter in an attempt to get the best result. The instructions say that the first racking from the primary should be done on day 3-5...

Hello all I want to use Iodophor for sanitization but I don't have access to a local store that sells it. What I do have is some thing called Dovidine which is a surgical prep solution. The solution is 10% Povidone-iodine weight/volume (1% available iodine). Does anybody by chance know how...