Recent content by slbrides

Have I said I love this site yet? Thanks guys...much appreciated for the help and support....I will keep you informed!

After reading several helpful suggestions and with the wine ready to be degassed, we made out own "stirrer" tonight. I am sure there are plenty homemade versions out there! We took a curtain rod, cut it down, flattened one end, sanitized it, attached it to the drill with duct tape and away we...

So am working on my first batch, and was just reading ahead to the next step via my instructions. This next step is the stabilize and clear by adding #2 and #3 and then stir the heck out of it. The next paragraph talks about if you received an F-pack which I do not think I did (f-pack of...

the more I read here about degassing and volcanoes and spillage, the more I am feeling like I am over my head and NOT prepared! I was thinking my "kit" had everything it needed....or so they said. Now I am realizing that this is not necessarily true if you want to do it right. Or should I just...

thanks again...maybe the hubbie will rig something for me...

Thanks guys for the help....but wait, I have more! So tonight the gravity seems to be where it should be. Tomorrow night I will take it again. Now the next step is to "stir vigorously"....how the heck are you doing that when it is in the carboy? And then does it "hurt" the wine if it has to stay...

Hello, first time wine kit maker here. My ultimate question is if we are doing it correctly?? We have the Vintners Reserve from Homebrewers (Shiraz). Am in stage 2, wine is in the carboy with stopper and airlock, but there does not seem to be any action? It bubbled (the airlock) for a day or so...