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The wine is a Cabernet from Finer Wines and it sat in the carboy for 4 weeks.

Thank you, i will do some research.

I have some Cabernet that has been bottled for over a year. I have been drinking this batch for the past 4-6 months, but noticed on the last two bottles that there was something in the bottom of the bottle which I thought looks like oak chips but was not. It turned out to be sugar crystals...

I went to the link to buy the Ferrari filler, but as I read the reviews, a lot of people have issues with it leaking or spitting wine. Have you figured out why this happens, or have you experienced the leaking?

Okay got it. I just never heard it called k-meta. I use sodium metabisulfite just prior to bottling so that my wine will last. I'm still pretty new at this, as I've only been making wine for a little over a year and a half. But I do start a new batch every month, so I always have a couple of...

What is k-meta? Is that something you do when you are bulk aging?

I started the kit on July 9th.

I just bottled my first Finer Wine kit last night. It's a Cabernet Sauvignon. I was amazed at how good it tasted even before aging the bottle. I think I will switch to only Finer Wine kits from this point on! ( Except for when I need Island Mist wine for my friends who only drink sweet wines...

My routine is to put the rinsed bottle in the oven at 350 for five minutes, then use a knife to lift the edge of the label and peel off. Then I put the cooled bottle into very hot water with oxyi clean and soak for 5-10 minutes. Most of the glue will come off. For the stubborn glue, after I have...

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I bought a Trinity Red Wine Expert's kit off of Amazon. I will never do that again, it looks like it's very old. The wine experts label was covered with another label so I could not see the manufacturer date. I decided to go ahead and make it anyway. I noticed as I was sprinkling on the yeast...