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thanks for all the input. i'm going to put more effort into degassing and allow a longer bulk aging time.

i didn't want to but would filtering be the answer?

i used a paddle stirrer and it aged two months.

appears to already have bentonite and this last bottling was over a month past the clarifiers. i try to degas the best i can but there may be more. if i add more bentonite post ferment, how much?

iv'e made many six gallon kits over the years, reds, whites and even fruit wines and have always had great success producing perfectly clear product in the bottle. i usually use the enclosed clarifier in the kit or superklear. now i'm making all juice 30 gallons at a time in two large carboys...

i added 4 cinimon sticks and 4cups of brown sugar to backsweeten bringing the sg up to 1.004. let it sit till today and great news it has mellowed out and has become quite palatable again. definitly more pumpkin pie like. i racked and cleared it hoping to bottle in a few days. i'd love to send a...

clove was one of the spices used along with nutmeg. i had a couple of people taste the wine and although not possitve we feel that the overpowering and bitter spice taste is probably clove.

i didn't think about the fireball scenario. thanks

more carboys it is! got to make another white. where can i find this abv calculator?

actually my wife had suggested vanilla also. ithink i'm going to add a cinnamon stick and vanilla bean and let it sit awhile. i have to keep reminding myself to be more patient. any mistakes i've made always had to do with my eagerness to start my next batch. any ideas on what the abv is this one?

after having made two vinters harvest fruit based wines ( cherry, blueberry) i decided to use the halloween pumpkin to make 6 gal. of wine. realizing that pumpkin in itself is bland i decided to flavor it like pumpkin pie. so i added nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and half the sugar used was...

I was wondering if the hydrometer could be off alittle. I'll have to test it. The brew belt is a great idea for the winter. I don't see one available in the toy store. where can i get one?

thanks for the quick reply. it's good to have a second oppinion. i'll stabilize it this afternoon. That light is similar to Portland Head. Which is it?

I have a village vinter merlot kit that i started on 2/21 with a specific gravity of 1.078 at 64 degrees. On 2/27 the SG was 1.010 at 64d so i transfered to the carboy. The SG on 3/5 was .0998 at 64d and on 3/10 it was also 0.0998 at 64d. Today is 3/13 and the SG is still at 0.0998 at 64d. I...