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Well, I just racked the first batch to the carboy for secondary fermentation. 5 days was right on in the instructions, the must was at 1.009 so I racked it to the secondary. It is very cool to see the tiny bubbles coming to the surface during the fermentation. I may even sell tickets...

The directions only state to move it to a secondary fermenter after the SG goes below 1.010 and then degas and clear after it goes below .996. You can bottle after 5 days. I was just planning on bulk aging since I have no bottles currently or a corker. I think I will move it to another...

Smurfe, I thought that is what I should do, but I just wanted to verify. Thanks for answering my queston (again):D

Smurfe, Thank you for the reply. The primary is bubbling away like mad now so I am pretty excited. Seems to be fermenting very well now. Unless I misunderstand you, I should rack the wine off of the sediment after the clearing phase and let it age that way. I was planning on letting it...

I found a wealth of information on this site to be honest. Smurfe's step-by-step instructions on making kit wines was invaluable to me. It is very good to have visual aids when reading the instructions. (Thanks Smurfe!!) While I have no experience in wine making, I was pretty happy with how...

I just started my first kit tonight (vinters reserve shiraz from wine experts). it is in the primary fermenter now. I am looking forward to the journey. Thanks to all for your assistance and great tutorials. I will update with my progress as I move through to the next steps.

Hi all!! I have been lurking here for the past couple weeks and just bought my first wine making kit (vinters reserve shiraz) and supplies (fermentation bucket, 6 gallon carboy, etc.). I am looking to start this batch this weekend. I have some experience brewing beer several years ago but...