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I finally racked the wine and degassed on the 21st. Racked into the fermenting pail and used the 24" mix stir but never really got any gas or foaming action even though I used the drill and got it spinning pretty good multiple times. Think my previous attempt must have gotten the gas out...

@uavwmn Thanks, I guess I will have to do with my high temps for now and it seems that it may not be that bad. Glad you have done well with it and hopefully I will have the same success with mine. @Scott B Yes, I was noticing your Tyler,TX sig and I'm just south around Jacksonville. I'm in...

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Jim, Thanks for the link. Good read and sounds like a pretty good timeline to go by. Believe I will rack first, try degassing again, and then leave it there for a couple of months before bottling.

Hi again, its been two weeks since I did the stabilizing/ clearing, and degassing (that may or may not have been good enough). Normally the directions for the kit would have me bottle now or wait another week if not clear. I still haven't tried degassing the wine again or anything since my...

Thanks for the tips on the starting SG. Guess I will just have to experiment (drink a lot, LOL) to see what I like.

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I'm new to this. What would make the SG go so low. I'm use to reading SG's going to .994 - .996. Is it simply the type of yeast used or do certain fruits naturally go lower, perhaps the combo? Looking at my hydrometer chart .990 just adds 1.3% to the potential alcohol from the 1.0 SG level. I...

Thanks guys for all the replies, appreciate it. @appleman I may not have gotten all the gas out, not sure, but I think I really did okay (might need to redo to be sure with mix blade or spoon). I think I'm more concerned with oxidation, but hopefully that's ok as you'll don't think I should be...

Hi, I'm a newbie and this is my first kit and attempt at making wine. Started the kit back on July 10th. Live in east Texas and it stays pretty hot here. Keep the room set at about 75, but it might get a few degrees hotter at times. During the primary fermentation, I think the temp of the must...