Recent content by tykyle39

Just placed an order. Thanks for the link. Sent from my iPad using Wine Making

Hi Matty. If you put capsules on your wine bottles be aware these will need the larger size. The standard will not fit these bottles. :-) Sent from my iPad using Wine Making

The kit makes 3 gallons. I get mine from Amazon.com though its currently unavailable.

I also use heating pads. I just tie them on the side of the bucket or carboy with a scarf. I use low heat and my pads turn off at about 10 hours so there is no chance of overheating.

I also use masking tape, the blue painters type. So easy and little adhesive residue left behind.

If anyone is interested, finevinewines.com still has the OB cran-apple chard kits in stock. Just ordered a few to make for Christmas next year. I made this kit and gave as gifts for the holidays and everyone had great things to say about this one.

Sweet fruity. Next time I will add more of the F-pack to the primary. I like the fruit taste but not as sweet. Nice by the pool summer sipper as is.

Don't know. I made it and added half the f-pack to primary fermentation. It tasted like a raspberry flavored sangria.

make sure your wife doesn't see this post. Not good to call her "clumsy". :-)

Basically Port is a wine fermented to about 16-18% ABV and can be fortified with spirits to get an ABV of up to 20% or so. Usually it's dessert wine hence all the flavored kits available.

RJ Spagnols kits are straight forward. Sanitize equipment. Add juice bag. Stir in bentonite. Check specific gravity. Sprinkle yeast. Cover and allow yeast to do its job. When must reaches the specified specific gravity stabilize and clear. Then bottle. Hope this helps. Some of the other kits...

Ended up with 2 kits....:-)

Took your suggestion and ordered this kit Tuesday from FVW. It's to be delivered today. One question.....is this kit sweet compared to the RJS port wine kits? I'd rather not have such a sweet wine. If its similar to a Reisling then I'm okay.

Finevinewines.com has kits in stock. Just ordered one today.

Well I couldn't stand it. I ordered another kit from another store online. Either I'll end up with two kits or one kit and a refund.