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    Marbles to fill headspace isn't their only benefit.

    I had learned about the trick before coming here but I wanted to pass on another benefit since I've seen posts of other users looking into using marbles. In the photo, these are 1" glass marbles, cleaned and 'soaked' in StarSan before use. The added benefit was as a buffer between the wine and...
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    Wanting to confirm my thoughts on this result

    Thank you both. I was overly concerned about adding additives unnecessarily.
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    Wanting to confirm my thoughts on this result

    I'll try the fridge trick next time. I keep the cane about half way with the clip resting on the bottle neck until the volume gets low enough to need it pushed in further. I've used a piece of 2x4 when it gets close to the bottom to tilt the carboy and help get all the wine, but I can see the...
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    Wanting to confirm my thoughts on this result

    I've added 1/4 tsp postassium metabisulfite (I believe is the same as Kmeta right?) the day before adding yeast to the Walkers juice and to two batches of Must I've done. Should it be added again before bottling?
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    Wanting to confirm my thoughts on this result

    Thank you for the replies and confirmation of my thought. I do have another question. You mention siphoning to a bucket before bottling. I have been going from the carboy when bottling so I can see the bottom and with Whites be able to see when the siphon cap might start pulling in lees. Is...
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    Wanting to confirm my thoughts on this result

    Just started with wine making this year. Up to this batch I was doing the kits off Amazon (WineExpert & Fontana brand). I tried the hot pack juice from Walkers this time, Chardonnay. I followed the same process as the kits, started fermentation 10/2/24, racked to carboy 10/20/24, bottled on...
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    WineXpert 1st rack too early? Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon Kit

    Was thinking about that, 2nd rack will go to a 3 gallon for longer aging. Bottle the remaining to <15 750ml and make sure there is 1 or 2 left to compare with the 3 gallon when bottled in a few months.
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    WineXpert 1st rack too early? Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon Kit

    Thank you all for your responses. I don't want to deviate from the directions. I was concerned that maybe the yeast finished faster but now that I look, I can see it is still active from what I saw this morning. Future processes will probably be bulk aged longer, I just don't see us waiting very...
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    WineXpert 1st rack too early? Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon Kit

    This is my first time making wine so naturally I'm probably being over cautious. I bought one of the 8L Winexpert kits. Started fermentation last Friday. It came with Oak chips and granular oak, no skins but I stirred it 2x a day for the first 5-6 days. Fermentation was going great. Yesterday...
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    New to Wine making, completely overwhelmed from over researching and loving every minute of it.

    Thank you for all your replies. Changing to the #9 corks and floor corker now. Read that they are better for 24mm. Glad I signed up to this site, definitely a lot of knowledge here. I didn't post earlier. I was planning to start the fermentation in the bucket the must ships in, or should they be...
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    New to Wine making, completely overwhelmed from over researching and loving every minute of it.

    Planning to start with Cabernet Sauvignon. I've been watching a lot from YouTube channel "The Home Winemaking Channel" and some others. Equipment list so far 2x 5 Gallon Carboys - Glass (North Mountain Supply) comes with drilled and undrilled bungs, airlock, carboy dryer, handle and cap Carboy...
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    New to Wine making, completely overwhelmed from over researching and loving every minute of it.

    So I started out with the idea of making wine, went to Amazon and looked at the kits. Then I started my Freshman year at YouTube University doing research. Within a couple days, I now have an Amazon wishlist of $743 from 28 items to build my own "kit" and become a Vitner. I look at it like this...
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