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Happy New Year! So, I have been busy last year and have 3, 6 gallon kits ready (bulk aging in carboy) for oak barrel (5 gal. barrel) aging and one in the barrel right now (barreled yesterday). I'm planning on 2 to 3 weeks duration for the barrel's first aging. Questions: I am looking...

I am looking for specfic instructions (based on your opinions) on how long to "oak" the WE "LODI RANCH 11 CABERNET SAUVIGNON" kit in a brand new 7.5 Gal. medium-toasted oak barrel. Specfic questions: 1. Should I include any of the "oak-packages" in the primary fermentation phase? 2...

New to wine making...working on third 6 gal batch; 1 Vineco and 2 Winexpert kits. All has gone well so far and am gaining confidence. Just bought a med toasted 5 gal American Oak cask. Looking for recommendations for my next wine-kit to take advantage of the cask. Specfics welcome and the...