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I'm following a recipe that calls for adding oak during primary fermentation but has no other remarks. The directions on the oak package say to add after fermentation is complete for a min of 8 weeks. It's sitting in the must right now and yeast goes in the AM...... What do I do...

It looks like I will not have enough time to make a white kit for the holidays (carboy space) but I will have time for an Island Mist kit. Having no idea what to expect I just "sampled" a bottle of Arbor Mist Peach Chardonnay. At first I was a little shocked by the over the top...

What is the timeline for adding things to your wine as it relates to fermentation? Things like tannin...can you add it after fermentation is complete? Oak - does it have some effect if added during fermentation vs. during bulk aging? What things (outside of...

I got a small taste while racking my first batch yesterday and even though there is no activity and the wine is getting pretty clear (3rd week or so) it tasted strongly</span> of yeast. I guess a lot of yeast is still suspended in the wine in "invisible mode" and time will...

I'm using it to sanitize everything including my racking cane/siphon hose and during transferring I get a slight taste of this junk. It says this cleaner is fine to use without rinsing but I'm wondering if it would be better to use bleach and just rinse with hot water after...

It's the third day of fermentation and I smell lots of yeast and see a layer of foamy bubbles but it's not the type of thing I'd consider very "active". I'm waiting for the active fermentation to slow down but it's never been very active to begin with. Today I'm moving it to a slightly...

At room temp (approx 78 f) my hydrometer is reading 1.0002. Looking at the temp adjustments I thought that was fine but by adding hot water I see it should be .002 off in the other direction and read .998 So I think my device is "off". Either way my...

Just a few newbie questions. What thermometer do I need? I see one that floats in the wine, one that sticks to the side of the carboy...and I think another one. What acid test kit do I need? will the #5400 do what I need? How about the wine thief....is it...

Can somebody tell me what Welches frozen concentrate wines turn out like? Are they like "wine wine" or more like wine coolers or Boons Farm type wine? No disrespect to Strawberry Fields or anything but I just don't know what to expect out of a frozen concentrate and I...