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I am about to start a cellar classic 15L Cabernet Sauvignon but I want to add dried cherries during the primary fermentation to give a better cherry profile in the undertones. But this will be my first time using dried fruit to enhance a kit so I have a couple of questions 1. Do I need to add...

Would this be safe and ok to use as a primary? It's a very large bucket and it does have the food safe symbol on the bottom.

Started the process of getting my first batch into bottles last night and made a mistake. The bottom of my racking cane was my as far from the bottom as I thought when clipping it onto the carboy and I disturbed some of the sediment in the bottom. The wine has no taste difference between the...

A there any difference between a 5 gal better bottle and a drinking water 5 gal jug?

I am currently in the process of an island mist kit, as a get your feet wet kit. So far it seems my process is actually ahead of schedual according to the provided instructions, fermentation was well under way within 12 hours, after 5 days the sg was .999 so I racked to carboy ( this was last...

I have started ( as of yesterday) my first batch of wine. I went with the island mist white cran Pinot Gris kit. I sanitized and followed directions as completely and methodically as I could. Within 12 hours fermentation had begun at around 67 degrees, as of this evening (27 hours in)...

I am an absolute beginner to the craft of wine making. I have decides that I would like to do a Cabernet as my first project to commemorate the birth of my son coming this January, so I am seeking and tips or tricks to kind of bypass the mistakes I could make in my first batch, even recipes...