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I've not made any wine in a couple of years and I have a Sauvignon Blanc wine kit dated feb2018. It's not been out of the box it was shipped in and for the last year it has sat in my garage. My question is, is it still good and will it not be a waste of time to make it? Thank you

Does anyone know a vender near Nashville to purchase fresh or frozen juice? Thanks Steve

I don't want to sounds like I'm whinning....Why is it most of the kits I make, and most of them are better kits, Reds mostly are all "light" I just opened a bottle of Borolo that should have been a "heavier type of wine, full of body, and it's as light as anything else? Does anyone have a good...

It's been 4 days since I took the brew belts off all three kits and the temp is staying around 80deg. But I don't see much movement in the S.G. It has gone down but not very much. Were now into the 8th day in the primary. Valpolicella Starting S.G. 1.094 Today's S.G. 1.005 Amarone...

I think I may have over cooked these kits. They are: Cru Select Italian Amarone, Cru Select Italian Pinot Grigio, and Cru Classic Valpolicella. They all started out with a S.G. close to 1.1. on 4 Aug 10. I had put a brew belt on the primaries to keep the temp up ( may have been a mistake)...

I just purchased a RJS Grand Cru Valpolicella kit and was getting the paperwork started and saw that the kit date was 24 June 2009.. Is that too old for a kit? The other two I bought are only 4 months old.. Thanks, Steve

When we say let the wine "age" for 6 months-1 yr-2yrs...Is it's "Birth" when we bottle the wine or when we add the yeast? I know it seem like a simple question, but I can not find the answer.. Steve

The area I set up in my crawl space under my house is about 300 sq. ft. with a door size opening to the rest of the crawl space ( 2000 sq. ft.)...I put in a floor, painted the block, installed electric and a sink, counter tops, shelving...Now the problem....Ever since our flood the end of May (...

I used Wade's Chocolate Port recipe, but instead of strawberry I used orange consentrate..It started out as a nightmare, but it's comming along pretty well. I doubled the recipe and now after 4 weeks, I just racked it a 2nd time. The problem is I have about 20% lees on the bottom, So How do I...

I started a Orange Chocolate Port on 3-1, I added the yeast ( premier cuvee) on the evening of the 2nd. Last night and today it is bubbling over the top, I have roughly 4 gallons in a 8 gal bucket, I've already had to take off some of the foam. Is there anything I can do to get this under...

I used a combination of Wade's Strawberry Orange port recipe and another recipe, I decided to make a 6 gal batch ( not sure why ) so I doubled everything..I thought I was carefull but when I tested the SG it was all the way up to 1.5..I'm not sure how much water to add, I'll have to split it up...

I want to make a batch of this from scratch, I've only done kits until now. I want to use Wade's Strawberry Chocolate port Recepie but exchange the strawberries for oranges. Couple of questions, how much oranges do I need and how do I prepare them? I've also read that because the oranges are...

I just bottled my first batch. I used a hand corker and it worked well, but it put a dimple in the top of the cork. Is this normal? Will it come out? Is there a way of doing away with it? My thought was to put a penny on top of the cork when I push down, but will it push the cork too far down...

I wasen't sure where to post this question. I've had kits where raisins were added and some that didn't have it. If I wanted to add them on my own where can I buy raisins that I could put in the must? I'm assuming I can't use store bought ones. Thanks Steve

I have a MM Renaissance Amarone in it's second racking and I'm getting ready to rack again, leave it for about another month and then bottle, the temp is only 62 deg, and the SG is .998. I've gotten a brew belt and I'm wondering if I should put it on now in the middle of the process? Will it...

I just bought 2 belt heaters and I was reading the instructions and it says not to use on glass carboys? I have 6 gal Italian glass carboys, does anyone use these belts on them or not? Thanks Steve

I'm working on a "Renaissance Amarone" and I'm at the stage to add the yeast nutrient and then rack, my kit is missing the nutrient, and my local wine store is closed today. Can I use something instead? or do I just wait until I can get some? Thanks Steve

I have a World Vineyard Chiean Malbec in the carboy now for 10 days, I was going to degas and add the remaining chemicals. But my S.G. hasn't gone down at all, 10 days ago when I transfered it to the carboy it was at 1.002, and it's the same today, the tempeture was 62 deg. I've raised the temp...

Hello everyone, Just a question for the Experts, I started a Chilian Malbec Thursday morning, everything looks good, the starting S.G. was 1.08, now 72hrs later it's 1.02. I'm not worried, but is this about normal? This is my first kit. Thanks Steve

Can someone recommend a good Carmenere kit? My wife and I love the wine and want to try making some for ourselves.