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Getting ready to place an order. Though I am getting a late start, I'm going to fire up some Twisted Mist Mojito. I think I can get it ready JUST in time for our 4th of July week at the beach. Also going to start another red, but because I'm doing two at the moment, I need to keep my costs...

So I recently bottled a RJ Spagnols Cellar Classic Cabernet. Cleared really nice, and I actually bulk aged a bit past the "bottling time" on the instructions. I probably bottled it 6 weeks or so after it was technically "scheduled" to be bottled. I didn't notice gas on the samples I took, but...

Hello everyone, I've posted on this subject before, but as a fairly new home wine maker, I've really been unable to accurately describe what I am tasting, so I've probably been mis-representing it in previous posts. Basically, in all the samples I have taken of the wine(s) I have made, as...

Hello again, Well, we just bottled our first kit tonight. It's a RJ Spagnols Gran Cru International Red Zinfandel. All along, I've tasted what I believe to be the yeast in the wine as it was moving through the process. It was most noticeable earlier on, and has gotten less and less so...

Hello All, I have a little dilemma; I'm hoping you can help. I have a Cabernet kit going at the moment that calls for racking, stabilizing and clearing on approximately day 14, which is today (I started it on the 1st) an SG .998 or lower. I just checked the SG, and it is RIGHT AT .998...

Hello again, Well, my initial kits are progressing toward bottling day, and I've of course run into more questions. One of my kits is a Red Zin. It's a kit that had grape skins, so it's really dark. Here's the deal.... I think it's clearing ok. It's been almost 2 weeks since I...

.... That is my dilemma. Ok, here's my question. I have a guess from my research, but I am looking for other more expert opinions before I do anything. I have a Red Zin kit in secondary fermentation in a carboy right now. I'm on about day 7 in secondary, day 15 overall. The kit calls...

Well, I suppose if I am gonna ask dumb questions, this is the place to do it. I'm sure this is actually pretty common, but I've just racked my first kit into the carboy, and now knowing what to expect, I'm nervous about its progress. I think my big problem at this point is that every time...

Hello, My name's Scott, and as you might guess my the subject of my thread, I live near the house of the mouse (about a mile away actually). I've always wanted to brew beer, but lately have found myself drinking more and more wine. My relatively newfound love for wine, coupled with my...