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  1. Slyder73

    Cellar Craft Amarone Final Clearing Problem; help wanted

    Hi all. I'm looking for advice for what may be a clearing issue or a mistake on my part that is causing the clearing issue. I put in a Cellar Craft Amarone kit with a grape skin pack on March 13. Secondary was done March 23. Degassing and clarification was done April 13. Degassing was...
  2. Slyder73

    Cellar Craft Amarone

    Just put on 2 batches of showcase selection Amarone with the superpacks. One for us, one for a wedding gift. Anyone had this one? Anyone had it around for a year or so and how is it? We just bottled on the weekend the Rosso Fortissimo and it is fantastic, even fresh in the bottle. Can't...
  3. Slyder73

    Time in secondary

    I have 2 Cellar Craft kits on right now, the Rosso Fortissimo and Pinot Noir. One started a week or so before the other because I only have 1 primary bucket. Both are in secondary, with the Rosso obviously in for the week longer. I can't get to racking, clearing etc until at least Sunday...
  4. Slyder73

    Cellar Craft Looking for Cellar Craft sellers in Vancouver

    Looking for a couple sources of the higher end 16L or 18L Cellar Craft kits in the Vancouver area, mostly for price comparison and selection. One wine "You Brew" place will sell the kits for $110, theirs are the 18L. Anyone think this is a good price or not? Does anyone in Vancouver have...
  5. Slyder73

    WineXpert Extremely gassy degassing.....and still not done?

    Have a WE, Vinters Reserve Sauvignon Blanc that I spiked with simple syrop to starting SG of 1.088 with temp of 78 degrees. Just clarifying and degassing before the final 2 weeks'ish wait before bottling. At SG of 0.993. I'm using a drill mounted whip to degas. Here is my problem...
  6. Slyder73

    Primary fermentation: Airlock or no airlock?

    Hi all. Have enjoyed the information everyone is sharing with everyone on this forum. For a beginner I"ve learned a lot very quickly. I have my 2nd and 3rd batches a few days into primary fermentation. However, in reading here and on several other wine sites as well as youtube videos I am...
  7. Slyder73

    Inexperienced at making wine, question about "enhancing" kits.

    Greetings everyone. I've been reading these forums for a few months now, joined up a few weeks ago, and have made my first 2 batches of Wine Expert kits. I'm about to start 2 more batches but have a couple of questions. I suppose first, is that doing correct SG readings my 2 kits came out...
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