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All- First attempt at mead. Used 14 lbs honey, Starting SG was 1.078. Used 3 tsp of yeast nutrient at start, added another 3 tsp of nutrient on third day. Using WLP720 yeast which was recommended by my local FOP shop. It's now been 5 days, and my SG is still 1.060. Airlock is bubbling, but...

I've been making all of the WE Eclipse kits and the other international kits that have skins for the last year or two. Eclipse Merlot (2), Cabernet (2), Barolo (2). Argentine Malbec, etc... As I'm racking my second batch of Eclipse Merlot from the primary today, I wonder if it's really...

If it couldn't get any better, the Winexpert Eclipse kits are now in stock at my local shop! I picked up the Eclipse Lodi Ranch 11 Cab Sav. Since this wine was excellent previously, I'm expecting great things from this kit now that it comes with grape skins. For those who don't visit the WE web...

Opened my first bottle of Nero D Avola tonight. Wonderful!! This is one of the first grape-skin kits that Wine Expert offered, and mine is now 11 months in the bottle. What's different: A very long, dry finish. I previously thought the Lodi-Ranch Cab Sav was their best, but this wine is the...

I have my own little orchard and lots and lots of extra apples this year... so why not make wine? I've read lots of posts on this forum, but still a couple of questions. I've only made kit grape wines to date. 1) I've got honeycrisp, cortland, and IdaRed apples. Does it matter? 2) Should I...

Just picked up this Limited Edition yesterday. Always enjoy trying something new, and I hoping this will turn our something like the Spanish Rioja which is Tempranillo which is one of the three components of this blend. I thought the Rioja after 1 year of aging was very good. One of the fun...

Does anyone know what the out-of-the-box starting S.G. and final ABV for these kits is supposed to be? Is it pretty common to bump the starting S.G. a tad like I do for the W.E. mist kits?

Nothing major, just looking for opinions. This is my 4th batch of Luna Rossa, and for some reason it's clearing really slowly. We did spill about 1/3 of the chitosan when we added that which could be part of the problem. Anyway it's been a month since adding the clearing agent and it's still...

Now that I've passed my one year anniversary of making wine, quite a few of my first wines that have now aged close to a year are showing some wine diamonds. I understand that this does not affect taste and I can just ignore them, but we would prefer not to have them. What I have read is that...

Does anyone know of this brand? I didn't see it listed in the forum, but I started this kit last night and it's an 18L kit with crushed grapes and looked to be very good quality. EC1118 yeast. Anyone who knows this brand let me know your thoughts, my local shop just started getting these in as...

One of the local brew shops suggested I might try "kegging" my early-drinker wines instead of bottling them, like the W.E. Island mist kits. He said it's a lot less work, and if you are going to drink it right away it's a good solution. He said he would use a CO2 cartridge with about 4 lbs...

Hey all- Just finished up the Estate Series Italian Barolo. Drank the required 2/3 bottle that was left over during bottling :d and I have to tell you this wine is astounding! Even totally green it's got the best potential of anything I have made. This is not the same kit as the...

Bottled this one yesterday. I added 5 1/2 cups sugar at the start, for an initial SG of 1.070 or ~9.5% ABV. Added F-pack per instructions. While bottling we had a couple sample (bottles!), and everyone agrees this is one terrific tasting sweet summer wine! I highly recommend it, unless you...

Hello Folks, Well it's pretty obvious from reading on this forum that many of you suggest RJS or Cellar Craft, so I'm ready to branch out beyond my local shop's W.E brand. Trouble is, I have to pay a premium for shipping and have no way to sample, so I have to pick based on YOUR opinions...

I started the W.E. Wildberry Shiraz 3 1/2 weeks ago. This kit uses Red Star Premier Cuvee yeast. I made simple syrup to up the starting SG to 1.070. My question is, after 26 days, I'm still actively fermenting. Anyone think this is a problem? I can see several streams of bubbles rising...

Has anyone made this W.E kit yet? I think it's new in 2009. Can you compare to a commercial wine? My retailer doesn't have this as far as the actual wine but he can get the kit. I really like some commercial versions of this blend. Any comments appreciated. I can't change the thread title now...

Hello all you experts... couple of questions: I have a W.E. Luna Rossa kit in secondary. When I racked from the primary, it was at SG 1.002 and bubbling slow but steady (every 30 seconds or so). It had previously fermented very hard for about 4 days. Once I racked to the carboy, the bubbling...

A lot of folks on this forum speak highly of these RJS kits, and I'm willing to give them a try. My local retailer only carry's the Wine Expert brand. Can you buy RJS kits online? If so, is there a particular site anyone here would recommend? You never know what you are getting with the online...

Hello All- I see awesome pictures on here that suggest tilting the carboy while clarifying, so that's what I just did. But now, after two days, I see lots of sediment on the side of the carboy, not just on the bottom. This is on the "downwind" side of the carboy. Will that eventually settle...

Newbie here. Made Stag's Leap Merlot 6 months ago and it's just now getting to be really, really good. I just started another batch! Reading the WE 2010 catalog, and it says that if you plan to age for more than 6 months you should add extra sulfites. I would like to age this new batch for at...