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Well, I am confused. Every book and the kits I got, two World Vintners, say to use lids that overhang the bucket but not to use an airlock on the primary, or in the case of the books use a plastic sheet, but the 7.9 gal wine primary bucket I got from Mid-West came with a grommet lid for an air...

This is only what I have read in books and my kit instructions; I have yet to make one, but it clearly says sulfate used for aging will not hurt at all the young age drinkability of the wine. Like I said though, that is what I have read, not done, but it has been in every thing I have read and...

Actually to avoid topping off all together you can get a can of Private Preserve wine preserver from Wine Enthusiast company. Midwest home brewing sells it for 9.99 or you can try http://www.wineenthusiast.com . It is made really to spray into open wine bottles before re-corking and they claim...

Umm well, it's just me who drinks it and for some reason, unlike a beer buzz where I turn into a jolly good fellow, grape mine buzz makes me sorta angry and unfriendly. For that reason I follow the Italian saying of no wine without food, and I never drink more than a glass and a half (although...

Thanks for the info. I will try the stoppers, but I should get more life out of an open bottle than a day or two. I have a can of inert gas you give a couple of short squirts of into the bottle and it claims to keep it fresh for up to months. I really bought it so I wouldn't have to top up my...

Yeah, and I would be instant dead meat if I spent that much money and space on one. I am afraid it is out of the question, though I love the idea.

No they're 1.75. They are just good corkers. I got a hundred of them.

Tonight I had an Australian Shiraz that had some type of synthetic, almost self-healing, cork in it. I never had anything but twist off wines before and I tried to reinsert the cork by hand. It laughed at me. No dice. I tried pounding it in with a hammer. Nope it didn't budge. I got out my...

Scrumpy is naturally fermented pure apple cider. Nothing is added, nor do I believe is it even secondaried, except to stabilize around 1.030 after fermentation. It is a famous English drink in the UK, with the region of Somerset being Mecca of Scrumpy. Scrumpy can be a cloudy drink and it...

You know I never have taken pictures thus far, since I brew alone and just recently got a cheap digital camera. It is a simple 10 Gal igloo water cooler I mash in with a toilet supply line filter and then the wort goes out to my 10 gallon aluminum pot for boiling. To heat strike water in I...

Hi: The name here is Bill and my location is in the title. I have just received my wine kits from Mid-West and will do one in a week or two. I went with two really cheap kits Winexpert's Australian Shiraz and California Trinity White because I wanted something to drink quick and get the...

Hello from Cincinnati, Ohio. I frequent Listermann's in Norwood to get my beer supplies, but got my wine kits from Mid-West. I actually have only had a few bottles of commercial wine, but am a true convert from beer. I have an all grain setup and can even lager, but all the dragging my...