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Wade, It is a Meglioli Pinot Noir, and I also have a Meglioli Barolo that I plan to do next. I really don’t have a place to store carboys that are being used for bulk aging at this time. In my situation, it is much easier to store the wine in the bottles in cases. Some day, I hope to remedy...

Wade, Thanks for the response. I have only filtered after proper clearing. I guess I just wanted some peace of mind that it is properly degassed. By your response, it would seem to follow that it is properly degassed if it cleared correctly. For some reason, that step has always worried me...

I am doing my first Mosti Mondiale kit. There isn’t anything that I can find in the directions regarding adding additional potassium metabisulfite to ensure that it will not oxidate before it is consumed. I do plan on letting this age gracefully and hope to not drink it before it is ready. Is...

I am doing my first Mosti Mondiale kit. Contained within the directions is the following statement: “we strongly recommend filtering your wine as it will allow your wine to obtain a bright finish along with being fully degassed.” I have always been concerned with degassing completely and have...

That might just be my problem. Thanks for the suggestion.

I assumed that was the case, but thought I would ask. It seems that after a year into this, I am just now getting to the point that I have some wine saved that I can use for topping off. Some day I might even have some of the chardonay saved. To this point, everything has disappeared before...

Thank you for the replies. It seems that I usually end up topping off with about 2 bottles, so I am not sure what I will do. I just do not want to top off with an inferior barolo that might be at a reasonable price.

This may be a silly question, but I was wondering if I can top off a wine after racking with a similar wine that was recently bottled, but it is not aged and ready to drink? Robert

I recently received a Mosti Mondiale Barolo kit. This is my first Mosti Mondiale kit, and I am excited about getting it started. I do wonder what I should use to top it off after I rack it. The Barolo wines are far too expensive to use. Any suggestions? Robert

I don’t mind trying the more expensive kits with the hope that I may end up with more premium wines. I may have to look into some way to cold stabilize.

I have never encountered wine diamonds. Can a person pour the wine through a decanter screen prior to drinking to avoid them? Robert

I recently purchased an En Primeur Australian Shiraz. I notice on the instructions that following fermentation, you should let it stand in a cool area (59 - 66 degrees). I don't have an area set up for that temperature. How important is this temperature and is there some inexpensive way to...

With the grape skin kits, do you simply put them in the mixture, or do you use a bag? If you use a bag, do you you sterilize it? Thanks for the information. Robert

Perfect, that is exactly what I needed to know. I haven't been convinced that I degassed my first 3 batches correctly using the stirring method. I am hoping this method works better.

Yes, it is the top of the canister that is leaking. Thanks.

I am testing my new Invacare IRC1135 before I use it to degas a batch of wine. It doesn’t seem to hold a vacuum after it is shut off. So I am not sure how to leave a vacuum on the wine for a period of time to ensure effective degassing as Wade suggests. Do you have any advice on how long you...

I bought a new one off ebay and the person happened to live in the same area as me, so we met and completed the transaction. I told her what I was going to use it for, and she mentioned that she has two others (both are used, but I assume they are operating) that she would like to sell. She...

I like that idea even better. It would seem more ecnomical than the 375 ml bottles and much easier to deal with. I may have to look into getting some of those.

I was sipping on a beer this afternoon and thought why couldn’t one bottle wine in a beer bottle? I thought about getting some small bottles so that I could test the wine every month or so without opening a full bottle. Is there any reason why that wouldn’t work?

Tom, I understand that completely. Initially, I was just curious if it should be able to see a flashlight through it because I was concerned that it was not progressing satisfactorily. I plan to be patient with it, but when your collection comprises exactly “0” bottles, it is hard to do so...