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I just opened a bottle of Mezza Luna Red. I bottled it in early September. It tasted very tart, almost sour. Is it still too young? Hoping it will get better with age. What do you guys think?

I started this mead in September. I back-sweetened it with Honey and sugar a couple weeks ago and intend on bulk aging it for several months. I got into it today to add some clarifiers and of course couldn't help but take a taste... Mistake ;o( This is my first mead so I really don't know...

I just started an Island Mist Green Apple Riesling kit, I followed someones advice and added half the F-pack to the primary. Do I need to refrigerate the other half now that it has been opened? Thanks ;o)

I know you guys are sick to death of 'newbies' asking questions about degassing... but seriously, I have some concerns and am very frustrated. I use a drill mounted tool for degassing. I've only done a few kits and really am not too experienced with any of this, but anyway... My first kit I...

Is it necessary to top-off a mead after degasing? If so, what do you use? Thanks ;0)

Dang it all, I was hoping to degas my mead and the new brew belt I bought stopped working. Was fine last night when I plugged it in and this morning, she gave me the cold shoulder ;o( I will be returning it, just curious... what is the normal life of brew belt? Assuming longer than one day of...

I'm pretty new to wine making, and I've only done kits. I'm thinking of trying something different, something simple. Maybe from a frozen concentrate. Only a gallon size rather than trying a 'from scratch' recipe making 5 or 6 gallons (I may not like it or it may not turn out). My question is...

I ordered a peach mead kit from www.homebrewery.com. I have followed the instructions explicitly up till now. According to the directions I am to add the clarifying additives and wait at least 2 weeks to bottle. Nothing was mentioned about degassing. This is my first mead, and maybe mead is...

Just curious...especially of the serious winemakers on this forum, do you still drink commercial wine? If so, what is your favorite winery and/or varietal?

My boyfriend and I went to a wine tasting for our wine club and they had a Borolo. I'd never had it before. It was fabulous! I know they have this in kits and I've decided to make it my next red. I've always done WE kits.... But was thinking of trying an RJ Spagnols. What brand and product line...

So I'm about to bottle my Island Mist Pom Zinfandel, and I do the math to figure the ABV. I got a measly 6%!! and I added sugar to the primary to boost the alcohol! How is this possible? Here is what i did and the math... I added 2 lbs of sugar dissolved in water to the must/juice and added it...

I was just wondering if anyone here has used one of those V-Vessel wine fermenters? They look pretty easy to use, and completely eliminates the need for raking. But for that price I'd like to hear what people that have used them think.

Hi Guys, I gotta couple of quick questions. I've got a VR Mezza Luna Red, been 2 weeks since stabilizing and finning and it's still cloudy. I've been told that it' s because we keep the house too cold (68 degrees). Other than the obvious... what can I do to clear my wine? It was explained to...

So it's my first kit... VR Piesporter; and I am scheduled to bottle it this weekend. I just checked on the airlock and it had slimy mildew on the inside of it!! YUCK!! Should I assume it's ruined or maybe...is there a chance that the icky slim didn't infect the wine? Am I hoping for too...

Hi all! I'm pretty new to the whole wine making thing. So far I'm on my second kit (VR Mezza Luna Red and VR Piesporter) and all is going according to plan....so far ;o) My question is this....I love Oliver's Honey Mead Wine. I would like to replicate that if I can. I found a kit online...

If anyone ever told me before last year that I would be making wine I would have thought they were nuts!! I didn't even begin drinking it till then. I've just started my first batch of Vitners Reserve Piesporter and I'm already thinking about my next...maybe a dry red or a sweet port? Too...

Hi everyone, I'm new to wine making and looking forward to tasting my new creation! My question is this... I am about to enter stage 3 of my wine kit, Fining and stabilizing. The instructions say 10 days after stage 2 to check the Specific gravity, and once it has been stable for 2...