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I've done several batches of wine and in the primary I've always left the lid on the bucket very loose and stirred daily. In the instructions for my beer kit (Brew Master IPA) it says after pitching the yeast to snap the lid down on the bucket and air lock it. Do you all do this? Will...

Any ideas? My fermentation went well. I sulfited and fined with super clear. Was still cloudy after about 3 weeks so I added Bentonite on 1-11. It cleared pretty good but has a slight haze to it. Last night I cracked it open and tasted. It has a burnt rubber smell to it. Any ideas? It is...

I wanted to start my first batch of skeeter pee and needed the slurry to start it. I decided to start a 1 gallon batch of Welch’s white grape raspberry and use the slurry from that. I started to wonder if I would get enough slurry out of it to start the pee when I read in the FAQ section of...

So as I sit and wait for my wine to clear I am wondering what my expectations should be? Should it eventually be as clear as store bought? If I shine a flashlight through the back of the carboy, should I still see floaters? These are my first batches so I have nothing to compare to.

So I racked my first batch of wine tonight. Many thanks go to fellow Pittsburgher djrockinsteve for all of his help and advice! I filled the 5 gallon carboy and had some left but not enough to fill this 1 gallon jug. I really dont have any other bottles to put this in. Do I top it off with...

What does a first fermentation smell like? I have 6 gallons of fresh juice fermenting and it smells a little funky. I guess it supposed to smell but when should I be concerned? This is my first try at wine-making. It is bubbling and I'm getting foam. The SG went from 1.070 to 1.050 as of...

Ok, this is my first attempt at wine. The guy I work with has been making it for several years and he gave me a bottle and I really liked it. He said that I could get some wine juice and do my own. Yesterday, I picked up some basics and today I picked up a 6 gallon bucket of Pinot Noir. I...