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Jim, I've bought a couple kits and lots of supplies from 'my local home brew shop' in Falls Church (http://www.mylhbs.com/). Also, a place in Baltimore sells grapes and juice this time of year imported from CA (http://www.sandswinegrapes.com/swg/), haven't tried them yet though!

Thanks all... so the kit number is 0425711 which I read as Sept 14, 2011 so just barely a year old. From the above I'm guessing it is probably good to go... it has been sitting still in my basement for about six months probably between 65 and 70 degrees. Jim - yes - I've been to Jay's Brewing...

Hi all! So I have a kit that has been sitting in my basement far too long... I bought it about six months ago and just never got around to starting it... so how long can a kit survive in storage? My basement is probably a consistent 68 deg or so. I'm concerned that if I start now...

Thanks everyone. So I took another hydrometer reading and it was 0.990 and the wine was at 85.6 F (I didn't bother correcting for temperature). Interestingly, I should point out that I still had a heating band on the carboy and that measurement was of the top surface of the wine since I use an...

Hi all! I'm working on my third kit, a WE SE Argentine Malbec. The directions call for checking during day 5-7 for SG < 1.010 and if so to rack secondary, wait 10 days, check for SG < 0.996 and if so, begin stab&clear. Day one the SG was 1.093 at the must was 22.5 C. I didn't take any...

Thanks... actually I already have the square one I linked to... I'm looking to replace it with something easier to keep clean. Thanks for the suggestion!

Hi again! So I'm about to bottle my first batch and have a second batch in secondary (CC Red Mountain Cab). I'm not expecting great things from the first, being a very inexpensive 5L kit. I am very hopeful for the CC kit but not looking forward to waiting a year to drink it (nor is the wife...

Ok...so you bring up a good point that I was going to ask as a separate thread but I'll ask here... do any of you use these type of fermentors? http://www.eckraus.com/WINEMAKING/Wine_Making_Equipment/Fermentation_Vessels/Screw-Lid_Tanks_-and-_Pails/9_GAL_TUFF/Page_1/TT090.html I've never...

Thanks for the help everyone!

First off - thanks to everyone for being so helpful with the other questions I've thrown up here! Ok... so I'm working on my second batch, a CC Red Mountain Cab. As you may recall - I broke my hydrometer on the day I was supposed to rack from primary to carboy - no biggie... I let it sit in...

Thanks for the tips... I'm still a bit confused about the sulphite though.... the kit instructions have me adding a pre-measured packet of potassium metabisulphite somewhere around day 20-22 with no further sulphite treatments period. I've got inputs ranging from 1/4 tsp per month (total for...

Airplanedoc: Nope... the directions didn't call for any additional measurements (just beginning and end) and it didn't look stuck so I figured I'd minimize my sanitizing hassle and just punch down the grape pack 2x a day.

Hi all! I'm working on my second batch - a CC Red Mountain Cab. Based on some of the comments I have found here and elsewhere I'd like to bulk age it but this of course is a deviations for the instructions. The standard instructions call for: Day 1) Primary Fermentation (with first oak...

Hi all! Newbie making my second batch - a CC Red Mountain Cab. Today is day 11 and I spent the last hour or so getting everything ready to take a hydrometer measurement and probably rack to a carboy (directions say this should occur between days 10 and 12). However, I broke my hydrometer...

Hi all... newbie question that has probably been asked before but a cursory search through the forums didn't turn up anything quite like it. I'm working on my first batch of "4-week" kit wine. I just finished secondary fermentation, racked and added metabisulphite, kieselsol, and chitosan in...