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A couple of weeks ago on a trip to Dallas, I purchased 4 kits, another CC Orange Muscat, a CC Gruener Veltliner, CC Porto Corinto, and a RJS Orchard Breezin Blackberry Merlot. I started a Orange Muscat two months ago and it sitting in the carboy, stabilized, clear and getting a little age on it...

Started my first batch of CC Orange Muscat this afternoon. Followed CC directions to the letter. OG 1.160, wow that kinda surprised me, it was almost as thick as syrup. Temp 72. Two packets of Lalvin EC-1118 re-hydrated and pitched according to directions. Yeast was actively foaming after 20 in...

Had to show off the carboy covers my wife whipped up yesterday...Christy found this material in my mother's garage, who knows how long it'd been there, lol, My mother is 92 and hasn't sewn anything in 30-40 years. There was enough of the material to make 5 covers, I take this as a sign I need to...

In thinking about and getting ready to rack my MM Pinot Noir off the lees and oak chips, I look at the amount of sediment in the bottom and wonder how I'm going to get all the wine possible out of there without carrying over the lees and without needlessly leaving some good wine behind. I have...

A picture I got on one of my game cams at a feeder that was captured back in December. These are a couple of really nice Aoudad Sheep rams (Barbary Sheep). Originally from the rugged mountainous regions of the North coast of Africa. These came from imported animals that were placed on an exotic...

I know some are set up to filter before bottling their wines. But aside from filtering, what are some reliable methods for determining if your wine, primarily I'm speaking of reds, is clear enough to bottle? I'm not anywhere close to being ready so I'm asking mainly for informational purposes now.

The wife and I drove over to eat dinner with my daughter and G'children in North Dallas the day before yesterday but not without first stopping by to see Joseph at the Toy Store. I picked up a few items, test kits, etc. and more importantly a MM Renaissance Pinot Noir kit. My previous two kits...

I'm going to start my second kit today, a MM Renaissance Unlimited Edition Merlot (16L). I can drink good wine anyway it comes however most of my family and friends seem to prefer a sweeter wine over a dry wine. I have 2lb 10oz of frozen homegrown Blackberries that were very nice and intensely...

I hate the idea of having to post this so it's taken a few days for me to get up the courage. On Dec 6th I started my first kit wine, a Cellar Craft California Reserve Blush Zinfandel, knowing we were going to be leaving Dec. 16th for 2 weeks to enjoy a Michigan Christmas. I pretty much...

Howdy from Sanford, Mi. Just want to say thanks to all who make this forum possible and keep it working so smoothly. Wonderful info that I've found invaluable in our new hobby. We live and work near Mineral Wells, Tx on the Brazos River. My wife is from Michigan where we're up here...