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I started a skittle wine (from a recipe found on these forums) on March 3, SG 1.080. Followed everything I could think of for a normal fermentation (temp, nutrient, stirring, sanitizing etc) but the fermentation has been very slow since day one. Today (Apr 6), the SG was at 1.034. I put some...

Hey guys, I have a question about k-meta dosage. Approximately how much k-meta should I be adding to my wine to keep strange things from happening? Is it about a 1/8-1/4 tsp per five gallons? If it is then I screwed up. For some reason I was sure I read somewhere that you added 1/8-1/4 tsp...

I've heard people talking about adding a little bit of k-meta to their wine every so often over the course of aging. Is this recommended? What rate do you add it per gallon? How often should you add it?

The thing is, I've been thinking about turning my (more like a shed) garage into my "house of concoctions" but it doesn't have running water or drainage. Since I live up in Canada you can guess that the winters get well below freezing. What could a guy do to run a water line from the house to...

Hey guys, This is my first attempt at making wine. It's just a cheap concentrate kit from the local Superstore. It's Prestige - California Red. I figured since it's my first batch I wouldn't count on spending $100+ to simply have it fail. Anyway, my question is about the primary...

Hey there, My name is Mike and I come from Canada. I recently sparked some interest in the making of wine so I decided to go out and purchase a starters equipment kit and try the challenge. Making a batch of some cheap California Red - Prestige to see how I fare. It seems like a pretty...