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Hello, it's been quite a while since I've been on and have had quite the hiatus from winemaking, so I'm still essentially a beginner, 5 years from my first batch. Anyway, in December 2015, I made a batch of wine from a kit(my 5th ever?). Cellar Craft Sterling Cabernet Sauvignon. I don't remember...

This I made in a day with a hand saw and tape measure. It's 36.5 x 36.5 inches, holds 96 bottles, or 104 if you fenaggle a couple more in. Each diamond holds a case, each triangle holds 6. Sorry for the cell-phone pics. Each inner board is notched so that they slide together, no nails or...

Whats it like to try strawberry wine made from field-ripened berries for the first time? This youtube vid sums it up: http://youtu.be/X21NmqrlgsU

Since this is only my 3rd batch ever, I'm still a beginner. Here goes. I bought a fruit making ingredient kit, originally intending to make a 6 gal batch of strawberry, but at $5/lb up here this time of year, I altered my plans. Mango! I decided to just go for it since I learn best hands on...

Two months after bottling my first batch, I opened one to celebrate being unemployed :) and noticed the cork has a small dark patch (I hope its not mold or bacteria!) on the inward side and seems smaller on the outward side. I can easily put the cork back in on the smaller side, did it shrink or...

I'm not sure how widely available these are, but I found mine at the local Loblaws(Ontario) grocery store. I thought I would share my experiences since they've been great! $49 for a 5L kit, took about 1 month from adding yeast to bottling. After 2 weeks, most of what I bottled is gone...

Hello, I'm currently on my first batch, a cabernet sauvignon kit from Wine Maker's Choice. I started on the 5th with a SG of 1.090 and temp has been steady 68-73deg. On the 5th day, I racked it into a carboy when the SG was 1.014. Today is day 9, and I checked thrice, it's already 0.990...

Hello everyone! My name is Chris and I've just started my first batch. First some background. When I was in my early 20's, I tried to make wine from crushed table grapes and baker's yeast. I knew nothing and didn't get what I was doing wrong so I lost interest. Last year, I lived in the...