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Good one Waldo!

"I've seen it used in surgeries, " OIC, are you now a surgeon?

Very nice!

My suggestion is to GO FOR IT!

Welcome Big. As you can see, good advice abounds here!

Way to put him through the paces Waldo! Stay on him!

Welcome Steve!

Cool.

If you think you must modifya redkit in this way, use 4 oz. dried elderberries and 3 oz. oak cubes in the must, along with whatever else the instructions call for, including the oak included with the kit.Discard the elderberries when racking to the secondary fermentor, but save the oak cubes...

Asthe herbs are meant for cooking, I assume the wine is also, much like Waldo's habanero.

Welcome Hal!

Waldo hasn't said yet if it smells like acetate or acetone. We're all ears Waldo! If it is that strong, I would get paranoid and pour it out. Just 1 gallon, and eliminates the chance of infecting the other wines with acetobactor.

I think George has to do it.

Looks good to me!

Is the wine blessed during fermentation, or after it is bottled?

Exactly. With a kit, always follow the directions, which do not include bulk aging, in most cases.

Maybe you didn't get the isinglass dissolved good?

If there is very much lees, I would rack it off them and clean the barrel out, or at least rinse it out with water then sulphite solution and let it drain out very well. What will you rack it to? If you would rather not rack, better keep them lees stirred up so as not to get a bad odor or taste...