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I've made 4 WE kits so far. My first was the selection original Barolo. I bottled it on Feb. 2, 2007. Of course being my firstwine, I began drinking it right away. It's now 4 months old and I only have 6 bottles left. I decided to buy a commecial wine to compare it to. I got a $20 bottle of...

On 2-3-07 I bottled a selection original Barolo. At first I was kind of disapionted with it. I thought it was weak and bitter. It's been about 43 days now and I decided to open a bottle. NowTHAT is much better! It doesn't have that lasting bitter after taste and has alot more body.I know it is...

I bottled my VR riesling on friday. Today when I went to lay the bottles down I noticed some very fine sediment in some of the bottles. You really gotta look for it but it's there.I racked from the carboy into the primary and bottled from there. I even stopped the siphon early so I wouldn't stur...

Should I go by stable S.G. readings. Or should I continue to wait till the bubbles stop. I use the " S" type air lock. When I did the riesling the S.G. was at .990 for 5 days in a row but it still bubbled very slow. I went ahead and stabilized it anyway and all seems well. It cleared very nice...

I bottled my second kit today (VR Riesling). And I used theportuguese double lever corker for the first time. Man did they go in easy. On my first kit I used a ferrari handy corker and that took a bit of effort even with #7 corks. This time I used #8 corks and they went in with ease. Oh yeah the...

How long have you let kit wines age without the extra K-meta at bottling? Has anyone had a kit wine go bad from sitting too long without the extra K-meta? I know mine probably won't last long enough to find out. But, I bottled a Barolo without and wondered how long I could let it sit.

I'm going to bottle my first wine this weekend. It's aWE Selection Originale Barolo. I started my second, WE Vinters Reserve Riesling last weekend. That will be ready to go into the secondary. With these great kits and the help from all of you this has all been smooth sailing so far. I just hope...

How do you dispose the leftover sediment and used sanitizer solution? I have well water and a septic system. I'm worried the sulphites will kill or slow downthe bactieria in my field bed.

I just got my order today. I ordered 1 case of clear Bordeaux bottles (Item code5231)and 1 case green Bordeaux (5254). In their discription they call for #9 straight corks, or #8 tappered corks,But the corks look too big. This will be my first time bottling. Will they actually squeeze down that...

I've been lurkin' around this forum forsome time now. I did not register to the forum because all the quetions I have, have already been asked and answerd. I've been thinking about making wine for a couple years now. Then a couple of months ago I found this web sight and got hooked. Everyone has...