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I thought I was told by George and others to rack to carboy when the SG was 1.01 or so. My instructions say .998 or lower. It is at 1.01 currently, do I rack? If I rack, do I also add sulphite and potassium sorbate and degas/add kieselsol and Chitosan?

New wine maker here, veteran consumer . Is oak provided in kits toasted? Can you by oak of different toasts? I'm wondering if toasting oak cubes over burning oak would give more of a smoky taste found in wines aged in french oak barrels since french oak barrels are toasted with flame instead of...

It's a Vino del Vida Pinot Noir. Has anyone used this kit before and has pointers? I ran into an issue, when pushing the airlock into the primary fermenter the rubber gromet pushed through into the wine. I'm thinking instead of fishing it out and disturbing the yeast, I should leave it and...