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Vintner's Reserve 1 Chardonnay and 1 Barolo.

Embarrassed to say I purchased 2 kits 1 1/2 years ago. They both have been sitting in a coat closet the whole time. Should I even bother making them, or are they trash? Thanks, Scott

I'v only done it once and that is all it tookfor me to realize from now on I will clean them as I drink them. Much easier to do one than 30.

I did 30 bottles today. Just put them all in my kitchen sink. Soaked them while I was de-labeling. The labels I've put on my first few batches fell off on their own, but the commercial bottles area bit more stubborn. I just used a cheese spreader knife thingy I found in the kitchen and a sponge...

Hope you all feel better soon. Being sick is never a good thing.

I love it when a woman says that!

Poker, plasmas, pickin', drinkin' and watchin' room. I'm jealous, and would love to have a dedicated room in my basement. I'm definitely going to add a spot in the basement to make wine. After only 4 kits, I'm already tired of running up and down the steps, and keeping all the stuff in like 3...

I really do admire your talent Joan. Great job!

I read the instructions tonight because I'm ready to move on to step 3. I also read the newsletter, and now I'm completely confused. I totally understand the instructions in the kit, but the newsletter doesn't make sense to me. I'm going to go ahead and rack, add k-meta, siligel, liquigel, and...

That's exactly how I did it Wade. Very easy to do when bottling by myself and only have 2 hands to do it all.

I like to bottle from the primary too. How exactly do people bottle from a carboy or primary without the spigot anyway. I was thinking about bottling straight from the carboy, but didn't know how to siphon with a filler wand on the end of the tube. I thought about using a auto siphon, and I...

6/9 I hated that quiz.

Idid the same thing on my first kit, a Malbec. I had never heard of a Malbec, and apparently the usual places to buy wine hadn't either. I was wanting to at least try one to see if I was making 30 bottles of something I would hate. Finally my local supermarket had one bin of Malbec for $9.99...

I live fairly close to some wineries in Augusta and Hermann Missouri. I enjoy going to them from time to time. I have yet to go to a winery since becoming a winemaker, so my next trip will probably be the best yet.

Don't feel bad, I goofed the other day as well. Mine overflowed the carboy top after I racked. Went to dinner only to come home to find a airlock full of merlot, and wine on the floor. Word to the wise, when you rack, make sure you leave a 1/2 gallon or so in a separate container. You will not...

Man, I keep forgetting to take pics of my mishaps. Nice shot Wade. Well, I will keep learning valuble things about this hobby for sure. I'm just glad I decided to move the wine to the basement to rack ohterwise I"d have wine all over my Hardwood floor in the kitchen.

Oh boy, did I make a mess. I checked my specific gravity to see if I could add the yeast nutrient George sent. The S.G. was too low at 1.006, so I couldn't add the nutrient. The directions say to rack to a carboy, so I did. The must was fizzing and bubbling in the carboy. I watched it for a bit...

George, Thanks for sending the yeast nutrient that was missing from the kit. You're the best!

Scuba, I want to help you lose weight, so send me all your wine and beer immediately.

I'm sure I'll drink it in less than a year.