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Thanks, I will check them out also.

I wondered what they were talking about. Weird.

Thanks Trevor, I’m going to miss the toy store. Great selection and easy to use web site. Prices and service were also great, 4 day delivery to Spokane and if there was any problem they made it right.

Thanks Roy, I will check them out.

now that the winemaker toy store has closed, I am looking for a new source for kits and supplies. I live in Washington state so would like someone out west. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Looking for competitive prices and good service. Thanks, Ron

I am having a new kit shipped from Texas to Spokane. It will be going thru some pretty cold weather and I am thinking there is a good chance it will freeze somewhere along the way. Will this cause any problems and if so what should I do? I do plan on starting it as soon as I can get it warmed...

This is my favorite kit to make. Everyone likes it and asks me what it is. All I can tell them is that it is a blend. Does anyone know what it is a blend of? Thanks.

White wines are good for summer because you drink them cold. If you like white wine make a white kit also. You can drink it after a month and it will make it easier to leave your red to age.

I have been reading about kmeta vs sodium bisulfide. They say kmeta can leave a taste if too strong a solution or too much amount is used. Does not say this for sodium bisulfide. Any reason not to switch to sodium bisulfide for sanitizing? Thanks, Ron. Also do you need to use citric acid when...

Thanks for all your imput. Sounds like everyone does things similarly to me. I may just cut down the kmeta that comes in the kit slightly as it seems like they send more than they used to. It has only happened with a few bottles of my more recent kits made the end of 2014. Maybe they did not...

I use 2 oz per gallon and the only kmeta I use during making is what comes with the kit, unless I plan to bulk age a lot longer than required. Can I get by with a weaker mix?

Does anyone sanitize their bottles with meta solution and then rinse them before bottling? I don,t rinse them and sometimes can still taste kmeta even after wine has aged for over a year.

I'll give it some more time and see what happens. Thanks for the advice.

It was a cellarcraft kit, started3/6 sg 1.098. Ending sg. .998. Fining agents used were kieselsol/chitonsan. I degassed per instructions and also hooked up my vacuum pump to it and could not get any bubbles to come up. Also added sorbate, k meta, and flavor reserve as per instructions.

My yakima Pinot Gris has been sitting for a month after adding fining agents and is still slightly cloudy. Have not had this problem before. Would like some suggestions as to what I should do at this point. Thanks in advance, Ron.

Filtered my white wine kit with a vinbrite filter and it took about 2 to 3 hours to filter even though the wine was nice and clear. I am looking at the Buon Vino mini jet filter. Does anyone have this unit and how do you like it and is it a faster filter. I also see that George is carrying a...

Looks like this kit will be just fine. checked sg today. it was .998. snuck a little sample. It will be hard to keep from sneeking a bottle of this for a year, it is already very tasty.

Thanks for the imput. I will add it around 1.20sg. Just want to be sure it ferments to dry.

Quick question. If you were going to add yeast nutrient to a red wine, at what sg level would you add it and how much to a 6 gallon kit? Any different for a white wine kit? thanks, Ron

I got all the chemicals and the strainer bag. I did only get one bag of oak shavings tho. not sure whether that is all that should have been in there. They did send me the grape pack when contacted.