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Went in to check on my wine today and realized that one of the airlocks on a carboy had fallen out. Not sure how long it was like that, might have been weeks. Is it ruined? It was topped up to the neck like it should be. Thanks.

I recieved two buckets of juice from Chilie a Malbec and a Carmenere. Both began Fermenting in the bucket before I got them home so I had no started SG. I added oak and yeasted them last Friday and they have been bubbling like crazy ever since. But the Carmenere is still bubbling with a SG of...

I am about to start a couple batches from juice but have done only kits for the last few years. I did a couple buckets when I first started but really didn't know what I was doing at the time! Will I need to balance the juice with additives when I recieve the buckets?

I have a friend who just did a World Vineyard Chilean Merlot and when he got to the third step (degassing, additives) he experienced something I have never seen. After a while it got this large amount of foamy sediment sitting on top of the wine...... we ended up hitting it with the drill mixer...

Started a Welch's concord grape about a week and a half ago and it's going wonderfully! My biggest suprise was it dropping from 1.085 to .992 in 7 days! Racked to the carboy and it looks great!

So I started a batch or welch's concord grape via this recipe </span> </span> </span> ·</span> </span>2 cans (11.5 oz) Welch's White Grape and Peach frozen concentrate </span> ·</span> </span>1-1/4 lbs granulated sugar </span> ·</span> </span>2 tsp acid blend </span> ·</span>...

i started a Green Apple Riesling last night and UP'd the SG to about 1.80. My question is this I'm going to wait about 2 days to put the yeast in so the temp is correct. Before doing the yeast should I re stir the mix to get the bentonite back into suspension? Or can I just sprinkle? Thanks.

Here are some pics from my Welchs experiment. Just racked and sweetened this last weekend.

Just bought a Winexpert's Selection Cabernet Franc to start! Anybody have any experience with this kit? I also bought a Island Mist Green Apple Reisling as a quick drinker. This will be in addition to the Welchs White grape currently brewing! Should keep me busy for the Spring and early summer!

I racked my welchs niagra 2 nights ago and all went well. I only had one 5 gallon carboy though so I racked into the primary cleaned the carboy and racked back. My question is, I realized after the fact that I scrubbed my carboy with my bottle brush that is rusty! I did rinse it well but did...

I have 10 pounds of honey and a need to make something with it! I've never made a mead before.....tell me what I should do with it. I want a simple but good mead to make for a first timer. Thanks!

What would I need to make a 5 gallon batch of Honey Mead? It would be my first attempt. I have made several wine kits and one batch from all juice, so I'm familiar with the process....just don't know what a mead involves. From what I've read it seems quite simple. Anyone?

I just did a White Merlot Kit and am at the bottling stage. I know at this point I could bottle but I also could bulk age it, so my question is.....should I? What are the benefits? Should I Rack it again and add the kmeta for aging or should I just add the kmeta in the current carboy and stir it...

So 2 nights ago I went to get ready to rack my White Merlot into a second carboy when I saw some mold spots in the bottom! This made me quite nervous. I cleaned it out with soap and water with the bottle brush, then put about 3 inches of sanitizer in it sealed it and left it for about 3 hours...

I just bought the WineExpert White Merlot kit and will be starting it tonight! I'm very excited! Anybody else try this kit yet?

I am interested in making apple wine. I have only made kits up to this point and one batch from pure juice. The questions I have are.... What kind of apples? I have access to really good apples for apple pie for free! How many do I need to do lets say a 6 gallon batch? How do you juice them...

I just purchased a Island Mist Black Rasberry Merlot for my 3rd batch and would like some advise..... I would like to bring up the ABV but don't want to ruin the taste. I saw that for other kits you guys are advising around 4lbs of sugar, this seems like alot! Also the guy at my homebrew supply...

I was wondering if anyone hear has done the Island Mist Blackberry Merlot kit? If so what did you think of it? I'm kind of unsure about doing a cheap kit like that and my instincts tell me to stay away from them and just do something else, but a quick kit would be nice while something else that...

Just finished our second batch and it came out great! We did the first from juice (A Cab Franc) and the second from a kit (A Blush). Here's a few pics of the bottles and of course our cleaver label. lol.

I'm just about to the bottle stage on a blush kit and am wondering something....They don't call to rack it or anything, it just says to bottle from the carboy (which has like an inch on sediment on the bottom). Will this work ok? Or should I rack it and let it sit for another week before...