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I just ordered two 5-gallon pails of frozen Washington State (Two Mountain Vineyards) Cabernet Sauvignon must from M&M. It should be delivered around mid-week. The numbers on the must are: Brix 25 pH 3.26 TA 6.9 I don't believe I need to make any adjustments to these numbers. Any...

I got an email from a fellow winemaker this morning saying that yesterday he found white spots on top of the WE California Trinity Red that he has in primary fermentation. He said that he stirred it in and that this morning the white spots were back. I asked for more information on the wine's...

I pitched the yeast on this kit this afternoon. It's the AllGrape pack version. Temp was 65*F, SG: 1.100. This is my second Meglioli kit. I've had the Meg Amarone in bulk aging since last April. I'm making a number of tweaks to the kit. First, I'm substituting BM-45 for the yeast which I...

Has anyone ever used a ceramic fermentation crock as their primary fermenter? If so, what sort of results did you get? I'm asking because I keep noticing that my wines have the aroma of my plastic bucket in them.

Has anyone ever made a kit wine and NOT used the bentonite, sorbate and clearing agents? If so, what sort of results did you get?

I've only used the primary fermenter that I received in my initial start-up package - the typical 7.9 gallon white plastic model. I'm thinking of using one of the 10 gallon food grade Brute buckets to serve as primary for a Meglioli kit with that monster grape pack (plus I think I'll also throw...

I've had this kit in bulk aging since Nov 23, 2011. I'm trying to decide when to bottle. Also, how long to age in bottle? Any suggestions?

If you had the opportunity to visit "wine country" for a few days, what time of the year would you choose to go and why?

Thankful that it's finally dropped down to 103* here! I was beginning to fear we weren't going to get any summer, just like we didn't get any winter this year.::

I'm making the Island Mist, Green Apple Riesling. I decided to ferment to dry in primary. That is now complete (SG: .990). Here is my question. When I rack to glass to stablize and clear, do I stir the sediment up into the wine before racking, or leave it settled at the bottom of the primary...

Since beginning this hobby (addiction) in June of 2011 I've completed three kits: MM Vinifera Noble Pinot Noir (10L), WE Viognier (16L), and RJS Grand Cru Pinot Grigio (10L). They were not bad. I was particulary pleased with the Viognier and the Pinot Grigio. Well, at Christmas I gave everything...

Do kit wines have legs? If so, how does that happen?

Started my third kit yesterday evening. I decided that I wanted to make something that I could drink fairly quickly since my first two kits need five to six months of aging before they're ready. I chose the RJS Grand Cru Pinot Grigio (10L) kit. Yeast Pitched After 3 hrs. After...

This is my first attempt at home wine making. I got the equipment pack from finevinewines.com with the Vinifera Noble Pinot Noir kit. The primary fermentation went well. My original SG was 1.090. My wine reached a SG of 1.030 within three days. I racked it to the carboy, added the oak...