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Hello All, Question: Is there really a thing such as over-oaking. I really enjoy the oakiness of wine. I used a kit, put in the four packets (small packets from a vintners aus. cab. sauv) and now I am bulk aging with one spiral in there. I was hesitant to add 2 because of...

I just took my first hydrometer reading--1.083. I did not return it to the primary fermentor. I drank it. VERY sweet. Should I have returned it? I'm used to beer and most folks never return the first sample. But I think wine is more forgiving? Yes? I want to start another batch...

Does anyone use a bucket as their secondary fermentor? I have only one glass 6 gallon carboy but want to start a second batch. Also buckets are a lot cheaper. Why use glass vs bucket for secondary fermenting for 3-6 months?

Hello All, Question: Do you use your primary bucket for both beer and wine? I used my bucket for wine, but then decided to get back into brewing beer as well. Instead of purchasing another bucket, I just used the wine bucket. Now the bucket smells like hops. It's been 2 days. I now...