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    Hello from Fredericton New Brunswick

    Hey, PapaRoss! I've been to Fredericton a couple of times, and can see myself getting posted there. It's a beautiful area! Welcome to the site!
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    Other Kit Alterations: Semi-drying a Riesling

    Thanks for the information, everyone. I suppose I fell for the marketing. :/ Very interesting to know!
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    Other Kit Alterations: Semi-drying a Riesling

    Oooh, thanks for the suggestion. Not embarrassed at all, I just didn't know how well-known it might be, and you've just reminded me there are a lot of Canadian wine-drinkers (and makers) here! It's the Vineland Estates Semi-Dry Riesling. I tried it at the Ottawa Food and Wine show about five...
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    Other Kit Alterations: Semi-drying a Riesling

    Hi, Robie, Thanks! I haven't bought a kit at this point, but was looking at the possibility of doing so.
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    Other Kit Alterations: Semi-drying a Riesling

    I have been wondering about modifying kits. There is a wine in Canada that lists itself as a semi-dry Riesling, and I enjoy it a lot. Would I be able to continue fermenting a Riesling kit until it attains a semi-dry state? Is that viable, or just taking risks with a kit that I would have...
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    Kendall-Jackson Wine Estates on Undercover Boss

    I don't usually watch this show (despite liking the general idea), but I tuned in the moment I saw the Kendall-Jackson name. We'll see how it goes.
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    A Good Read

    I'm actually reading that very book! I saw it in the library and thought, 'Heck, why not?' I'm only into the third chapter or so, and have to take breaks for work and school, but it is a very interesting read. I highly recommend it to wine and history lovers.
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    Go New England !!!

    Rocky, you're a person after my own heart. My boyfriend's a Pats fan, so I pay attention for him, and will even cheer them on... until they're up against the Steelers. Then, the gloves are off.
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    Other So Close and Yet... So Close! (i.e., Glad Hatter Zin Stuck Just Above Recommended SG)

    I agree, Mike, though the very first thing I did was test the SG today and it was down to 1.000! I was so stunned that I took the temperature, stirred it, and took a second SG reading, and it was definitely 1.000. Whee! Yeah, not a huge fan of sweet reds. As long as it's fermenting, it's safe...
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    Other So Close and Yet... So Close! (i.e., Glad Hatter Zin Stuck Just Above Recommended SG)

    *embarrassed look* My apologies, Ib, I was remembering the legs up the side as the meniscus. I misnamed it. Upon review of my scientific terms, I have been reading the correctly-titled meniscus properly. I'll give your suggestions a try and see how it goes. Thanks!
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    Other So Close and Yet... So Close! (i.e., Glad Hatter Zin Stuck Just Above Recommended SG)

    Hi, CPfan, Temperature was 17C today (62F). I had checked the calibration when I started, and it worked well. Thanks for the advice, Rocky and CPfan. :)
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    Other So Close and Yet... So Close! (i.e., Glad Hatter Zin Stuck Just Above Recommended SG)

    Hi all, I'm still working on the primary fermentation of my Glad Hatter Zinfandel (with grape-bag). Things have been going well, but now the SG is determinedly stopped at 1.002 for the past few days. The instructions with the kit say to wait until SG is below 1.000 for two days, but I...
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    Floating grape bag?

    When I bought my first kit, with grape bag, the woman at the store advised weighing it down with (sanitized) marbles. I did not, so the grape bag floats, but that's one suggestion that I may try in the future.
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    Worried about Fermentation Stalling after First Night

    Racking and additions (not necessarily in that order, have to read the instructions again) are to occur this weekend, and yeah, I will have to sit on my hands for a while. The temptation is worsened by my sudden declaration before friends (so, heard and witnessed) that a wine party would be...
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    Worried about Fermentation Stalling after First Night

    I'm into day 11, and the fermentation continues, perhaps a bit slowly, but the SG is going down reliably. I tried a little yesterday, and it still tasted a bit... er, higher alcohol than what I'm used to. Not as grape-juice as earlier, but still not quite wine. I'm wondering, will the time...
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    raspberry yummmmm

    My boyfriend said the same thing: just do one at a time. He's going away for three weeks, so I'm looking at some peach wine... :D
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    Spiced/Crab Apple Wine

    Augh, the one year (in admittedly the two years I've been living there) that my crab apple tree doesn't produce! Anyway, I'll remember this for next year, thanks! Also, the photos are great, though der Mann would Not Be Happy if I filled a bathtub with apples... ;D
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    ...Another Canadian

    Hello, fellow Albertan! Enjoying the weather? :)
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