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Hey everyone, Selling an all in one wine pump. Missing a few hoses but still has all the original attachments for bottling. Only used a few times. I'll ship in the U.S. $100, includes shipping. Let me know! Thanks, Billy

OK guys Im sure you may remember some of the hassle I went through with my barrel, I've had wine in it for 4 weeks now and every time i top it off, it leaks a bit through one stave. It never actually forms drops just gets damp. It was good for a couple weeks but now seems to have an issue...

Hey guys after night one of soaking my barrel this is what it looks like, is this normal? It's still dripping a bit. Just a little concerned at the amount of water on the outside of the barrel

So I transfered a GSM to the secondary and decided to put raisins in this one since its a medium of the road kit. Man is it bubbling! The raisins have filled the whole headspace and I had to remove some wine to allow for more space. How long do you keep them in the secondary? Thanks

Hey guys I'm looking for a fairly quick everyday red to have while my nicer kits age. Any recommendations? I have easy access to cellar craft and wine xpert. I've heard the mezza Luna red is pretty good.. Anyone done that? The only thing I'm not a huge fan of are the smaller kits which come...

Hey guys Im looking for a website to buy all juice buckets. I have seen some that say they are all juice but then while looking into it they appear to be concentrate. Any ideas? Also do any all juice pails stand up to the high end wine kits? Are they better? Thanks!

Good afternoon! Couple questions about Cold Stabilization. I have several kits that I'm bulk aging right now, 3 reds and a white... all are high end kits. I was curious what are the benefits of doing this? Should I do this just before I bottle or could I cold stabilize and then go back to...

I have a Rosso and a Eclipse Pinot Noir kit that I'm planning on putting in my new barrel 23L Vadai Hungarian (never used) and just curious if I should use the oak supplied. The Eclipse Pinot kit comes with 60g of toasted oak and the Rosso comes with 30g of French medium toasted, 30g premium...

First off Happy Thanksgiving to all! My local brew store is having a nice sale tomorrow so I was going to start 2 new red kits. I would like to do the CC Red Mountain Cab and Im having a tough time deciding between the CC Amarone and the CC Rossio Fortissimo.. I hear great things about...

Hey guys and gals! Yet another degas thread.... I have split up my petit Verdot into 2 carboys for easier degassing.... Ill rejoin them after.... Is this much gas from 3 gallons common? It just keeps coming?

Hey guys quick question... If I plan on bulk aging for about 6 months then bottling from a WE kit when and how many campden tablets should I add? I have added 3 tablets to a 6 gallon carboy about 3 weeks ago but wonder if I should throw in 3 more since they say 1 per gallon.. Also should I add...

Hey guys! I just got and started the WE German Traminer Spatlese kit today and was wanting to see what you guys thought about it? I couldn't find too much in the forums... anyone completed this one or have any insight? Thanks!

I have a WE petit Verdot in the secondary and it's stabilized, been in there about 10 days. Would it hurt to leave it under airlock for another 10 days before stabilizing and clearing? (I'm going out of town). Thanks!

Hey guys and gals, Quick question... my Petit Verdot in the primary put off the worst smell I have encountered yet... My whole house smelled for several days.. not a big deal, figured it was part of the fermentation... In the secondary now for almost 10 days and still bubbling a little...

More problems... i think... I had been using an "easy clean" no rinse as my sanitizer which today I realized it is not a sanitizer. Thats problem one. Should I add a camden tablet to sanitize and kill bacteria? One of the wines in the carboy is in the secondary stage and one is in the...

Ok guys I think I may have accidentally racked most of the sediment from the primary to the secondary. Will this be an issue? Thanks, Billy

I have had a grape bag in the primary for bout 4 days and wanted to make sure this is normal. I have pushed it down morning and night and lightly stirred it around but it just comes right back to the top. Is this normal and ok? Thanks

Ok guys and gals need some advice! I went to degas my WE Coastal White today and using the drill paddle bit I tried to avoid getting a vortex and went back and forth CCW and CW. On the instructions it says to put some in a test jar an shake it and if you hear a "poof" when you release your...

Hey guys! So last night I moved my first wine kit from the primary to the secondary (glass carboy) and I was curious, my kit says to leave it in the secondary for 10 days. What is the point of this? Also I left it in the primary for 7 days and the hydrometer says it is now .995 The kit...

Hey guys looking for some suggestions... Looking for a red I can age for at least a year from winexpert. I would like one with skins. Which have you made and how did it turn out? Thanks! I like medium bodied reds mainly buy an open to all ideas!