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cpfan, I understand and appreciate the help, but my question is about kieselsol not the wine. The general consensus is that kieselsol doesnt normally do what it has and go hard. since there is very limited information online about it as a product, other than its used as a finer in wine, so I am...

Like Julie says, get an equipment starter kit, you will need a floating thermometer, a proper hydrometer for both the specific gravity and sugar content(there are combined ones that work for wine, beer and such), I would skip the pipette, however a wine thief is a must. You do not need a...

Glass Carboys have gotten really expensive, I was looking at getting 3 more but at 120$ ea(and that was the cheapest i could find) i wasnt willing. watch garage sales and estate sales I have found that they are found in some and the seller has it full of pennies. I found my last one that way, I...

TonyT, I do not name names as I may have got one that got missed. It is not fair or right to put the company in a flame war over something stupid. So please do not push this, since I dont do kits this is a learning process. If push comes to shove I will just run it through some filters and...

the kit was sealed, And I understand that some kits do not come with yeast so this does not surprise me. I do not usually use kieselsol so do not know much about it, I have seen superklear but never used it either. Maybe I'll just get some as I also try not to stock reagents as they tend to not...

You can not put enough clothes on in Vancouver to stay warm at 10C but here a t-shirt, shorts and maybe socks are all thats really needed until -10C We dont have as much snow, you have to understand that regina is in a very different weather zone than Assiniboia. Regina and Weyburn are in the...

I was thinking the same thing, Ill try rehydrating it and if doesnt work then I guess I either treat it like a regular batch and let it percipitate out. Thanks, since I dont do kits and dont use clairifiers often its troubling when something that I have never seen or heard of happens. As far as...

The date code on the bag was just over a year, there was no yeast in the kit packages so I used one of my own. So far everything is going well and I am not worried about the final product. I will have to temper and I plan to batch age this one rather than bottle it now.

Im in Assiniboia now. I was in northern MB for a bit and come originally from Vancouver, BC.

"Store bought" maple syrup (aunt jamima and others) are not real maple syrup. The real maple syrup is expensive compaired to the stuff you buy at the supermarket. I havent done a maple wine yet, though it is on my list, but when I do I will get the straight sap and render (boil) it myself so I...

I get strawberries from the Okanagan, BC and usually use about 30lbs for a 30 bottle batch (23l carboy plus about 1.5l for topping off). Its expensive at around $18-24/bottle, but never had a complaint about the taste or boquet. In my opinion it is worth the expense, not only for a novelty but...

The title says it all, About me: I live in south Saskatchewan, I usually make my wines from scratch though I do make kits when given to me. My favorite is strawberry. I currently have a Savignon blanc (kit/given to me) and a Borollo (my father is using my stuff and place to make his). I...

Hello, I recieved a kit as a gift and found the package of kieselsol had gone almost hard. Since I usually make wines from scratch and I dont usually use finners, I am unclear as to if I can rehydrate the kieselsol. Does anyone know if I can and the process? I understand it is made from...