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Is there a website where you can create custom (upload pictures, etc) labels for your wine bottles?

Well when I transferred it two weeks ago gravity was already below 1.000, I will continue taking them to be sure though.

I swish the carboy to cover the one or two bits and pieces of cherry still in there and the airlock bubbles like crazy, so I assume you're right in that there is definitely some co2 in there coating it. I am pretty far from topped off though I can tell you that. No airlock activity and no...

I have a 4 week vino Italiano chianti (which I also added 3 lbs of cherries to during primary) which I racked to secondary on Jan 22. I don't have a lot of time after work so I planned on stabilizing and adding the rest of the stuff tomorrow (before re racking and topping off). To be clear...

All, I am about to start my third batch finally. As I have two buckets, two 6 gallon glass carboys and 2 5 gallon better bottles (to rack down to) , I am finally going to be reusing a bucket and carboy that has been used. When I finish with one, I take it outside and hose it off very well...

Thanks for the responses - as someone without a corkador as you call it, or kmeta, what's the best and easiest way to do it properly? How else can I prepare the corks to put them in ?

I have read about soaking corks, or cooking corks, letting the bottle stay upright or on its side. Can anyone clue me in to the process here? My corks are #9 just regular corks , nothing special, and I will be using the hand lever one from Midwest (not floor corker but not the real cheap...

Is there a place cheaper than Midwest brewing to order from online? Unfortunately I don't have a local homebrew shop anywhere close.

Thanks for the input all.

My second wine kit + added 3 lbs of cherries is nearing the bottling phase. I have about 6 gallons of wine that will need bottling - my question is, how many normal size wine bottles do I need to bottle 6 gallons? Also, what size corks? Can anyone provide any links ? Thanks a lot.

Yesterday I finally had the opportunity to add the chitosan, stabilizer and one other chemical (kielosol?) to my kit wine. It had been about 21 days or so since I first started and the gravity was about .95 or so, I forget exactly. I stirred it for about 10 mins off and on to degas as...

Well, I did exactly that, except I used 3 lbs of cherries. I followed your instructions (rinse, smash, simmer, etc) threw em in the bag and added them to my Vino Italiano must mixture. I added the spring water to them first to bring the temperature down and pitched the yeast at 68 degrees...

That's a good idea, I'll do the same.

How do you close the thing? I would have expected drawstrings or something - is that not how it is done? What do you do with it once you add the fruit, just drop it in?

4 week vino Italiano valpolicella.. My kit says after racking to secondary after 7 days (I have just done this) to not "top off" yet. It says to wait two weeks (when I add the Chems to clear the wine) before topping off. Everywhere else I have read says you MUST top off right away in...

Thanks a lot everyone. For my next kit wine (my second attempt at wine making at all) I have an interest in maybe adding 1 lb of cherries to primary fermentation for a chianti. Could someone outline the process I need to follow to ensure no spoilage or bacteria and proper fermentation if I...

Thanks everyone. When I took a bigger sample it tasted more like actual wine, so I still have high hopes.

Kit: 4 Week Vino Italiano Valpolicella It's about week two now - I racked it to secondary a few days ago, and there was very little physical fermentation going on anymore (to the eye test). Gravity was at 1. It bubbled once per minute maybe at that point in the airlock attached to the...

So, I am wondering if this batch doesn't have a chance. I just transferred it to secondary a few days ago and today stirred it a bit according to instructions (Vino Italiano 4 week valpolicella). I tasted a sip from the spoon afterwards and it was very, very, very watery. Is there any way to...

For example, oak chips. I like the ease of kit wine (just started) but would also like to add a personal touch to my creations. What are other things you can add, and when do you add them/what is the process? I am asking about oak as well since I don't know how to do that. If, say, I...