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Anyone make this one? I bottled mine after 3 months bulk aging... and opened on last night after 2 more months in the bottle. I must say Im very pleased with this wine.. certainly equates to beyond a 15 dollar bottle wine in my eyes. Smooth as butter, thick tannins and a deep layer of oak...

Hello everybody, not sure if there was a thread on this, but what are your favorite red wine and white wine varieties? For me at this point in time i love Shiraz for the red wine end and for white im into riesling. Very hard choices because there are so many great varieties.

Is there an alternative for these additives? My was contaminated and i was wondering what i should do...... help:po

Hello all, From what I have read over the last 6-8 months of doing this is that once the wine has been made you have 2 options, bulk age or bottle age. I also know that cooler temps in the storage room slows the aging and creates a better product in the end. My cold room this summer wasn't all...

How many if you find the limited edition kits (from any or all of the major companies) to be a worthy investment? I generally buy only high end kits such as RjS EP, WE eclipse, cc showcase. But was thinking of splurging on a few limited editions this year. Any comments?

This kit one gold at the 2013 winemaker, was wondering if any of you fellow winemakers have made this kit and if so was it worth the money? Does it compare to an rj Spagnols EP Riesling or any others? Thanks!

Hey guys, was wondering how long, under proper cellaring conditions, does a high end wine kit last before some degradation occurs. Are there any of you that have wine kits over 2 or 3 years in age? If so how do they taste, still improving?

Ive made several batches of fruit wine now and it seems some of you out there add kmeta before pitching the yeast and some do after the primary fermentation is complete. Ive been told and agree that kmeta can add some off flavors and aromas if put in before the fermentation. How many of you use...

Can someone explain why juice buckets are ( if indeed they are ) a better product than a premium kit? I'm talking an RjS EP or a WE eclipse kit. I'm Interested like many of you to improve the quality of my wine and would like to know your thoughts. Thanks in advance

Hello guys and gals, in really interested in making a batch of ice wine in the near future. I was hoping to get some recommendations from done of u who may have done a few of these kits. I would love to hear your thoughts people. Thanks in advance.

Just picked it up today, has anyone tried this kit? Sounded great by the description but thats all im going off of. Please let me know. Thanks

Hey guys, was wondering if any of u out there made sparkling wine and if so u might share some of your expertise. I have been researching it and it seems a bit more complicated then I had thought. I want to do a sparkling crab apple wine. Please share people this website is a wealth of info...

I realize this is quite a subjective choice, but i am planning on purchasing one of these two kits and would like to know what you guys out there enjoy more. Thanks for the inputs. PS- if it makes any difference i have a RJS EP california cabernet aging.

Im sorry for the frequent questions here guys. I was asking earlyier about calcium carbonate addition. Well, now it seems like i completely screwed my batch of strawberry wine. Did a TA test on the the wine, its completey fermented with a SG of .996. I first calibrated the sc300 and began the TA...

Hello guys, I had some questions regarding the addition of Calcium Carbonate to the must. So i will give you a few details before i ask. Strawberry wine recipe - Ended up with 4 gallons of pure strawberry juice steam extracted. Starting SG of 1.086 Starting Ph of 3.74 Added all the...

hey guys, first time strawberry wine maker.. was curious what yeast you guys were using with success. Thanks!

Been working on a few of my own labels and im not sure where to go to get these babies printed, on sticker paper. Can anyone help? Does staples?

Starting SG of 1.082 Finished SG of 1.004 Had to leave to work (camp) so I added 3 teaspoons of potassium sorbate into the freshly racked carboy, degassed it thoroughly and mixed in sparklloid. 4 days later my wife informed me that the airlock is bubbling away, so obviously it hasn't...

Hey fellow wine makers, I'm interested in making a 6 gallon batch of pear wine and was hoping to gather a little more info. So far Deezil has been a big help already. Anyways, has anybody made some recently? What variety of pear did u use? Pounds per gallon? Acidity and TA comments? Did u add...

Anyone try out the limited edition 2012 winexperts kits? If so, thoughts? Are they on the same level of quality as there premium kits?