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fermentation might be stuck?? Newbie making first wine from fresh grapes. At 9:30 am on 10/13/13, I bought 144 lbs fresh cabernet sauvignon grapes, ran through a crusher/destemmer, tossed a 1/4 tsp k-meta on the must and skins and brought them home (a two hour drive) on dry ice. Once home, I...

I picked up 4 lugs of Lodi Cabernet Sauvignon grapes today and hauled them two hours back to my house. My pH is 3.5, TA is about 4, SG is 1.112 and Brix is 25.8 adjusted for temperature. My Free SO2 test (Accuvin) is 0. Confused about what to add to the must...help. Thanks, james

Hi. I've made kit wines in the past, and now I'm ready to try fresh grapes. I ordered 4 lugs of Cabernet Sauvignon from FVW, but I live 140 miles away and running back and forth to FVW is not the best option. I'll list below what supplies and equipment that I currently have and if any of you...

on 4/6, I began making my first wine, the Cellar Craft Showcase Tempranillo 6-week kit. I followed the instructions and took a specific gravity reading 1 day after adding grape pack to the juice. Hydrometer read 1.080. Room always kept at 72 degrees F. On 4/16, after primary fermentation, I...

I am making my first kit wine, a Cellar Craft Showcase Tempranillo. After secondary fermentation I racked the wine into a second carboy, added the potassium sorbate and potassium metabisulphite, and began degassing the wine using a power drill. My wine is still very murky. Should i rack and...