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Well i sold off things i wanted to sell. I still have carboys and buckets etc for anyone wanting them. We are moving this week so need to give them away or they are getting trashed :( let me know

Free giveaways San Antonio, Tx located in San Antonio I sold several main things but if anyone in the area would like to take any of the items below please let me know. Free giveaway and any donation of wine will help :) i have several carboys and buckets left .

I had 4 carboys of wine aging for 2 years. I have been adding k meta every 3 months. Today I went ahead and tasted all of them and i am not impressed at all and think they are all ruined. It smells like brandy and taste gives nice warmth to your head right away. Maybe i added to much k meta. no...

Hi, I received a Belgian Dubbel Extract Kit on accident a month and half ago or 2. Came with wyeast 1214 belgian abbey and kit. I am wondering if anyone would want this kit for maybe few bottles of a made wine? Or Can just take the kit and when finished send me some finished bottles of the...

Well I am just back and forth of what kit to try next. My wife and I love dry reds. So far I have made: Eclipse Sanoma Pinot Noir with addition of blackberries ( Aging) WE Selection Cab/Merlot added blackberries as well( Aging) RJ Super Tuscan( Aging) Dragons Blood bottled but not great...

I just received the ph tester. If anyone has it please let me know any info on the device or tips. When am I suppose to calibrate it? Each use or just every so often? What is used to keep prob wet? Any info please let me know. Sent from my iPhone using Wine Making

Hi guys and gals Well since i started my newly adventures into home wine making i have been tweaking my kits from the start. My first kit I made a WE Eclipse Pinot Noir. With the help of Joeswine it is turning out to be a great wine. I added 1 lbs of blackberries into the secondary and 2...

Just wondering if anyone had used an aroma kit to help describe wines and learn what the main aromas really do smell like? A friend has a kit and he said it helped him out a ton. Sent from my iPhone using Wine Making

Well I received my shipment of EXTRA wine equipment and noticed an extra box. It seemed that the brew store sent me a Belgian Dubbel Extract kit! Apparently they screwed up and some poor guy never got his beer kit. I called to report it but they just thanked me and told me to just keep it. I...

Hi guys.. I am just trying to figure out what will be my next kit that i would like to purchase. I am already making the WE Eclipse Pinot Noir, and WE Selections Cali Cab/merlot starting next week. I will have the WE LE Oregon Pinot Noir coming in march. But I been debating which would be my...

I wanted to order a kit that is on sale but most likely not start it for another month or two or 3. I am still currently making my Eclipse Pinot noir and going to start a cab/merlot next week. Then waiting in the Oregon Pinot LE From WE. I have two primaries and 3 carboys. So bit limited. And...

I just racked my first kit to secondary. It's a WE eclipse Pinot Noir with addition of a pound of blackberries. Going to start daves dragon blood and WE premium California cab/merlot this week as well

I am making eclipse Pinot. Pitched yeast Monday at 425 pm with a reading of 1.096. It is really bubbling at a rapid pace through the s curve airlock. My concern is that there is a strong smell. I used the rc 212 yeast. Is the yeast stressed? Should I stir it more. Since I started I only stirred...

Anyone have any good suggestions on a great wine kit that would be quick to start drinking while I wait to age my others? White and reds.

I started my eclipse Pinot noir yesterday. Everything went well and seems like fermentation may have started. But here is the problem. I got up and went to throw the trash out. I noticed the empty water jugs that I used. My wife purchased the water for me and I made a huge mistake of not looking...

I was going to start my eclipse Pinot noir kit today. But found out had to leave for work for the weekend. Will it be ok to have it fermenting starting later today until Sunday or Monday? I know it's usually 5 to 7 days but if 8 days is it ok?

My kit came with toasted oak dust. 60 grams. Should I just use it as instructed or should I use better quality oak cubes and maybe add raisins? Any and all input will be helpful. I am a newbie sorry for any dumb questions. I just want to make sure that it comes out good.

Hi I just wanted to intro myself as a newbie. I been collecting wine for a while but never thought of wine making at home until a few weeks ago. I been researching and have ordered my first two kits. WE eclipse Pinot noir and WE premium cab/merlot. It should get here in the next few days...