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Not much activity in the WineKitz section. I have not had a whole lot of experience with this brand, but I just wanted to say that I have made 2 of the 4 reds in the limited edition Passport kits and I have the final 2 in production now. The Cab Franc/Sauv and Montepulciano kits turned...

Liked their page, and commented on their page under the All In One wind pump post. I am in Canada. If a non-US resident happens to win, can we opt to pay for the shipping charge?

The WE Pinot Noir does not use oak chips... But since you bought some, I would add during the primary. This is when you add the oak to the RJS WS Pinot Noir. I've had both Pinot Noir kits... both are very good following the kit instructions.

Many kits come with two packs of chitosan - although they would be reds and probably have skins.. but a second chitosan would probably be ok to add. I've started taking a cue from Kenridge kit instructions and using it for all my wines.. I take an extra day or two of stirring after I add...

I've done the barrel aging thing and here is what I noticed - even with a brand new barrel. Barrel aging will do a number of things - yes it helps oxygenate the wine, and some moisture will evaporate. Over time it will impart some oaky flavour. You can easily control how much oak flavour...

I know its still early... only Day 3 in the primary. Both Rosso Fortissimo were started on Sunday afternoon. One kit is fermenting like crazy - to the point where there is splatter marks everywhere (lid, wall, and the primary next to it) from wine bubbles coming out of the air lock. The...

I started two Rosso Fortissimo kits on Sunday. Interesting that one started to ferment like crazy last night, and the other one is just starting to kick in.. Looking forward to trying this wine!

I have had some great results by adding grape tannin a few days before bottling. Just make sure the wine is completely cleared... if you plan on filtering, add the tannin a day or so later, and bottle a day or so after that. The best results I had was with the WE Petit Verdot where I added...

With CC Kits, the instructions say to rack the wine and then add the sulphite and sorbate. At this stage, when I clean the carboy that the wine had been in, I always pour the sediment into a clean pitcher and rinse the cubes off (well), and put them back in with the wine to bulk age, and always...

I've done the WE Eclipse Sonoma Chardonnay a couple times, trying to modify the kit to get that rich buttery taste. Have you ever done the battonage technique? That was going to be my next attempt. My last attempt, I added an extra 1.5 pkg of premium oak to the primary fermentor. I did...

I really enjoyed the Stag's Leap Merlot. Very nicely oaked.. Done this kit a few times now, but its hard to let it age ;)

I've made the Red Mountain a few times.. love it! Two bottles were given to me by a customer of mine that had let it age for 1 year... I had one about a year ago and it was fantastic. After that bottle, I made a kit for myself. Those bottles only got to age about 4 months before I started...