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GreginND - I should have done more research on that refractometer. Thanks for the link. nucjd - I will try that with the gas canisters (just looked it up) seems like a great idea. And yes, i need to stop fiddling with the wine too much. As far as the barrel, some day I will get there :) My...

I am not sure I could take an increase to my stress level. ;) Not sure why I get so wound up about the particulars on this wine making, but I sure do! So I will check it again tomorrow and will likely proceed to the next step this weekend. I checked the SG tonight and it is a solid 0.992 with no...

If the sludge from primary fermentation is the funk - I am afraid it is on several inches of funk. There was alot of sludge and I siphoned more of it off than I wanted to, trying to get the carboy full!

Thanks - I know I am fretting. So if I top off, do it with wine and the product will be fine - but most say wait until after the degassing ( I expect I will be using manual method - maybe with a drill). When they say top off with 'like wine' they mean Cabernet for Cabernet, correct? If...

Hi all, first post. I am going to tell the whole story, as suggested! I am making a Cellar Craft Red Mountain Cabernet. It's a 6 week, crushed grape pack kit. I started it on 2 Feb, followed directions carefully, but opted to not put the crushed grapes into the bag, but let them float...