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with a strip. Probably not the most accurate. I got the Vinmetrica for the so2

Thanks for the assessment guys. Lots of lessons learned here About the sulfite addition, I used the calculator below to figure how many camden tabs to add: https://winemakermag.com/1301-sulfite-calculator With a PH of 3.8 and free so2 level of 44 mg/l, the calculator recommends...

1/5/15 Pitched yeast 1/12/15 Racked to secondary 1/19/15 Racked, added sorbate, meta and chitosan 1/27/15 Racked 1/31/15 Filtered, added 3 camden tabs, bottled It looked clear to me. I still can't figure out why I bottled it 4 days after the 3rd rack. I had two kits going and guess I...

Yes, PH was 3.8. S02 was 44 mg/l. I added 3 camden tabs before I bottled

I've been winemaking since September '14. Just long enough to learn a little, screw some stuff up, and make a few wines. I've done 8 kits so far. I went back through my logs on this kit and realized I screwed up, I still can't figure out how it happened but it did. The wine was bottled at...

Well I picked up on them not being welcome here. I tried searching but found nothing other than their name replaced with a bunch of asterisks? I know there are 3 sides to every story but if anyone has anything to share I would appreciate it. PM would be sufficient. I didn't speak to WE...

Has anyone seen anything like this or have any idea what it may be, or what may have caused it? I bottled another WE kit the same day with the same equipment, and used the same filter for both batches. The other kit is delicious right now, so I'm guessing it wasn't a sanitizing issue. Every...

Well I contacted where I bought the kit and sent them the picture. They contacted WE on my behalf and are replacing the kit with no questions asked. Great customer service on both companies.

Thanks that is a great idea. Below is a picture of one of the bottles. You can really see the film on the inside of the bottle with the flash. The circle is where the bottom of the bottle was laying.

I have a WE Stags Leap Merlot kit that was filtered with a 5 micron filter and bottled on 1/31/15. I have opened a few 375ml bottles over the past couple weeks and they all taste the same, very sour almost like vinegar. Way too tart to drink. There is also a milky looking sediment that is...

Awesome thanks for the info!

I'm trying to time the whole process so I have two carboys to filter instead of one due to the time it takes to clean, filter, clean, etc... So what is your process? Here is what I am doing: 1 - Sanitize the whole system by running star san through the lines, including the filter 2 -...

Exactly what I was wondering, Thanks. I'm going to leave it be.

I just started this kit with a couple others and noticed it didn't come with grape skins or oak cubes. Most of the eclipse kits I have done came with both. Is this because this type wine doesn't need them, or is this WE just cheaping out? I'm trying to decide weather to oak it or not.

I'm in, thanks!

Thanks. I probably don't have enough experience yet for something like this, but will definitely try it out when I get more batches under my belt.

Why are the frozen grapes so much more expensive than the wine kits?

I did a WE World Vineyard Chilean Malbec and it is awesome after 30 days in the bottle. I'm sure it will just get better.

I had the same thing happen to a gallon of mead I made. I had 3 separate but similar gallons going at the same time. Added the same dose of superkleer (from the same packet) to all three gallons at the same time. All 3 of them were fairly clear to begin with. Two cleared up immediately, the...