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Winexpert Eclipse Sonoma Dry Creek Chardonnay

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Winexpert™ Eclipse Napa Valley Stag's Leap District Merlot

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And when I went into my carboy I used one of those orange carboy caps. The 3/8 tube fit in the middle opening but I had to cut off the bottom of the airlock so it would fit on the outside of the other opening in the cap.

At first I taped the temp probe to the outside of the bucket with electrical tape. That kinda worked but the outside of the bucket was reading about 3-4 degrees cooler than the inside. Inspired by the Stopper Thermowell, I thought I'd try an experiment. I had a pc. of 3/8 tubing that is used for...

I tried the Copper Tun, but it didn't work for me. It's about 56 degrees in my basement and I tried an experiment with just water in my primary fermentation bucket and the Copper tun underneath. It wouldn't get any warmer than 68 degrees. Which is probably OK but I wanted to get in the 72 - 75...

Thanks for the advice everyone. Makes me feel more confident that my first effort will turn out OK, or better yet... it will turn out great. Thanks again, Charlie

Thanks for the advice. In the instructions for the kit it says not to top up the carboy, but I've read in other places that it should be topped up. Some say to top up with water and others say to use a similar type wine. Would water dilute the wine too much? Thanks CharlieMo

Thanks for the reply. As this is my first attempt @ winemaking I don't want to screw anything up. I'll let it sit the required time before moving on to the next step. Charlie

Hi all, I'm new to winemaking, making my first kit now, Winexpert Selection California Cabernet Sauvignon. I started the kit on (Sun) 1/25/15 and my SG was 1.090. So far so good. The instructions say to check the SG in 5-7 days and it should be 1.010 or less. On day 6 (Sat) mine was @ .992...