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Hello fellow wine makers! I have a couple of different reds that are several months into this year and I am using flex tanks so I am debating which oak additive to use next for overall flavor and mouthfeel. I have used wine sticks mostly in the past but I am looking at Xoakers and using spirals...

Hi all. So I'm getting close to bottling my frist cab and zin from grapes that I started last September so that I'm ready for the new season. They are 5 gal each. I tested them last night with my new SC300 and thought I'd see what you thought of the numbers. On the cab, my SO2 was 16 and PH...

Hey fellow winemakers, so I'm done with MLF on my zin and my Cabernet, it took about 3 months to get fully done. I ran out of test strips but the taste has rounded nicely and it has been 3 months so I'm calling it done at this point. And I'm ready to rack and bulk age and add some K meta but I...

Hey folks, so I just got a 5 gallon bucket of Malbec Must from WGD. Yee ha!!! The measurements are SG 1.116 with a PH of 3.69 and TA of .52. I know that's a little low for TA and a little high for PH. I'm thinking of adding 6 tsp of TA which should get it to around .76 TA after studying the...

Hey all, on the Northern west coast where have u had good luck getting grapes or must (even frozen). It seems for grapes a lot of Vinyards can't cater to the small time guy and for getting frozen must after the harvest season you have to have it shipped. I live in roseville by Sacramento...

Hello there! So I'm still fairly new to making wine from something other than a kit. What is the best way to still make it from scratch when we are out of the harvest season and you can't find grapes? I see a lot of talk on here about getting frozen buckets of must or juice. Does this affect the...

Ok so important question from the pros out there as this is my first time from grapes. I have 100 pounds of Zinfandel at .998 yesterday and wil probably press it today as it didn't do much over night. And 100 pounds of Cabernet at 1.0 10 yesterday so its not ready. So the Zinfandel, after I...

Hello fellow winemakers! So this is my first time making wine from actual grapes! I'm very excited to get started I just kicked 100 pounds of Cabernet and 100 pounds of Zinfandel and I'm ready to go it has SAT overnight with potassium metabisulfite in the buckets. My problem is I cannot find it...

Hi room all! I'm getting the hang of this wine making thing and really appreciating all of your input. My question is about temperatures, the last and first kit I made (RJS cab) wanted the temperature of 66 to 75 I think during fermentation but then 55 degrees during clearing in the carboy and...

Hello, I just got my order of CC Red Mountain Cabernet in and was excited to get started but realized that part of the box was saturated with Juice and found a tiny pin hole leak in the juice bag. It's frustrating because this is the second time I have reordered this because the first one leaked...

hello there. I'm new to winemaking and just made my first kit. Love it! I have a question for the season the kit makers. Where do you buy your kit from? I only ask because I bought mine from a local place but they are very limited. I am concerned about buying from a website because of the...