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Just an update for those of you who have given me advice here, fermentation is complete and the wine has been racked to a carboy to sit on oak cubes for awhile. I added K-meta dissolved in a small amount of distilled water after racking. So now I will let it sit for awhile, then begin the...

Awesome, thanks for the advice! (Thanks @ceeaton as well for your input!) If I do this, how long should I let it bulk age? Rack after 1 month, again 2 months later, then every 3 months until...? What am I looking for to signal me that it is time to bottle? EDIT: To be clear, I'm asking...

Hey guys, Thanks for the replies! I double checked, and I do see in the instructions that it has me adding K-meta at the same time as sorbate and chitosan. I must have missed that when I read it previously. Looks like the actual packet of K-meta was left out of my kit, though, so I will have...

Hey all! I am a total winemaking noob (but an experienced all-grain beer brewer, so don't hesitate to get technical if needed. I can take it!), and my first kit wine is fermenting away in primary right now. This is an Eclipse Stag's Leap Merlot kit that I received awhile back as an...

I'm signed up! I'd love the Eclipse Merlot.

Good to know. I think I'll top up -- don't want to lose any wine! On another note, what do you guys think of swapping out the yeast that was included in the kit (EC1118) for this one (MT)?: http://morewinemaking.com/products/dry-wine-yeast-mt.html

You guys have been an awesome, unbelievable help! If you care to throw any other tips and tricks my way, I'd be happy to hear them. Otherwise, I'll let you know when the wine is off and fermenting! (Hopefully I'll be able to get it started no later than next weekend!) Thank you!!!

Awesomely thorough! Thank you. Those are very useful tips. Does everyone else agree that, given the method and timeframe above, I can forego degassing and sorbate? I will go ahead and use spring water, since you have all seemed to prefer it. In beer it is about more than just flavor -- it...

Thanks for your input, guys! It's really helpful! I'm also happy to hear from anyone else who wants to weigh in -- can't have too much help! jgmann and kiwisholland -- I'll go ahead and used half and half spring and distilled water for top-up (I already have plenty of distilled sitting...

Obnoxious noob questions about this kit Hi guys! So, I'm a beer brewer, but my mother in law does not like beer, so she bought this Eclipse merlot kit and said, "make this for me." I've gone ahead and done some reading on wine making, and overall it doesn't seem terribly complicated, which...