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I just hit very unusual problem for me. I bought 23L/6US Galons "The Original Alljuice" kit and bought extra Grape Skins package. I did not have to add any water to my kit - it was 23L ready for fermentation. I added juice and Grape Skins and today transferred wine from primary fermenter to...

Hello, I searched this topic and I am finding different answers. I am doing bulk aging of Amarone red vine - my first batch that I bulk age. I have 6 gallons, that now is in carboy. I want to rack to another carboy and wait for another 3 months (so 6 in total). I understand I need to add...

I now realized that one batch of wine I made has too much gas. I am finding that I cannot properly de-gass wine when I try to do that in carboy, even if I am using drill attachment for that. Other batches that I de-gassed in primary fermenter has no such problem. So can I fix wine that has too...

Based on wine kit instructions, degassing is done just after secondary fermentation, just before clearing. Can I do de-gassing at any time after? That is if 2-3 weeks/month after secondary fermentation I notice that wine still has some CO2, can I use my power tool with special wand to de-gass...

I just compare wine kit instructions of WineXpert and Argentia and was very surprised to find 2 big differences. Difference 1: Step after Secondary fermentation: Argentia: Syphone the wine from the carboy on the table to clean carboy on the floor, being careful not to disturb the sediment...

Up to now I assumed that when I transfer wine (from kit) from primary to secondary fermenter (carboy) I should leave all sediments in primary. Was I doing this wrong? I am reading here that: Transfer does not mean rack. While the solids are strained off and discarded, the liquid and lees are...

Hi I am doing red wine in my primary fermenter now - Argentia Coast Cabernet Sauvignon. As per instructions I am supposed to leave this wine in primary fermenter for 9 days. I also added oak chips into primary fermenter. If I move my wine to carboy for secondary fermentation after 7 days that...

I already did one wine kit and it end up OK. Now doing second wine kit from Costco Canada: "Argentia Coast Amarone" Started with gravity 1.085 As per instructions in primary fermenter I kept it for 9 days. Instructions say "on day 10 gravity should be 1.020 to 1.010". Today I checked...

I was given close to 200 1l wine bottles that were used once before. I thoughts that most bottles in North America has standard bottle opening size. Yesterday I tried to cork one of these bottles and then I realized that my bottles have smaller opening than other regular bottles. I measured...

I am just starting to make wine, planning to do this just from wine kit. I read a lot on this forum and I already got help from forum members in my first wine kit making. I was told that I should consider "adding a little TIME to your project". So I want to learn for my next wine batches where...

I am using white wine kit for Pinot Grigio wine. I just finished fermentation, moved wine from carboy to another carboy (all dirt stayed behind in old carboy), added metabisulphite and sorbate and now doing de-gassing. Instructions says that I have to de-gas wine for 24 hours (stir hard 6...

I got a Wine Kit "Argentia Ridge - Pinot Grigio" from Costco. I just finished fermentation, I am degasing now and tomorrow I supposed to start clearing step. For clearing step I have following instructions: 1. add contents of Chitosan packet, stir gently for 30 seconds. 2. Add clean room...