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Last weekend I mixed up a Winexpert Cab Sauv kit in my primary fermenter. Based on some opinions I read on here, I never clamped the lid down tight on the fermenter. Rather I just set it on top and let it ferment for 7 days.

After 3 rackings, my Cab kit batch was ready for bottling. So, bottled it yesterday. Was pretty amazed at how smooth it tasted already. I thought I'd been told somewhere that a Cab Sauv takes a full year to smooth out enough for drinking. (Can't remember if it was a full year from start to...

I'm making a Winexpert Cab Sauv kit. I've racked it twice now (one more than per directions). The pics below are: 1) After the first racking and 3 weeks in the carboy, and 2) After the 2nd racking and 5 days in the carboy. I can hardly tell any difference. My question is, where is...

Interestingly enough, my Winexpert Cab Sauv instructions are pretty clear about not topping up the carboy with water or wine. (See pic below. I dont' think I have an F-pack kit). Just curious; why do they not recommend topping up? Doesn't that extra space (air) run the risk of CO2?

Does the juice in the carboy need stirred daily? It would seem to me that the yeast in the juice in the carboy would need stirred for same reason as in the PF.My kit directions didn't mention anything about stirring daily anywhere in the whole process. However, that advice was given by several...

...the red liquid was nice and liquid without any evidence of foaming. Hmmm. Is that normal? I mean the lid to the fermenter wasn't hardly wine colored at all. The airlock has been bubbling gently for 5 days now. But tonight, no foam on the top of the liquid. My hydrometer reading was a...

Mixed my Winexpert kit stuff (Cab Suavignon) up on Sunday afternoon. The instructions say to do step 2 in 5-7 days. So, I'm thinking that will be this Sunday too. Apart from the usual sterilization etc, anybody have any tips for me before I try racking for my first time? Thx,

Hi. I'm pretty clueless when it comes to this. I used a winexpert Cabernet Sauvignon kit ingredients and may have made a newbie mistake and would like to know: When mixing everything prior to the yeast addition, the temp of the juice and chem packet was round 80F. So I set the cover on it...