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  1. Wooden

    Additives unique to kit wines? (Allergic reaction)

    Hey - just started winemaking here and I am really liking it. Something came into question though the other day, when I was telling my mom I had started making my own wine. She said that a few years ago on a ski trip, she had a glass of wine that was made at our local winemaking store. She...
  2. Wooden

    RJ Spagnols RJS kits - how do they compare to commercial?

    Hi, doing my first RJS kit right now and considering buying another. Currently I am doing the Cru International Malbec (12L w/grapeskins & oak) My question is, how do kits at each of the levels, compare with commercial wines of a similar style? What price range of commercial wine do the...
  3. Wooden

    EASIEST DIY Wine Rack to build?

    Hi guys, just getting going with winemaking and realizing I will need a way to store soon 100+ bottles on their sides... For now, I am looking for EASY and CHEAP. Durable too I guess. Anyone have a link to something that is utterly utilitarian, cheap and easy to build? Trying to find this...
  4. Wooden

    I think it's "Stuck" - Add Nutrient, Energizer, or...?

    Yesterday I posted about my concern about a wine that remains at 1.065. It was suggested that I open and stir, which I did. When I stirred it, I was able to kind of rouse a krausen and I could hear the bubbles go "zzzz" as I stirred. I proceeded to leave only loosely covered w the lid...
  5. Wooden

    Cru Kit instructions - Step 4 "rinse bag"? (Confused)

    Hi, Just getting going on my first wine kit, an RJS Cru International Malbec. Little confused here looking at step 4 of the kit instructions. Step 3 says: "empty contents of Juice concentrate bag into he mixture in the primary fermenter" (ok, got that, add the juice. Simple nuff)...
  6. Wooden

    Slow fermentation/1.065

    Hi guys, this is my first wine/mead type beverage. Unfortunately, it has been about 2 1/2 to 3 weeks now, (fermentation started swiftly) and I am still only at 1.065. I am not impatient here, just worried that I might not have a healthy ferment to complete the ferment (would like to ferment...
  7. Wooden

    Pitched my yeast (D-47) at 78 deg....

    Hey, So I pitched my yeast (D-47) on the must when it was still at 78 deg. I made a mistake cooling it (did not stir) so the thermometer gave me a reading much lower than it actually was, when I took the wort chiller out. I forgot to stir while chilling, so the reading on the kettle was much...
  8. Wooden

    Factors to consider when selecting yeast, and acid/tannins (Non-Grape)

    Hi - I am in the midst of sugaring season and like many hobby maple producers, sometimes end up with more sap than I can reasonably turn into finished syrup when the trees really run. So, I figured I would make a maple wine. I have been making beer for a while now, and have always wanted to...
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