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Well, things are looking good. Fermentation is well underway. Now I just need to be patient and wait the 10 days. Found what I think is a pretty good deal and 150 green used bottles (all Amaroni branded) for $20. Have more than enough for me and my two boys are are also in winemaking I feel...

Juice has begun to froth quite a bit. After much consideration, I decided to remove one gallon in fear that the juice would spill over. Geez. Now, I've got a $5.00 bet going with my youngest son that this will be the best batch ever produced on earth. How's that for not starting the batch on...

The heater has warmed up the room and the primary juice to approx. 74 degrees. I can see the early signs of fermentation now although no bubbles yet but a thick froth happening on the top surface I only have about 1.5" to the top of the plastic primary container which has a loose plastic lid I...

Found a heater in the house. Just turned it up to 85 degrees and closed the door in the room. I'll let the room heat up for an hour or so and then turn it down to 70 degrees. Trusting that this will increase the temperature of the juice soon Any thoughts would be appreciate it.

Hello Arne A few minutes ago I remembered that I had another Merlot kit, so I decided to add more concentrate before reading your post. I added enough concentrate to bring the S.G. to 1.082. I stirred it and put the lid back on. The temperature is 68 degrees. Not sure how to increase the...

I was making my very first batch of Costco's Chateau private collection - Merlot. In error I added two litres of water (25 vs 23 litres) My starting S.G. is 1.06. Instructions state that it should be between 1.08-1.095 It's been 24 hours since I began the primary fermentation and I don't see any...