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Hi I need to bottle my 1st batch,, Its an Italian Amarone, and has been bulk ageing for 6 weeks. I would leave it longer but I need the Carboy it is in so I'm going to age in bottles instead. I have 2 questions that i would very much appreciate your opinions on. 1. I have just bough my...

Hi.... Please can any of the UK guys, recommend some good corks.. I plan to keep my wine for as long as possible so need a good closure... Seems like Natural corks are easy to get over the pond, But i'm having problems finding anything that looks like a quality product... Anyone found a...

Im just about to rack from Secondary..In my Instructions it says to add the potassium Metabisulphite just before degassing. I just want to ask if this is the done thing? does the Chemical need time to do its thing before degassing or can I just start whipping it up after adding it? thanks

Hi, Has anyone made his Kit? I've just got it, and would like to hear if anyone has experience of it so I know what to expect for I get it in the primary. Many thanks

Definitely a beginner question I'm sure!, and one thats asked in the title itself.. I'm about to rack my first wine in to a glass carboy and don't want to drop it when transferring it to its resting place. I've seen pictures of the carboy lifters people have that clamp on to the neck. Are these...

Hi, I will soon be racking my wine and will need to eliminate the headspace i'm going to have in the carboy. I was going to buy some marbles and do it that way, but I'm a little nervous about them cracking the bottom of the carboy, Is this something to be worried about? The other option I am...

Ok so this is my first batch... I have nothing to go on... But i know Sulphur isn't good. This smell has been there since primary, but I feel there is a very slight taint of Sulphur. Is this normal...? I had a quick initial fermentation although temp was controlled at 71.5f. After 7 days I had...

Fast Fermentation.. Rack to Secondary? Hi. I just wanted to run a query through you guys so it doesn't become a concern. I am currently make a Vineco Atmosphere Amarone Kit. My OG was 1.100, right at the top of the kits target (1.080-1.100) They say in the instructions that I should leave...

So Fermentation is going well on my first kit. The Vineco Atmosphere Amarone. I'm on day 4 and its still bubbling away a lot. I'm Stirring twice a day as you all recommended which it great, nice to see the must as it progresses. There is quite a strong smell, its not bad and doesn't smell of...

Hi.. Another beginner question that I hope you have the patience to answer. I've brewed beer before but this is my first wine. I'm currently fermenting a Vineco Atmosphere Amarone. I used the kit yeast which is EC-1118 and all is fermenting nicely. I had a SG of 1.100 which was on the...

Another question that seems to split opinion. Do you filter your wine before bottling? I plan on bulk ageing my wine for a couple of months before bottling, but I am confused if it is a good idea to filter the wine as I bottle it after this time in the carboy. The wine kit I am making is the...

Hi All, So I'm about the pitch the yeast on my first wine, A Vineco Italian Amarone. The instructions say dry pitch, but the yeast packet that came with it states on it that i should rehydrate the yeast first. Please could you advise me which way i should go. The customer service team at...