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  1. acommonsoul

    Pick a Wine Kit & Win a Wine Kit Giveaway

    I'm in for a Winexpert Eclispse Lodi Ranch 11 Cabernet Sauvignon. I have ordered the Eclispe Pinot Noir three months ago. Customer service was wonderful and will definitely be doing business with you in the future.
  2. acommonsoul

    SS Brew Bucket

    That's what I was thinking. I could hook up a blow off tube just in case.
  3. acommonsoul

    SS Brew Bucket

    Is it possible to ferment a wine kit in an SS Brewbucket? The Brewbucket is 7 gallons....I'm concerned because the kit instructions say a 7.9 gallon minimum fermentor. If anyone has experience with this please let me know before I have to go out and buy another fermentor. Thanks
  4. acommonsoul

    First wine kit instructions

    Okay, so I am going to be doing the Eclipse Sonoma Pinot Noir kit soon and had a couple of questions regarding the instructions. First, the instructions emphasize not rehydrating the yeast. In my beer brewing experience I was always told to rehydrate dry yeast. So, should I rehydrate or...
  5. acommonsoul

    How many grapes do I need?

    Thanks!...hopefully my local shop will be able to guide me to some good vineyards.
  6. acommonsoul

    How many grapes do I need?

    Where is a good resource to locate fresh grape sources? Do I just start calling vineyards? Or is there a better way? If you live in Cali, What source do you recommend? :ib
  7. acommonsoul

    How many grapes do I need?

    Although I am starting with a wine kit, if I get into making wine from frozen grapes how much do I need? I see on a certain direct grape website, that they sell them in 5.25 gallons buckets...is that enough for a 5 or 6 gallon batch?
  8. acommonsoul

    Hello from Los Angeles

    That would be great...Always love making new friends
  9. acommonsoul

    Hello from Los Angeles

    Oh we are close. I live in Whittier:h
  10. acommonsoul

    Hello from Los Angeles

    Thank you for your service Marine!
  11. acommonsoul

    Hello from Los Angeles

    Hi everyone! Just joined the other day and wanted to say hello. I have been brewing beer for a couple of years and decided to venture into wine. Looking forward to learning a lot from all of you.
  12. acommonsoul

    Advice regarding Weighing down grape skins

    Now does anyone inject pure oxygen in the wine? I typically do that with beer before adding yeast to ensure proper O2 levels
  13. acommonsoul

    Post your labels here

    There are some great labels on here. What type of paper do most of you use and how do you adhere it to the bottle?
  14. acommonsoul

    Advice regarding Weighing down grape skins

    So, I am just about to begin my first attempt at wine making. I have been making homebrew beer for years and I figured it was time to try wine. So I will be doing a Winexpert Eclipse Cab and I have seen videos with people weighing down their grape skins with glass beads and such. If I do this...
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