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newbie winemaker question... i put together 2 wines last year... the white (muscadine) in August and the red (cab sav) October. Anyways after primary fermentation i transferred these to 5 gallon stainless kegs and haven't touched them since. Before i transferred them the white TA was 9g/L and...

I picked 23# of Carlos Muscadines a few weeks ago (in my freezer now) to make about 3.5 gallons of wine. I've made a few kit and fruit wines but never muscadine. I'm using the following recipe / guidelines. http://winemaking.jackkeller.net/reques15.asp Question I have is reducing the acid...

So just to give a little background... I've been a home-brewer (beer) for about 5 years or so. I tend to dive deep into a hobby. My garage is filled with brew equipment. For the past half year or so I've gotten an interest in wine... primarily dry red wines such as Cabernet Sauvignon. I've...

I'm currently reading a document on the basics of making wine and I've gotten to the part about punching down the grape skins several times a day for various reasons. I come from the homebrew world where I've dry hopped and would basically add hops to a mesh bag and add weights (marbles) to the...

So I purchased a few things from eBay a few weeks ago when they had their 20% off everything. One was a wine kit- "Winexpert Eclipse California Lodi Ranch II". The other was a new 5 gallon oak barrel (see attached photos). On step 4 of the kit, it says "STEP 4 DAY 33-54 - POLISHING RACK/AGING"...

New to winemaking. I've been brewing beers for years. Made a few apple ciders; 1 mead and 1 wine kit. The kit I made came out great. Looking to get deeper into it!