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I just paid $99 costco

after degassing and clearing, I add 100 grams of oak chips and let age at least 3 months and then rack... taste and then bottle and age if I like the taste.

I quite often use the same kits and they are fun to tweak during aging...my 3-year-old oaked Shiraz is wonderful.

I whip mine in the carboy for 30 mins...

When aging like others have said use another ..... its not like youll lose that bottle. Or serilize some marbles to fill the head space

You are correct....if all else fail when I do a reisleling,,piesporter or other special fineky wines I add sterilized marbels to fill the gap (dollar store) if I don't want to impact the taste. If you top up with a couple of bottles from your collection you don't lose that bottle.... If my...

I've had mine score between 68-73

Canada brings them in on mass at Costco....great value and left at the front door UPS two days . Double kit or 60 bottles..Argentina ridge kits come complete with labels and sleeves

This is great info

The topping up with like-minded wine is not a waste. if you back sweeten works. and marbles from the dollar store (sterilized) works well also.

My 3 gallons of marbels (dollar store) in boiling water works well

Great information gang thanks

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Flush it down the toilet

In Canada here Costco on-line delivers right to the door...although there is a limited selection.....the upside is they are all double kits for under $100

Check costco online.....costco is the biggest seller of wine on the planet

Thats what I do JOE.... In Canada at Costco we can have double kits(60 bottles) delivered on line for $99.00 the options are the standard big 5 juices. I do like what you do and go for 5 gallons as opposed to 6 and then just watch my hydrometer. One question some kits have a person racking the...

You are correct........I have a collection of kit wines apprx. 700 bottles and have fun with it. As a basic rule of thumb I oak during primary and secondary (Reds and Chard) after the second racking while clearing and using the degassing whip I actually add oak during the whipping (15 minutes)...

you took the words right out of my mouth....thats only 2 bottles and that would be gone before the barrel was cleaned

Youtube has a few guys (How To) They dry and roast chips and cubes/chunks slowly in stoves in their garages. Personally I buy a 1 lb bag that lasts me 2 years at $25......to each there own, there is no right or wrong