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I have been making wine for about six years. I started out making all 5 - 6 gallon batches. I then made a few 11 - 12 gallon batches. I am now considering making a few 26 gallon batches. I always bulk age one year before bottling. I am looking for bulk aging alternatives for these larger...

Has anyone used a plastic bucket that pharmaceuticals (like aspirin powder) were shipped in for primary fermentation? I see a lot of these on FB market. The aspirin powder was in a plastic bag during shipment, they are food grade, and have an airtight lid.

I need to purchase a few 5 & 6 gallon Italian glass carboys. I need to order these online. Please provide recommendations on websites where you have found good pricing and consistent quality. Thank you!!

I have only been doing high end kits (RJS Premier, FWK, etc.) kits over the last 4 years. Since I age them for 2 years before consumption, I have picked up a few of the low end "Cellar Master" (Cosco) kits to build up some stock. I currently have their Cabernet and Merlot kits. I am looking...

I currently have 6 FWK kits bulk aging now (all - FedEx is bringing 2 more today). I started a Forte Bordeaux on 1-27-22 and a Forte Cabernet on 4-16-22. Both of these have been bulk aging since stabilization and are cloudy (I racked them 3 times over the course of the year)... I followed the...

I started a FWK Bordeaux In Jan 2022. I have made dozens of wine kits over the last 5 years and I carefully followed the FWK instructions - I did add 1/8 tsp PotMet after initial fermentation was finished. Initial SG was 1.104 ended at .994. I did not test the PH when I started the kit (do...

I am planning to bend two 6 gallon carboys of Cabernet. I don't have any containers larger than about 6 gallons so I am looking for ideas on how to do this with as little oxygen contact as possible. Thanks!

I am looking at starting to use inert gas to help prevent oxidation. If you have any experience with this: - when and where do you use it? - has it been effective? - what type of gas and equipment do you use (bottle gas, cans, regulator, food grade...)? Thank you in advance for your input!

I am planning to put together a cork humidor to sanitize my corks for bottling. Any thoughts on this and photos of what you are using would be greatly appreciated. Also - would a 10% SO2 solution work for this? Thank you!

I just started using a Vinemetrica SC100A to measure SO2. I have a question on using transfer pipettes to obtain the 25mL sample for titration. I understand that the transfer pipettes come in a sealed sterile package. Are these pipettes intended to be used only once – or can they be...

First post in the forum. -- I am making my first batch of Dragons Blood. Primary went great, and at .990 I racked it into a 6 gallon carboy. Here is where I screwed up - I dumped in 4 cups of sugar along with the Potassium Metabisulfite, Potassium Sorbate and Sparkolloid . instead of waiting...