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Hello Folks, I'm working on my first actual Kit. It's an RQ Cab Sav kit. I'm pretty much ready for stage 2 which is rack to carboy at 1.020 until below .998. Step 3 mentions racking and attaching a bung and airlock, but step 2 doesn't mention the airlock. Am I correct in assuming that I just...

Hi, I'm currently waiting for my wine to finish in the secondary. Once that's done i will rack for aging. First question, is that a good time to use the turbo clear or do I want to wait until the following rack of needed? Also, can the turbo clear (2 part mix) be done in the carboy, or do i...

Hi, I started my first wine the other day but am having problems keeping the temperature up. I have a heating pad and a belt. The pad is under a towel below the fermenter. If I can't keep it to temperature that way, is it ok to put the pad directly on the bottom? I'm worried that the batch is...

Hi, I was wondering how do I go about stirring the primary when it has a 35 lb. Mesh bag of apples? Do I pull them out, stir and replace or just swirl the bag? Stir the outside making the bag spin? Thanks, Jay

Hi all, I'm following a recipe for crab apple wine and it's for a 1 gallon batch. I'm wanting to do a 5 gallon. I'm assuming I increase everything by 5. So the 6lb of fruit for 1 gallon would be 30lbs for 5 gallons. Is that correct? What about the additives? Pectic enzyme campden tablets etc...

Hello, I just wanted to say Hi and introduce myself. I'm a beginner and am just learning about wine making. Some friends from work were telling me their grandparents used to make crab apple wine. Well, the house we bought in December (my in laws house for 42 years) has a crab apple tree in the...