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    Oak Barrels

    Facebook Marketplace has a listing for a number of 53 gallon Oak barrels. $75 per barrel. Located in DeWitt, just north of Lansing, MI. Supposedly in excellent condition, tight bands. Must pick up, no shipping. I thought someone might be interested.
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    SG before first rack.

    A 5 gal. kit of Reisling. It has been over 4 weeks since starting this batch and I have been stuck at SG of 1.000 or .998 for 3 days. I'm not sure what to do now. Any suggestions? Thanks!
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    Solid stopper for gallon carboy.

    I have been looking all over for a #6 solid stopper for a 1 gal. carboy (a gallon jug). The only thing available are lab stoppers and they are not food safe. Know of a source that will fit? Thanks!!
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    WineXpert WineXpert 1 Gal. Kit

    1 week into a gallon kit of Chardonnay. I'm using a plastic bucket that has almost a 2gal. capacity. According to instructions I topped of to the 1 gal level. That left what seemed like more space than there should have been, but proceeded anyway. I have seen little if any activity in the...
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    WATER TOP OFF?

    I think I have had some mixed messages about topping off with water, if I do use water does the kind of water make a difference? I have just read that it is best to use spring water without any additives. I have used water to top off the beginning fermentation and ended up with a very weak end...
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    Secondary fermentation

    I have read opposing view on topping up after siphoning from primary fermentation to secondary fermentation. Should I top up or not? If I do, with what, wine or water?
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    Winemaking containers

    just finished my first 5 gallon kit of Cabernet. Questioning whether or not I should have additional containers. The primary fermentation was done in a 6 gal. Plastic container. This worked okay for adding ingredients, stirring and so on. The next step is where I have a question. I used a 5...
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    Equipment

    Hopefully this is a simple question. I’m beginning by trying to make a one gallon kit of wine. I’m not sure what size containers I need for this smaller amount. Thank you!!
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