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  1. Mike Parisi

    WineXpert HELP!!! WineXpert Argentine Malbec -- Forgot to add Oak Chips during primary Fermentation

    Well, not really that I forgot to add the oak chips, which were supposed to be dumped in at the start of fermentation. I misread the label and thought they were Oak CUBES, which would be dded when fermentation is finished. So, to get some oakiness, I will have to add the chips after I rack and...
  2. Mike Parisi

    Other Master Vintner Nebbiolo gone sour

    My brother-in-law made a Master Vintner Nebbiolo kit last winter. Bottled it in January or February. We tasted it in June and it was really very drinkable. But he just told me it seems to be going "sour". He said one bottle fizzed when he opened it and was undrinkable. Other bottles are...
  3. Mike Parisi

    Yeast Nutrient With Kits

    I have made 9 kits, from WineXpert, RJSpagnols, and Mosti Mondiale. The Mosti kit was 6 gallons all juice, the other two needed to add water. The only kit to include a yeast nutriend was the Mosti Alljuice kit. No idea what type of nutrient. Instructions said to stir in the nutrient when SG...
  4. Mike Parisi

    Tragic Story -- Adequate Ventilation Fermenting Large Batches

    Tragic deaths. Four Dead on Family Vineyard in Freak Wine-Making Accident
  5. Mike Parisi

    Wanted Transport Mosti All Juice Kits From Northeast to Arizona

    Hey all, One of the kits I really like is the Mosti Mondiale All Juice Nero D'Avola. The best place to get it is from the Musto Wine Grape Company in Connecticut. The first kit I made in 2019 cost $80 to ship. Last year it was $90 and this year it is up to $124 for 1 kit and $187 for 2...
  6. Mike Parisi

    Starting another RJS En Primeur Super Tuscan (18L kit) -- Question on contents

    I made this kit last year, my second one ever (Mosti Nero D'Avola was my first). I didn't take great notes (any notes, really) about what was includedin the kit. My foggy recollection was that there was one oak chip pack and one grape skin pack. When I started the kit today, there were 2...
  7. Mike Parisi

    WineXpert Private Reserve Fiero Kit Started

    Just started this kit today. Added water up to 23L, grape skins, 2 packets of oak chips. Stirred and let it sit for about 5 hours. When I checked the SG, it was only 1.08 (I checked my hydrometer first, using distilled water and it was right at 1.000). I pitched the yeast (2 kinds). But now...
  8. Mike Parisi

    Filtering Wine That Has Been Bottled

    A buddy has just finished his first wine kit, a WE Pinot Noir, 8 week kit. He actually didn't bottle until about 12 weeks after starting it and almost 10 weeks after fermentation finished. He has sampled it, says it tastes good, but says it has a lot of suspended particles that won't filter...
  9. Mike Parisi

    Clear Bottles For Red Wine

    Is there any reason to NOT use clear bottles for red wine if it will be kept out of the light?
  10. Mike Parisi

    Fermentation Stopped at 1.000

    This is my second Nero D'Avola AllJuice kit. The first kit fermented down to .992, but this one has been at 1.000 for the last 3 days. Same hydrometer, which reads 1.000 in water. And my first kit was just back in October, so not a lot of time difference. I am assuming (maybe incorrectly)...
  11. Mike Parisi

    Ambient Temperature During Clearing and Aging

    I have just gone to the clearing/stabilizing/aging stage on my WE Nebbiolo Kit. The instructions say the temperature should be between 68 and 77 throughout the entire process. I had though that, once fermentation was done, that lower temperatures were preferrable. Am I mistaken in that? I...
  12. Mike Parisi

    Limoncello Using Sorrento Lemons

    I make limoncello every year. But a few years ago, I rodered a Sorrento Lemon tree (Femminello Santa Teresa). The tree is stillsmall (under 4 feet), but producing some lemons. These are the ones I just picked. Three pounds, so will use the zest of those with 1125ML of 190 proof Everclear...
  13. Mike Parisi

    Anyone Have Problems with carboycleaner.com company?

    On a thread about cleaning carboys, someone poster a link to the company, Carboycleaner.com I looked at it and decided to buy one. I ordered it last Monday (1/20/20) and got a confirmation email. As of yesterday (Friday, 1/24/20) I still hadn't gotten an email saying it had been shipped. So...
  14. Mike Parisi

    Just Received My Eclipse Nebbiolo Kit

    This will be my third kit, after making a Nero D'Avola and Super Tuscan. The Super Tuscan isn't ready for bottling yet, so the Nebbiolo will have to wait another 2-3 weeks before starting. But I do have a question: My first two kits (Mosti and RJS) had a secondary fermentation once the wine...
  15. Mike Parisi

    What is The Best Nebbiolo Kit?

    I am new to winemaking. Bottled my first (Mosti Nero D'Avola) on November 23 (went by the instructions and bottled after 2 weeks of clearing). My second try (RJS Super Tuscan) is in the carboy clearing/ageing now. I plan on leaving it for 3 months before bottling. If I can stand to wait that...
  16. Mike Parisi

    About To Try the RJ Spagnols Super Tuscan

    To be delivered tomorrow. I have been reading the instructions, and I know I will need several gallons of water, but I have no idea how much I will need. The instructions say to add 4 liters of water to the primary fermenter, add bentonite, add the juice, then fill the fermenter to the 6...
  17. Mike Parisi

    Mosti Nero D'Avola -- Clarification stage

    I have read numerous posts about how to tell if wine is clarified enough. This is my first attempt abd am making a Mosti All Juice Nero D'Avola. It went through primary and secondary fermentation just fine. I degassed and put in the Potassium Metabisulphite, Kieselsol, Chitosan and Potassium...
  18. Mike Parisi

    Mosti Mondiale Nero D'Avola -- No Grape Skins

    Just embarked on my first try at winemaking. I bought a Mosti Mondiale Nero D'Avola All-Juice kit. But mu brother-in-law says it is unusual that it doesn't contain a pack of grape skins. Can anyone enlighten me on whether there should be skins> Or why there wouldn't be skins or wouldn't need...
  19. Mike Parisi

    Transfer Sediment When Racking?

    I am waiting on my first kit to start making wine. It is a Mosti Mondiale All Juice Nero D'Avola. I printed out the pdf instructions for it and one step has me confused. Here is what the instructions say. After primary fermentation, "When the specific gravity reaches 1.010-1.020, you can...
  20. Mike Parisi

    Hi From Tucson, Arizona

    Hi all, I just found this forum through a search. I am getting ready to embark on my first wine making journey. I borrowed my brother-in-law's wine making equipment kit and have just ordered my first ingredient kit. Mosti Mondiale All Juice Nero D'Avola. That kit and the Star-san I rodered...
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