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:) my wife & I checked for clarity of our "World Vineyard,California Trinity Red" last night. It had been 14 days since the degassing & adding final chemicals step. Put some in a glass & were pleased to see a nice clear red wine, No cloudiness! I remember it being quite cloudy 2 weeks ago...

My 1st batch is now 5 days into the 10 day secondary ferment. I don't know what the temp of the wine is, but the room it's in has been 60-64 degrees for two days. To heat up that room, I'd need to really raise my gas bill. Should I be concerned, or can I let this slide? Jim of Jim & Jan

:confused:Hi All, It's been 5 full days since we started our 1st batch, so I wanted to test the S.G. The K-Meta solution we made 5 days ago has no sulphur smell whatever, (tried 3 different people to sniff it). Is it still good? Last Saturday I put 2 oz. in 1 gal. of water & kept the top of...

Our very first batch of wine was started on Valentine's Day & we're curious about the upcoming processes. Our supply kit came with 30 ea. #8 corks, but I believe I read somewhere that #9 corks provide a better seal (?). I have NOT bought a corker yet, & would like to know if #9's are hard to...

My wife and I got brave and started our 1st batch yesterday, 2/14/09 (Her birthday, a Valentine's baby!) We chose the "World Vineyard, California Trinity Red" wine kit on a suggestion from cpfan from our introductory post. Thanks for the suggestion, this blend sounds delicious! Time...

I know I should clean & sanitize anything that contacts the wine, but what about my hands? Say I'm in primary fermentation & want to grab the floating thermometer for a reading. Is pot-meta OK to spray on my hands first? Jim

Doing research before trying my 1st batch. The water in my town doesn't taste too good(Understatement!). We had an RO system installed for drinking & have softened water for everything else. Is soft water OK to use for a concentrate kit? Should I go with the RO? (I'm wondering if the RO...

Hello to all! New to the forum with lots of questions! I just received a winemaking supplies kit for Christmas & want to do a lot of research before I jump into making a batch. Any help will be greatly appreciated. My wife and I want to start with a concentrate kit for our first try. The...