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  1. Braden

    Concord Grape Wine

    Hello everyone! So we picked about 30 pounds worth of fresh Concord grapes last weekend. After reading on the internet about Concord grapes and winemaking... it seems like Concords aren’t a great grape to use. Due to acidity, pulp, and the “Foxy“ scent. Well anyways... I had 30+ pounds of grapes...
  2. Braden

    Where to get Cabernet grapes?

    Wanting to make a wine from real and actual fruit instead of using the wine kits. Where do you guys buy your fruit? Supermarket? Online? What other fruit wines have you guys made and how did they turn out?
  3. Braden

    Help! Not sure if I ruined my wine or not

    I started fermenting my Cabernet Eclipse wine last week. Today was day 5 so I checked my SG and I think I was somewhere between .994 to .997 so I figured I didn’t want it to ferment to completely dry since I thought it was dry enough after tasting it for my liking. So I went ahead and did...
  4. Braden

    Rotten egg smell from primary fermentation

    Doing a Cabernet Sauvignon Eclipse Kit right now. There is a smell of rotten eggs a little bit out of the air lock. I looked it up and there’s a few reasons as to why. I fermented around mid to uppers 70s and it’s currently sitting at 72-74 right now and slowing down on the activity. I saw temps...
  5. Braden

    How and when to properly back sweeten wine

    Doing a Cabernet Sauvignon Eclipse Kit and after sampling some Sauvignon I would prefer mine to be a little sweeter and not so dry. I bought wine conditioner to use as my sweetener. When should I add it into my wine?
  6. Braden

    Primary lid not sealed tight.

    I have an aggressive fermentation going on with my Eclipse Cabernet. It was starting to get wine into my airlock so I was told by a friend that I should crack my primary lid so that way the co2 would escape better. So I loosened up a portion of the lid with a cleaned and sanitized airlock put...
  7. Braden

    Started a Cabernet Eclipse Kit

    Just started my Cabernet Sauvignon yesterday. Started fermenting this morning and getting a lot of action in the air lock. Anyone ever try using this kit? How did it turn out for you? Really excited about this one considering the use of grape skins and hopefully it makes a difference. Happy...
  8. Braden

    Winexpert Vintners Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

    Anyone ever make the Cab kit from Vintners Reserve? Was it any good? I just purchased one today. I wanted a Red kit with grape skins thinking it would be better quality but they were out and told me this wine wasn’t bad at all. Anyone have any experience with it?
  9. Braden

    Topping up Carboy?

    So I just now found out that I probably should’ve topped up my Carboy. My wine is stabilizing right now and has been for about 2 weeks now. I didn’t top my Carboy up and there is a good bit of space. Will it still turn out okay? Should I bottle my wine and let it age in the bottle?
  10. Braden

    Confused on making a semi sweet red wine?

    Trying to decide on a red wine to make. As I can see from the information on the kits all of them seem to be dry. I don’t like dry wine nor super sweet. I just want something in between. Do all of the kits come with sweeteners? If they don’t how do I sweeten the wine? Can I sweeten any red wine...
  11. Braden

    Aging for Moscato

    Do you have to age your wine kit? Should I? Is there anything different with again and what wines should age?
  12. Braden

    Favorite Semi Sweet/Dry Red Wine Kits

    New to the wine making! First batch of Moscato Is almost done and ready to bottle. Wanting to do a red wine next. Anyone like the red kits? What would be a kit for me to make that’s semi sweet/semi dry? I don’t like dry wine but not super sweet either.
  13. Braden

    Using One-Step no rinse cleaner

    First wine kit I’ve ever done and just moved everything into the secondary car boy yesterday. I’ve been doing my sanitizing before anything touches the wine. I just realized from online that One-Step requires a 2 minute contact time. I never knew and kinda just washed my stuff with a clean rag...
  14. Braden

    Cleaning time for One-Step no rinse cleaner

    First wine kit I’ve ever done and just moved everything into the secondary car boy yesterday. I’ve been doing my sanitizing before anything touches the wine. I just realized from online that One-Step requires a 2 minute contact time. I never knew and kinda just washed my stuff with a clean rag...
  15. Braden

    How long does homemade wine last?

    I’m doing a Moscato Kit and I’m wondering how long I could store my wine for until it’s no good. Obviously I can’t drink all 30 bottles myself! So how should I store it to preserve it longer? And how long will it last unopened?
  16. Braden

    Moscato Wine Kit 7 days in.

    First Wine kit ever. It’s been 7 days exactly in the primary fermentor. Took my 2nd SG measurement to see how it was after a week. Started at 1.060 and I’m now at 1.020. Took a little sample taste as I measured the SG and surprisingly didn’t taste too bad at all. Actually pretty good. Anyways...
  17. Braden

    Help with primary fermentation

    I’m using a Moscato Winexpert kit for the first time ever. Following my instructions I see that I should let my primary fermentation go on for 14 days. From there I should check the sg. My question is... I looked online to see how long wine should be fermenting in the primary container and I’m...
  18. Braden

    Winexpert Vinyard Moscato Wine Kit

    I just started my wine kit yesterday. Just wondering on what temp I should be keeping it at while it’s fermenting. I read online that white wine should be anywhere from 45-60 Degrees F. On my instructions it says 68-77. Well I’ve been keeping it in my basement with a blanket wrapped around it...
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