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I understand that we are discussing adding water after fermentation but doesn't adding water get to the root of the complaint about the new Wine Expert kits? They went from 12-16 liters of concentrate to 10 liters so now you have to add more water. Yeah I know that is a different topic but I...

Went to Walmart this week and they had plenty of 10 lb bags of sugar. In fact they even had the frozen berries I need to make Dragon's blood.

Don't buy this if you have a generic PET carboy. It may work on the Better Bottle but it is useless on the carboy I have. It slips off. Could be dangerous on a full carboy.

Yeah the handle is $8.00 and the lift or the AOI is around $200.00 :D

Yep that's the one!

Thanks for the replies. I will have to decide whether I can justify the cost of a hydraulic cart or the AIO.

A bad back is my main issue. A 6 gallon carboy that is too low to the floor makes it almost impossible for me to lift onto a table for racking. I don't know if a milk crate would be high enough for me to lift onto a table?

Good idea...….Thanks!

Anybody use one of these handles? Do they work? Not the orange ones that attach with screws but the blue plastic one that slips under the lip on the carboy neck. I understand that you have to support the carboy on the bottom but am just looking for an easier way to move 6 gallon PET carboys...

Unfortunately I have already pitched the yeast.

This is my first 6 gallon kit. I have done a few 1 gallon kits. I put this kit together this morning. It comes with grape skins. My day one S.G. was only 1.065. The instructions say the S.G. should be between 1.080 - 1.100. Should I add sugar to increase the S.G.? I don't want to screw...

Good to know.....let us know how it turns out.

Thanks for the replies guys.

How long is an average wine kit viable? The reason I ask is that sometimes you will see a good wine kit sale but it might be a few months before you can get to it. I assume that most kits have been sitting in a warehouse for some time before they are sold to the consumer. Can I stock up...

Yeast is cheap enough that I would not risk keeping an open packet.

I have had this problem when making mead. I usually just add glass marbles to the carboy to raise the must.