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Anyone know if one of these vintage bottle cappers also works as a wine corker? This video shows an old capper working as both but its build is a little different: Cheers,

I'm wondering what the thoughts are with adding tannins, oak and tartaric acid to kits. Would you recommend doing a specific varietal of kit vanilla first and then experimenting with adding these? So you have a baseline? Any recommendations for testing for acid / ph? I find my ph strips are...

I apologize in advance if this is a redundant question. I imagine it is but didn't find it in the search. When you use the wine thief to do readings and tastings. It brings the level down quite a bit in my carboy (it has a wide mouth). I haven't noticed in my big carboy the need too during...

I skipped adding the D-Kieselsol during my second racking yesterday, as my kit suggests. I could add it today, but I originally kept it out because I thought it's not really neccessary and has shellfish ingredients that can pose an allergy risk. Further, I plan on skipping the final clarifier on...

Hello, After doing my second racking from a 23L to a 20L. I was left with about 1 liter extra. Any suggestions on what to do with this wine? It's not terrible drinking but also not great. Can I practice bottling and bottle it and use it for cooking? Should I let 02 mix with it to let acetic...

I'm wondering if it's OK to rack from my carboy into my primary fermentation bucket, which is large and easy to degass in using the whisk I have. Then, rack it back into a carboy after degassing is complete. Will the back and forth cause any issues? I figure there's so much air exposure during...

I had a bit of trouble with my auto-siphon during racking to secondary. I had to keep pumping it near the end to maintain flow and there was a lot of bubbling in the tube from C02 I presume. I'm worried I may have aerated the wine. I'm hoping it didn't too much and instead mostly degassed the...