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Lol, I hear ya there. Was hoping that the displacement of the hydrometer would cause it to rise enough to fetch it out easily.

Hi Paul, as long as as the hydrometer reads between 0.996 to 0.990 it should be ready to rack. That Carlos Rossi jug looks like it might be tall enough that you may even be able to get a reading right inside the bottle. Not sure what you have for equipment, but I would recommend degassing it in...

Agreed, I had a bit of a hard time finding black currant raisins when I started my last batch of cab sav, so I wound up using Zante currant raisins. I just racked it today & it actually came out pretty awesome, I was a bit worried but it actually came out better than I thought. I used 2 cups for...

Hi, I'm a bit new to the wine hobby, have brewed beer & other things before so I'm familiar with the fermenting process. I noticed that as well, in my case, I noticed after soaking rinsing the raisins with warm water to remove the vegetable oil coating they come with & soaking them overnight in...

HI, lol, I hear ya, them caps are installed super tight, which in all honesty, it's a REALLY good thing!. I actually use a butter knife (much safer lol), I wedge it in sideways between the cap & the neck of the bag & push downwards, like you would when using a lever on a fulcrum. Comes right...