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How long do the corks have to be in the humidor to become sanitized? Thanks

Hi Smurfe,Usually in the last step in kit wines it says wait 28 days for the wine to clear.Do you count those 28 days as one month before you begin to bulk age?Also how often do you need too add more k meta while the wine is aging?If you do add more do you place the1/4t in the wine dry and then...

I have completed step #3 the stabilising and clearing stage. Instructions now say to wait 8 days to clear which will be March 1st. My problem is I'm leaving to go out of town on 2/29 and will not be back until 3/8 or3/9. Shall I rack over on day 7 if the wine is clear or can I wait until I...

I was a Plank owner on the Boone in the 60's.We were commission in mare island,california.We're having a ships reunion in Dallas,Tx this September.I hope too see alot of old friends there.

Hi,Welcome to the forum.I'm also a submariner,was on two boats USS Tang (SS 563) and USS Daniel Boone (SSBN 629) both out ofPearlHarbor.

Thanks for the heads up.My suction cup that came with my unit from harbor freight is too big for my multi fit bung and I can not get it to seal.Did you modifly the bung or suction cup in any way?Thanks

I'm fairly new at winemaking.I want to bulk age WE lodi old vine zin and have followed all instructions.I have added the required 1/4 teaspoon of K-Meta and the wine has been clearing for 25 days.The next step is to bottle if the wine is clear,however,I do not have anymore bottles at this...

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On Sunday 10/14 I bottled 30 bottles of the WE spanish Temp./Cab Sav.The wine was very clear with a color of garnet.I had 1/2 blt left over which tasted great.Has anyone else made this kit,and how were your results?

Two days ago I racked from the primary to the secondary,and today I have about 1" of lees in the bottom of the carboy.The next step is stabilising & clearing where the lees are stirred back in.My question is.Are there too many lees that was racked over from the primary,or does't this make a...

Hi Appleman,Thanks for your reply.I followed your instructions on drying the bottles,however,nearly all of them still have moister clinging to the side.I'm afraid that mold will develope if I stored them away in my garage.Was my procedure ok in cleaning the recycled bottles?Shall I just leave...

According to WE instructions,you should clean,sanitize and rinse your equipment with warm h20 before used.So can I skip the rinsing part and leave the na meta on the equipment?

I picked up 2 cases of empty bottles in the recycle bin at a local winery and soaked them in hot h20 to remove the labels.I used goo gone to remove the glue that adhered to the bottles.Then I rinsed them ,sanitized them with na meta and rinsed again.They have been drying on the bottle tree for a...

Hi,I'm looking forward as a new member from the beautiful wine making country of Upstate New York:)