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what are these wine diamonds they warn you of in the instructions? what do they do to the wine? and where do they come from? if i may ask these questions haha. it came with this acid solution packet for it. which does not say you HAVE to add it, its an option, should i add it? ill get the name...

its better then nothing. but that wine sure does look lonely. lol ;)

hey everyone. I have recently made En Primeur Old Mundullo Australian Shiraz kit, it came with the "authentic" dried grape skins. i was wondering if anyone has had ago at this wine and if its worth the money( i paid 150.00 Canadian).. i kind of like the thought of adding the grape skins, makes...

wow, Ok I'm worried again ha ha. i really hope its ok i have heard beer is more prone to problems.. the lemon; citrus taste you are talking about i think i have tasted from a Friends batch. which was a brown ale and said he did not put any citrus fruit in. I tried the tube in water but the...

hey thanks guys for the reply, so i suppose i can get away with it but if i was to rack it again now, would i effect the wine, i racked last Tuesday?! i was worried about the metal drill mount about breakage just in case i hit the side walls of the gl*** carboy, but it seems it gets better...

thanks guys, well i bottled it a couple of days ago and it tasted good then. i'm looking forward to try the finished beer. ill let you know if the kit is worth it. everyone Ive spoken to have said they are very good kits.. i guess we shall see... its funny how 5 months ago i was scared about...

Hey guys and gals i was degassing my wine with a new plastic whip. once done to my surprise a bunch of plastic strips are floating now in the carboy. i did sanitize. is there anything to worry about? i do filter all my wine. thanks again Phil

thanks for the replies so quickly hi thanks for the replies. I am making "festa Brew Kit" its a porter one of there limited specialty brews. Im very new to making beer, I've made 8 kit wines and was so used to leaving it and not worrying till i went to the brew room and saw the mess ha ha...

hello there, I may be breaking a rule but you guys are so helpful and maybe there is a beer maker out there as well as a wine maker. I am doing a all grains beer kit and its on day two, fermenting like mad. that is the problem its blowing the lid and the air lock off, ive tried the method of...

they do look like pot leaves i never notices haha. adds to the effect i guess lol

Update thanks for all the replies!! i have two new ones i just did up for my batch that's being bottled this weekend. i went a bit past elegant this time. more quirky ha ha. thanks again, the red always seems hazy because i screen screen shot them. i cant convert the format they are made...

there are a few good websites that can give you free labels http://www.freelabelmaker.com , i get most of my images from here http://sumopaint.com/web/#/images/ then add the font using the free program called...

Hello, i would like to thank all you guys for your help during the making of my first batch, greatly appreciated you cleared up allot of worries that i had in my mind as a beginner. I'm glad to say i have bottled both my red Bordailles and Riesling with no problems. the Red definitely needs...

thanks wade

Ha ha, Nope it sounds about right to me. the tourists are annoying sometimes but i guess thats what keeps this town on its feet. :rolleyes:

ok will do, do i need to let some air in once in a while or just keep it locked for the 14days? thanks guys for your response

yes i am do an RJ kit, i only made it yesterday. so when should i rack then? or just follow the directions

hi there My kit wine says to siphon from the primary after aprox 14days. is this to long? or check SG on day6 it needs to be at aprox 0.998 or lower

because the nylons are died or dyed with color, do u have to wash them first or do something?

Hi steve, Well that was a difficult question haha because the instructions have all three names on it, but on the box the main is Grand Cru. And yes they are in a tea bag. do you think two weeks in the primary is to long? i always thought a week at a good temp like 72-74. Oh and if it helps you...