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I just opened a bottle of my last batch, a barolo, so I figured Id do a review for newbies like me or those looking to jump into this sport. A few months back I took the plunge and made 3 batches. One 6 gallon barolo, a 1.5 gallon white out of welches white niagra concentrate and another...

Granted its a one gallon batch of Welch's white grape but tasting the filtered left over I was really impressed. I postedsome pics of the bottled soldiers. http://family.webshots.com/album/570690372acDmKP?vhost=family

With three batches comming along I was talking about clarifying with my wife. After talking she gave me the green light to buy a filter. Im looking for thoughts and suggestions for the best bang for the buck. Quickness isnt a factor since Im doing this hobby for relaxation and learning. Ive seen...

I just made another gallon batch of white grape and peach. Looking at other posts I used 3 cans of the frozen this time and thawed it in 2 cups of simple syrup. When I topped it up to a gallon the SG was still way high so I added water till the sg was 1.085 and ended up with a gallon and a half...

Started a Cellar Craft barolo kit on saturday and fermentation is going strong and is now slowing a bit. I have it in the computer room on a cabinet. I was in the room yesterday and thought the cat had gas. Its starting to give off a sulpher smell. Is this normal? I popped the top and...

Started a Cellar Craft barolo kit on saturday and fermentation is going strong and is now slowing a bit. I have it in the computer room on a cabinet. I was in the room yesterday and thought the cat had gas. Its starting to give off a sulpher smell. Is this normal? I popped the top and it...

Watching youtube videos on winemaking last night I saw a video on degassing using the mason jar attachment and a drilled bung which caused negative pressure on the vessel and in turn drew out the co2. I tried it on a one gallon batch and it seemed to work, how well I dont know. Does anyone...

Since my Welch's white was almost ready to be racked over I started my kit yesterday. To try and get my wife into this, and make it our mess instead of mine she helped. We did a Cellar Craft barolo. Everything went well, using tips learned on these boards. I almost goofed in that the sg was...

I finally got some supplies and until I have more time to read up on all this and on which kit to get I wanted to make a quick batch of the Welch's white Niagra and was looking at Jack Keller's recipe. He says to "Add additional water to make one gallon and pour into secondary." Why the...

I am brand new here and havent even made my first batch thanks to the snow keeping the wine making shops closed. I have a wine cellar under my living room which is completely underground with the walls, floor and ceiling made of poured concrete. The temp stays between 50 and 70 year round...

Just found this forum and website and have been watching the how to videos. Ive been making beer for the past 8 years and have always wanted to try my hand at winemaking. Our house has a huge wine cellar, that we didnt even know about until after the closing. It is empty but Id love to fill...