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Thanks for the help guys - nice to know I can get help. I'll let it run its course and then backsweeten. Cheers.

I suppose my dream would be to move to Spain/Italy/France and live a life of a vintner. I have been so tied up in the American dream to own more and live less. I think there is a charismatic beauty to the cultures in the aforementioned countries that I would be happy to soak up. My day...

I am currently making a 6 gallon carboy of Apricot wine. I can't remember the exact brand of the mix -- but it really doesn't matter because it was just a can of apricots mushed up. Anyways, I am using Red Star yeast and spent the first five days fermenting it from 1.09 to 1.04 - at which...

Hi all - I am at the point in the directions that came with the kit to start the bottling process. Unfortunately the SG has not dropped below the 1.030 that it was at when I reracked. Should I do anything else before I bottle it, or just siphon it into the bottles and cross my fingers...

Hi Smurfe-- Thanks for the tip, I will definitely call. I checked with the kit and it did have an F-Pack and most likely I measured it after adding the other ingredients. In the future, is it okay to leave the hydrometer in the wine? I was thinking the next batch, I should drop it in...

I might have a problem. I am using a Black Cherry Pinot Noir from www.finevinewines.com and I believe the brand was Island Mist. I am trying to follow the directions exactly, but I have run into a problem. My wife and I reracked the wine for the first time (2 weeks into the process) and...

Hello Everyone-- This past Christmas my wife decided to entertain my request for new toys and bought me a wine-making equipment set. I had spent a long time talking about this hobby and was very excited to get moving with it. The set I received is a fairly generic starter kit that she...