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Wade, what do you mean by 'lightly soaked' and what dilution of k-meta do you use to soak your corks? Thanks

I didn’t get into this hobby because I enjoy cleaning and sanitizing. My point is I am always looking for ways to keep it to a minimum. I know how to read a hydrometer I have used one for years making maple syrup. With the syrup it was easier I always knew what the temperature of the syrup was...

I've decided to get a refractometer. The reasons are; 1- I want to put as few items into the must as possible to limit chances of contamination. 2- I find reading a hydrometer imprecise. 3- I’m lazy and don’t want to have to clean and sanitize so many things every time I want to take an SG...

Yes Wade, exactly what I was thinking!

I fell in love with wine about 9 years ago when I bought a bottle of Bordeaux. I knew nothing about it other than I had heard that Bordeaux was supposed to be good. Well I guess I got lucky and bought a bottle that was ready to drink, it was a $55 1996 Saint Emilion or Saint Julien I can’t...

I love this hobby Hello everyone, I do feel like I may be going too fast. I have two limited edition kits going now and will slow down after their done. I have a great space under the stairs in my basement for the cellar. Whatever that will hold is when I stop growing. I have already drunk...

Hello all, I am so glad to find this Forum. On 1/1/2008 I started my first wine kit. I was working on the set of a major motion picture (I am a film electrician) when I meet this Old Italian guy, he was the scenic artist for the film, who talked a few of us into making our own wine. We built a...

In all of the WE kit instructions, under stage 2, secondary fermentation, is the line 'You must rack the wine at this time'. This is strong wording, without explanation why. I missed the 7-day time limit, taking the first stage to ten days. The result was no change in the SG and no secondary...