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Thanks, again! I’ll get it figured out. 😊👍🏻

Thank you! I’m pretty sure I can find those white nylon fittings. I was wondering how to add a faucet or spigot but your photo helped. It looks like I could just add a hose to the barbed end of the fitting and clamp it. I was hoping for more of a spigot, though.

Thank you!

Hi all, I need to replace a leaking tap I have on my blue plastic must barrel. It’s a Waddington & Duval drum tap that is no longer available. Any suggestions for a good quality food safe tap or faucet/spigot I can replace it with. I use the tap to drain juice out of the barrel before...

Do any of you who have vacuum pumps to do your racking and degassing also use it to bottle your wine? If so, how do you do it? I'm just not happy with the wand-type bottle fillers and would like to use my vacuum pump to try to bottle. The stoppers that fit a 750ml wine bottle are pretty...

It DOES need to be dissolved!

Jack Keller recommends about 10 days before bottling after you have stabilized Michael

I lost that Shuco pump on ebay, Wade! Somebody outbid me. There are others, so I'll keep trying! Michael

Wade, Will I be able to degass with the Shuco model? The gauge goes up to about 22". Is that sufficient? Thanks again! Michael

Thanks Wade. BTW, What brand/model is yours? Michael

I use a turkey baster that is ONLY for that purpose! Cheap plastic one.

Aspirator pumps? Wade, Is it your aspirator I saw on Fine Wines? The red one? I'm thinking of going this route - I've seen a few on ebay. Can you advise on what capacity or what specs I should be looking at? Is it okay to use these for racking wine, given what their previous lives may have...

I'm about to start that kit! How has yours turned out? Michael

Thanks Evan! I hear ya! P.S. I love your website!! You have a nice operation going! Best, Michael

Thanks Smurfe. It's actually the RJS Grand Cru (International) California Chardonnay.

Thanks! and Phew! I have the drill mounted degasser.

Okay, here's the problem though...........with this kit, I was supposed to rack in 6-8 days, once the SG got to 1.020 or lower. Well, on day 6, when I first checked it in the primary, the SG was actually at .998! So I racked it right away. The level of the wine in the carboy is at the...

I'm a little confused about when to top up. I'm making a chardonnay kit. I racked from the plastic primary pail to a secondary carboy a couple of days ago. I used an Italian 6 gallon carboy, which means there's some headspace. I have to rack again in a couple of weeks to another carboy. I'll...

Hey, I spent nearly 30 years in Syracuse - and there is ONLY one season! Hint: White! I miss it though. My two daughters are students at SU (where I worked for many years).

Thanks again everyone, for the welcome and for the suggestions!