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Is there any reason to bother taking an oak spiral out of wine that is bulk aging? It supposedly is fully extracted after 6 weeks and I'm wondering if it's worth fishing around the carboy to get it out is wort the effort. Jim

I was just reading that there were some problems with plastic primary fermentation buckets made by Ropak having the bottoms give out after a few uses. Has anybody had this problem? Anybody know if the problem was fixed? Thanks. Worried Jim

Has anybody had any trouble with composit corks falling apart in their wine bottles? I have some pieces of something floating around in my old vine zin that was clear when I bottled it. It doesn't look like anything is growing in it and the wine still looks clear.

OK, so I ordered my first kit that contains grape skins. The process is: 1) Primary fermentation 5-7 days depending on temp and hydrometer readings. 2) Rack off lees and into secondary vessel. 3) Secondary fermentation 10-14 days, again depending on temp and hydro readings. 4) Clarify...

Anybody tried this kit? Is it any good?

I've noticed that some people keep their wine in the secondary fermentater for 4 months or more. Is this something that should be done with kits or just if you're starting with fruit? Also, do the lees affect the taste in a negative way if kept on them for months? Thanks Jim

Hello all. My name's Jim and I'm new to wine making (although I used to brew homebrew). Been reading some of the threads and it looks like a great place for info on wine making. I've made 3 batches of wine so far, a cab, a sauvignon blanc and a red zin. The blanc is tasty already. :d Anyway...