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LETS DO SOMETHING A LIITTLE DIFFERENT,ONE GALLON KITS CANBE A VERY INTERRESTING ADDITION TO A CHEAP KIT OR ANY KIT FOR THAT MATTER .THINK OUT THE POSSIBILITES
 

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PHASE 2.....FOLLOW TO THE END AND KEEP AND OPEN MIND EVEN A HIGH END KIT COULD BE ENHANCED WITH DIFFERENT BLEIMG_20160114_114217519.jpg NDS..THINK OF IT!
 

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MOVING TOWARDS THE ENDPHASE 3...FOLLOW THE FLOW
 

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HOW ABOUT A NICE SUMMER WHITE BLEND EASY TO DO AND FUN TO DRINK...FOLLOW THE FLOW....FIRST THE FPAC FOR MY GREEN APPLE RIESLING SMOOTH AND TASTY SEVERED NICE AND CHILLED.
 

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PHASE 3 OF MY GREEN APPLE RIESLING..........THE FPAC MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE AND A SLIT BOOST IN THE ABV. MAKES IT A WINE..
 

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THERE'S ALOT TO THIS ONE .....
 

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FOLLOW THE FLOW BOTTLING TIME
 

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OPENNED UP ONE OF THESE TONIGHT AND THE TAST WAS REWARDING....
 

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PHASE #2................THIS ONES A METAL WINNER IN 2019 YOU'LL SEE.....................
 

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THERE'S MORE TO THE FLOW....STAY TOONED
 

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let s do something on the peachy side of the house, with a Orchard BREEZES KIT..
 

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pHASE #2... NOW WE CAN BE CREATIVE ,REMEMBER WHAT I SAID ABOUT PARTENERSHIPS WINE THE WINES PROFILE...??
 

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lots to do when blending parts together ,remember always have a plan ,then work it.
 

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just finished my second bottling of sanginovese this time I added just a touch of raspberries . I'm now in the finial stages before bottling..
 

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how about a little Spanish wine ..I've growing a fondness for the wines coming out of Spain having taken a trip there and only got to visit one winery ,let go back in time and share my trip.
 

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something different come's my way...I really grown a fondness for Spanish wines this ones no different now that I've completed this I would and should have bought two kit. Additions were tweaked up the ABV. and added a full cup of raisins to the sock in the primary. The finish on the final racking was spot on, excellent and with in the first year of aging in the bottle it should be superb.
 

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phase #2.... don't be afraid to think out side the box even on the high priced ones..
 

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Joe, in the picture of your carboy there seems to be quite a lot of space in there. Did you have any problem with oxidation?
 
No I use and have always use nitrogen as a space filler always keeping the air lock ( bubble) on the proper side. Also when I can I also rack down, what ever volume it take.
This finish is as spot on as a finished wine can be, really
What your lókibg at is the finished racking,oñce from primary then two week wait racked again (2 week wait) then into final stages .
 
Just go to your local wine store and buy a can of wine keeper gas (Nitrogen and Argon), or also available from Amazon. A can goes a long way.
 

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