Musissa

Thank you for letting us know about your own experience. I am glad you are happy and expecting your wine to be great. We will try for...

I recieved my grapes after not hearing a word from them for several weeks and filing a chargeback with my bank. Got 7 5 gallon buckets...

The CO2 produced from 77 gallons of just should not be enough to cause you issues. I have done more than that before with no issues.

The shed isn’t insulated so it would be the same temperature as outside, basically. I think, based on everyone’s posts so far, that I’ll...

Thank you so much for all this information. My husband didn't want the wine to escape in case the fermentation is still going on...

I'm the outlier on this one. During the first few weeks, post-pressing, the headspace is not a problem. The wine is heavily outgassing...

Thank you, my husband recalculated and now he thinks he got just the right amount of liquid. He forgot to call me and tell the good news...

I agree with Ohio Bob - too much headspace. I also think your airlocks are overfilled. There should be a max fill line on the side of...

Thank you, good to know that everything is fine.

Nope. That's not correct. I had 230lbs (23 gallons) of fresh Cab Sauv grapes and yeilded 13 gallons. You got a good yeild from what...

So kind of similar to my wife, borderline interest but definitely holds veto power.

He is the labor and brains and provides finances for this project. I am only allowed to ask questions here on the forum and share with...

So I assume you are the brains of the operation and he is the labor? :h

Thank you, I will let my husband know your opinion and ask why he had left this much headspace.

My opinion is you have left too much headspace in those carboys. Better practice is to leave no more than an inch, less is better if you...