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I just started the CC showcase Amarone a couple of days ago. It has a huge grape pack. I don't know that it's not the same grape pack as normal but it's definitely seems thicker when trying to squeeze it out of the bag Sent from my iPhone using Wine Making

I have one of these on deck but it'll be a little while before I get to it. Please keep us updated as to how it's coming along later when you try it again. Sent from my iPhone using Wine Making

Tony, you liked it at valentines day. When did you start it? Sent from my iPhone using Wine Making

Thanks guys for the input. I'm pretty excited about this kit based on the input from others. I've been wanting to do it for a while, but I decided to do some others first since this one is reported to need quite a bit of aging. I need something to drink in the meantime! Sent from my iPhone...

I am pretty sure the yeast was EC-1118 Sent from my iPhone using Wine Making

Just pitched the yeast on this one today and I'm hoping A few people with experience will tell me this is a fairly low foaming kit. I wasn't paying much attention to the height in the bucket until I put that giant grape pack in there I don't have much room left. I hope I don't have a huge mess...

Just bottled my EP Super Tuscan after resting about 4 months in the carboy. Tastes surprisingly good being so young. Almost no tannin though. Might have benefitted from adding a little. But, I don't plan to un-bottle so I'll leave it right where it is for a year or two. I think it will be just...

Wade - Oh I wish I could make that trade, but my EP Super Tuscan has been bulk aging about 4 months. I'm about to put in a bottle first chance I get so I can free up the carboy. I went a little nuts in the Black Friday and December specials so I have quite a few on deck. Sent from my iPhone...

I have an EP super Tuscan that's been in a carboy for about 90 days. I'm hoping to bottle in the next few days but haven't tried it yet. Sent from my iPhone using Wine Making

I appreciate the input from everybody. I put a heating pad on the carboy on low. Sent from my iPhone using Wine Making

I have the Tempranillo Garnacha finishing up fermentation now. I almost didn't get it due to no grape pack but decided the 18L LE kits are bound to be good. Got my fingers crossed.

I ordered one of these too, but mine hasn't shipped yet. Hopefully soon.

I've been cold stabilizing in my garage here in Dallas for a bit. Have some relatives in town that would like to help bottle today or tomorrow. I just brought it in from a 30 F garage. I am guessing I need to let it warm a bit first. Do I need to let it come to room temp before bottling to...

Okay. I'm planning to do battonage on this one. I've transferred to a carboy and fermenting is pretty much done. Now if I understand correctly I'll add Kmeta and then start stirring occasionally but not do any further racking. I did rack a bit of oak chips over from the primary though. Some...

Freezing would make sense but it seems to have leveled off now. I figured that there would be a point where as the wine equalizes to the ambient temperature, the pressure is then constant and no longer increasing and thus causing additional "suck back." While that may have happened, the ambient...

Uh oh. So it's going in the wine? How does it get paste the 3 piece airlock? (I'm not using the lid, so it's only a 2 piece)

I have an EP super Tuscan and a celler craft showcase Yakima Syrah that have been bulk aging for about 90 days. I was about to bottle but decided to go ahead and take advantage of the cold weather and stick them in the garage for a little while to see if I could get some of the wine diamonds to...

Glad to hear this. I have a Sterling Tempranillo in bottles that I pitched yeast on in August '13. Haven't tried it yet. I'm a little concerned about it because it was my first kit and I filled the directions saying to top up with water. Takes a good bit of water to top up those big Italian...

That floaty isn't wiggling around is it?

Thanks guys. I did notice that the metatartaric said it would protect for 12 mo. I plan to let it sit in the bottle longer than that anyway.