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I am going to bottle 6 Gallons of Finished Cabernet. When I sanitize my bottles do I rinse them after or just let them dry as is with the sulfite solution?

Ok thanks Robie and all for the help I really appreciate it and want this to turn out good :-) but learning from our failures is part of the process. Regardless this is a great experinence.

Yes I added some sugar to bring up the SG pre-fermentation I also tested PH and TA and they both were fine. I am using a hydrometer not a refractomometer. I do have a refractometer and a conversion spreadsheet that i got from M&M website.

Starting SG 1.094 temp is at 76 and is constant. I will keep an eye on it for movement.

Have a Chilean Pinot Noir going right now. It is juice that I received over a week ago. I started fermentation on June 2 and all was progressing well. I got to a point where the SG was at 1.024 for a couple days. I talked to my local home brew place and they suggesting adding red star...

Your welcome JS I hope you like it. If you do he has others in the same genre.

Another good book if you haven't read it is "A Good Year" by Peter Mayle. Good read and takes you through the French Provence. The movie was good too but like all movies it strayed some from the book. This is a non-fiction book but a good read.

Tom, I live on the west coast of Florida - Tampa/St. Pete area. It is about 3.5 hours from St. Augustine. Pardo Wine Grapes here locally is bringing in Chilean Grape Juice but you have to have your order in before May 22nd. Tell your friend if he/she is interested to PM me and I will give...

Thanks Robie - that's an excellent approach.

Happy BirthDay Joe :dg

My thoughts and prayers go out to you and your daughter-in-laws family.

Thanks folks for the insight. Yes it is the Eclipse Kit. As I said I am going to bulk age it. When I rack again in 3-4 months I'll see how it has progressed and then add more oak if needed.

I am going to bulk age my Winexpert Lodi Cab. Currently I have just finished stabilizing and clearing and have racked it for clarification. The instructions said to add 1/4t of metabisulphite if bulk aging more than 6 months. The wine looks good and tastes good but I would prefer more of an...

Hi Sara - thanks for the input and yes you are correct I put a zero instead of a 9! The temp throughout was between 72-74

I am making a Winexpert Eclipse Lodi Cab. I started at a 1.090 SG and followed the kits instructions that you go to secondary fermentation after a week and my SG was 1.000 you are supposed to stay in secondary for 10 days. I am at day 7. My SG has been at 0.096 for the last three days. Is my...

I have the WE Eclipse Lodi Cab going right now. It is in secondary fermentation. All is looking good so far and will be racking and adding more oak this weekend. I plan on bulk aging it. Will let you know how it turns out, but I am happy so far with my first wine kit.

Thank you all for the responses - I am looking forward to getting started and will let you know how it goes. :h

jrvernon in answer to your question - I live in Treasure Island - West Coast of Florida part of the St. Petersburg area. Scott

I have just purchased the Winepert Eclipse Lodi 11 Cabernet wine kit. Looking through the ingredients it looks like a lot of oak additives (dust and cubes). Has anyone made this using all the oak? If so was the wine real oaky like chewing an oak tree or is it a more subtle oak taste?

I am very new to home wine making and have just purchased my first kit - Winexpert Eclipse Lodi 11 Cabernet! Hopefully this will be a positive experience and result. Scott