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Wade, Thanks for the formula! I think I should have gone with a glass carboy for the 2nd racking instead of the better bottle as the better bottle holds less volume then the glass so I will have to top off the wine when I rack it into the glass carboy. Not a big deal at this point but I would...

I checked SG and it was 1.01 so I racked to a better bottle carboy for 2nd fermentation.The reason for using the better bottle is that we keep our housefairly cool (oil is expensive!) so I need to use a brewers belt to keep the wine at the correct temps for fermentation. I will rack to a glass...

Thanks for the info Bob. I snapped the lid down on the primary and used an airlock right from the start as I have 2 dogs, 1 cat, 1 bird and 2 kids so too many things could get into the fermentation bucket lol. I am going to check the SG today and if in the 1.01 - 1.02 range, will rack it into...

Hello Everyone! Just joined this forum after purchasing a starter kit from George as a Christmas present for my wife and I. Started the RJ Merlot on Jan 1st and looks like a good start to the new year! Hoping to produce many bottles of great wine and looks like this forum is a terrific...

Hello Everyone, Just joined this forum and am new to winemaking. Order the start kit and on Jan 1st I started a batch of Grand Cru Merlot and I have a question regarding the 2nd fermentation that the instructional videos show. The RJ instructions tell you to Primary Ferment for 14 days or...