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Haven't made the FWK Chardonnay, only the Sauvignon Blanc four times, which is really good. They're 40% off right now, so that's a good time to try.

Same! It will be my first fruit wine.

Welcome to the forum! I'd try Finer Wine Kits as they're designed with skins, seeds, and other things to make them more complex, and they end up dry for me. 40% off now at Label Peelers now. Forte style: Wine Making - Wine Kits - Finer Wine Kits Forte Series - Label Peelers Tavola style: Wine...

There's a Facebook group for selling wine equipmen you might try.

@Old Corker Color: I'd chalk it up to the difference between varietals. Kit varietal info from Label Peelers: "Your Finer Wine Kits’ Cali Southern Rhone is made from top quality California grapes. This unique version of the French Southern Rhone blend is a mix of Grenache, Syrah and Moscato."...

I bought that book, too. Jack could make wine out of anything! Daniel has his own book as well, which I bought: Modern Home Winemaking: A Guide to Making Consistently Great Wines: Pambianchi, Daniel: 9781550655636: Amazon.com: Books

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We call SOS chipped beef in flour gravy over toast - is it different where you are?

Yes, same here.

Well, at least the lights are on now! I started with a Cranberry Merlot in 2012 and have gone from there. Now have two batches consumed of FWK sauvignon blanc, two FWK sauvignon blanc in progress, two FWK granache rose in progress, one FWK forte pinot in progress, one FWK forte cab sauv in...

The directions state: "Description Super-Kleer K.C. is a two stage wine and beer clarifying kit. Contains two pre-mixed pouches of kieselsol and chitosan. The fining porocess works by creating both strong negative and strong positive charges in the wine, which allow for larger yeast clumping...

I like RC212.

All my FWKs are better than my prior kits from other vendors. I was excited to make something without "kit taste" that I'd have to mask or hide and at a price I can afford.

Great to know! How does it compare to your prior roses?

That's the best part of this hobby: the excitement at trying new things! I have the Grenache aging and have the Pinot with two skings aging. You can totally do this! I have found the instructions to be much better than other manufacturers. I'm more visual so the videos were great because I...

I bought a 3-in-1 that's an offset smoker, gas grill, and charcoal grill from Home Depot that I like because we don't have a ton of space and like to keep it in the garage. I use that and a MEATER+. I'd buy it again. The only real down-side is that you can't set it and forget it, but if...

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When I see bubbles in wine that ought to be clear it is typically gas, so I'll stir to degas.

We do salt, pepper, and Penzy's roasted garlic for the rub. I'd unwrap and see what it looks like, and do a trim as needed. You'll need either pink butcher paper or heavy duty aluminum foil. I have an offset smoker so did it like this recipe/process: Texas Brisket - on an Offset Smoker I...

Welcome to the hobby! I'm in Maryland now, but from Ohio (Columbus and Circleville, later Cincinnati). I fortify with brandy if it is a heavier port, like coffee port. For fruit wine that's more delicate, I'd use everclear. My favorite homebrew store is in Ravenna, OH, and they ship and have...