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Does the recipe call for pectic enzyme?

@BigDaveK I'm curious as to whether your coffee wine will benefit from oak. I did coffee port as a kit a few times, added heavy toast oak, and fortified with brandy, and it turned out awesome.

Depends on my goal, and threre are essentially three approaches. If I am making a lower-alcohol wine, like an Island Mist kit as a sangria base that will receive other alcohol in the pitcher, I add it after fermentation and stabilizing as flavoring and sweetness. Or 1/2 and 1/2 can work. If I...

Given that the FWK whites are 40% off right now and under $90 each, I'm more inclined to do theirs than try something new. Just my view. https://labelpeelers.com/whites-and-blushes/

Two of our three cats. Opie is the orange guy and Jinx is the tabby.

That is a really good wine - I've had it before and it sets the bar for Madeiras.

Welcome back @tonyt I agree with the folks above posting about Finer Wine Kits from Label Peelers: Wine Making - Wine Kits - Finer Wine Kits Forte Series - Label Peelers Have a few of their Forte Series reds in progress and they're amazing.

I'd degas again to see if that helps. That's happened to me in the past that a wine won't clear and gas was the culprit.

You can bulk-age at room temperature, bottle, and move to the cellar at that point. That is what I do.

I'd aim for wines that are fermented in stainless tanks and aged in glass carboys. Steer clear of reds and chardonnays. There are likely a few low-oak whites: -Chenin blanc -Sauvignon blanc -Gewurztremainer -Riesling -Sauvignon blanc

The whites and roses I bottle as soon as they're clear. The reds I bulk-age around 6-9 months.

I still need to taste it, but there's no reason why EM wouldn't benefit the wine.

Yes, it is the right step.

A lovely pale pink rose that contains 55% merlot, 20% syrah, 15% cabernet franc, and 15% tannat from SW France.

There are bar-height (for 42" surfaces) and counter-height (for 33-34" surfaces) stools. I'd try Wayfair or Costco.

You can do that by topping up with tawny port, which I've done in the past.

I prefer RC212 to EC1118.

I used the skins and seeds that were included in my FW kits with good result.