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Is the price range for the PR going to be what the eclipse is now?

That’s great to hear. I have 3 gal of that aging on French MT cubes right now. I only have 3 gal because I used part of it to blend. Looking forward to it and the Nebbiolo that I barrel aged

Thank you for the replies. I tasted the Nebbiolo that was in the barrel only about 2 weeks. This was a brand new Am Oak MT barrel. I was pretty amazed at how fast the barrel oaked and even slightly over oak this wine. However after being back in the carboy a very short time I can tell this is...

Lol...Im sorry I did not clarify that better. That is exactly what I meant. The composite will get much hotter then wood decking from the sun and you will indeed want flip flops or shoes when walking outside.

I have been told by a few people to make sure I keep wine aging in a barrel a little longer then when I’m satisfied as the oak will wear off some while bulk aging. My question is how much will it settle and how over oaked do I want to go? These new small barrels I have are really adding a lot of...

Just did that this past summer. One of the best investments on the house I made. Ripped an 800 sq ft wood deck off put a 1300 sq ft Trex deck on. We love it. Just remember they do get hot.

I hope RJS sees this as their way to move ahead in their industry then fall behind. Hopefully the change nothing and people start moving to them.

I’ve read a lot of your threads Joe. Thank you for all the info. If I do this again perhaps this would be a good time to try some of the many tweaks you have shared.

Diablo Rojo is a pretty good early drinker. Wasn’t too big of a fan of it at first, in just a month and decanted for about 30 mins it’s not bad. I only used 1/2 the fpack, if I had to do it again I’d use 1/4.

I believe they were either $155 or $160 each. The 2 barrels along with 2 oak cradles and shipping was around $450 delivered and I plan on having 2 more delivered before Sept and the West Coast grape season.

I have that one getting ready to come out of the fermenter tonight. With no skins I don’t think it’s necessary to leave it any longer then it has to. It’s down to .992 so tonight I’m going to rack it into a carboy. Made this one for my better half as she really likesPinot Noir so the endorsement...

Is anyone else pretty impressed with these smaller RJS kits or am I just that easy to please? In the past couple months I have done the Nebbiolo and the Cal Zin. Both seem like they are going to be really good for what they are. I made them thinking they might be ready in 9months to a year and...

I honestly can not be happier with the barrels from the Barrel Mill. However, they are probably closer to 6 gal then 5, they were sold as 5 gal. They were delivered perfect, did not leak water and are both full right now, and they did not leak a drop of wine. They have both been full for only a...

Very glad I prefer RJS over WE at every level. It was like that 10 years ago and even more like that now.

The WE & Vine Co 14L premium kits don’t say anything about skins, do they? Hard to believe they could be premium

First time I used it I used them at start of ferment and at 1/3 depletion as advised, had no off smell at all. Second time I forgot and after 2 days got the faint smell of rotten eggs, gave it a dose of Fermaid O and it was fine. I have used it 4x since each time with nutrients like the first...

Yes I really like it. Have to watch it and it needs nutrients but I think it’s a great strain

It comes with EC1118 like most kits. I swapped it out.

I have this kit aging right now. I also think a bit more fruit forward then most commercial Rhône Blends I’ve tried but I like that. I did a 5 week EM and used RC212 and 35g of French oak chips in the primary. I think it’s going to be pretty good. I’d recommend it

After hearing so much good I finally had this kit delivered today. Hoping to put it together this weekend. You guys that have made it besides a yeast swap to BM 4x4 do you recommend any thing else like any FT or bumping up the SG? Want this to be as good as I’ve read.