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One of the biggest things I did not like about the kit was I only had 5' of hose. With the auto siphon this was very difficult and I mad a bit of a mess. Maybe provide 10 feet and they can cut it down if needed. Also, the bottle filler is not spring loaded which can make for quite a mess. I see...

Here are some plans for a pretty simple 72 bottle wine rack. I drew these up today and they are not perfect, if you have a little "handy man" in you you will not have a problem. This is not something that you would want in a tasting room, it uses plywood not all grade A lumber but, could be...

You should be able to use Calcium Carbonate to low the acid level. http://www.finevinewines.com/ProdDetA.asp?PartNumber=6160 Check with the pros to make sure you can use this once it has cleared... I am sure they will post a response shortly...

How is the peach, I am thinking about starting one soon. Did you use juice or fruit?

Looking at the mechanics of it I think it will work great as long as you can get it tight. It looks like the bolts are long enough for it to fit several sizes. At work we pick things up that weigh over lbs using a similar concept. Make me nervous every time but, there has never been a problem.

Lesson Learned: buy products in bulk that are used withall reciepes... Thanks for the help.

Thanks for the help...

I stated a batch yesterday and the OG is 1.052. Want want to increasethe potential alcohola bit once fermenting has started. Is there a table to help with this and when is the best time to start.

So I started a Cherry Wine last night. This morning when I checked the acid level it was extremely low. So I continued adding acid blend until I got it to 0.50% then, I ran out of acid blend so I couldn't get it up to around 0.60%. The 3 gallon batch now has a total of 11 tsp of acid blend. This...

Did you spin the hydrometer to make sure there were no bubbles building up on it? If the bubbles build up on it the hydrometer becomes more buoyant and will throw your reading off. Spinning it will help prevent this.

I believe that is what I have for mine.

So as I said in a previous post I un-bottled, conditioned, degassed, let it sit in the carboy for a week, anddegassed again. I am surprised by the amount of foam, there are no signs of gas by taste or when I removed the corks. After this I did a did by side comparison of my pinot and a...

Next thing you know you'll have three primary's and 10 carboy's of various sizes and looking to buy more... Enjoy...

So, when you do your initial mix of the must you use the fizz-x (or something similar), pitch your yeast 24 hours later, then put the top on with an air lock? Do you mix the must again before you pitch the yeast? Do you seal the top or just sit the lid on? Edited by: Steve

I am not sure I have been wondering the same thing myself. Everything I have read says no airlock while in the primary. Any body know why? Is it a trade secret?Edited by: Steve

Makes me feel lucky that I have the things that I have. I guess I didn't really realize how good I had it.

Must be some good pie...

The military doesn't give much of a holiday bonus either... But, I get about 2 weeks off for the holiday period...

The Raspberry Dessert has stopped ferminting. It has an FG right at 1.000, so that gives it about 15.5% ABV by my calculation.It has a slight taste of alcohol, we will sweeten before bottling. The D 47 kept going a little more than I expected. Istabilized and it is starting toclear. This is...

Scott, About how many pounds of the honey come in a gallon? I am only looking to do a 3 gal batch and do not want to buy to much honey.