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When using a wine kit and adding water to the fermenter do you add tap water or chlorine free water?

Thanks to everybody that has replied. You all have been a great help and it is greatly appreciated.

I have a lot of spray bottles. I might try that to start with.

Ajmassa thanks. That does sound better than the stick on thermometer. Plus I can already think of other uses for it.

Well it started. I went out and bought some equipment today. I got everything but StarSan, thermometer and a wine kit. Is it ok to mix a five gallon bucket each of the K-meta and StarSan and keep lids on them or just mix a little every time I need it.

I read the link that CDrew gave me. It was talking about PH meters and SO2 meters. Do I need those to make the kit wines? Also do I need to lower the PH of the water before I add it to the fermentation bucket?

Thanks Rocky.

Thanks Ed. A bottle corker is the only thing I have bought so far.

Thanks CDrew. A lot of great info there.

Thanks Chuck.

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Thanks. I was thinking of racking from a six gallon carboy after three months to two three gallon and adding an oak barrel stick to one of them to end up with two Cabernet Sauvignon batches that are a little different. Is that possible? I was going to start with a Cabernet kit and after I rack...

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Scooter68 thanks for the reply. I will add the K-Meta and StarSan to my list. I will start with one carboy and buy another before I need it. Do you add K-Meta every three months when you rack it to a fresh carboy? Also do I need glass carboy or will the plastic ones work as well?

Thanks. I have been reading the forums and this looks like a great place to be.

Hello. I am new and have been looking at kits online. I have a couple of places local to buy from and would rather support them. I have worked up a list and would appreciate any help to make sure it is everything I will need. I am planning to start with wine kits and not grapes or fruit. Here is...

My name is Rusty. Thanks for letting me join. I am new to wine making. So new I haven’t bought the equipment yet. I am thinking about going to a local store and pricing the list I have made. I hope you are ready for a lot of questions.