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I like the idea of using a different yeast for the second batch! As a newbie, I can compare and contrast the results down the road to understand how the wine is affected by different yeasts. It's the RJS Cellar Classic Winery Series, and it comes with EC-1118 yeast. What would be a suggested...

I would add to the primary in a mesh bag. I don't really know what the pros and cons would be for the primary vs secondary.

Somehow I ended up with 2 Super Tuscan kits that I need to make. I was thinking of doing one straight up according to the directions, and then change up something for the second one. Any thoughts on adding an 8 oz bag of dried elderberries to one of the batches? I'm new to this, but I do...

With a 1/8 tsp measuring spoon? Or about half of a 1/4 tsp measuring spoon. I hope there is some degree of wiggle room allowed. Since the instructions call for 1/4 tsp if I'm going to hold it for 6+ months time, I assumed as much.

I only added 1/8 tsp to the 3 gallons

I bottled my second kit today, an inexpensive Chardonnay from Winexpert. Let me say that I'm mostly a red wine drinker, but I thought the chard tasted good when I stole a small glass with the wine thief. However, I decided to split the batch into half bottled before adding the meta, and bottled...

regarding my post #3444 I'm still thinking about my goal of lowering the final alcohol percentage. Isn't there a way to stop the fermentation early, at say 1.02, to keep more of the sugar intact instead of the yeast converting it to alcohol? Since the Dragon Blood recipe calls for...

newbie mistake already Hi All, in my first attempt at Dragon Blood, my SG read 1.12 after adding my sugar. I then completed step 1. The only deviation from the original recipe was that my lemon juice was a 40 oz from Walmart, and I added one star anise, a cinnamon stick, a whole nutmeg, and a...