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  1. The green Dragon

    First Batch ever!

    I forgot the name of the hydrometer it was the bobber thing that measures the specific gravity
  2. The green Dragon

    First Batch ever!

    So tasting wine everyday during primary fermentation? Ither than educational purposes with regards to following along how your wine is changing during fermentation is there practica advantage? Like should i ignore my alcaholameter and just quite fermentation based on the taste?
  3. The green Dragon

    First Batch ever!

    Thank you for the advice!!. I really enjoy drinking and tasting wine, making it on the other hand is a whole other story. the wine making bug bit me hard and now im researching carboys at 2:00 in the morning😂
  4. The green Dragon

    First Batch ever!

    Do you know any “kit tricks” to bumping up the agability to five - ten years? Or is it a matter of buying actual grapes at that point?
  5. The green Dragon

    First Batch ever!

    Do you bump up the yeast for the extra sugar or does the kit come with enough?
  6. The green Dragon

    First Batch ever!

    I cant wait to get to this point of custom wine making. i feel like a child learning to walk 🤓 I really want to have a drinkable wine from a couple kits so I can see (and taste) the fruits of my labour
  7. The green Dragon

    First Batch ever!

    I didnt see anything on the kit about shelf life my intention was 5 years but maybe i should drink it sooner now?
  8. The green Dragon

    Primary fermenter help!

    Thank the Lord! I put water in the air lock and left it so well see what happens now
  9. The green Dragon

    First Batch ever!

    Not sure if you can open the thumb nail not the greatest pic its and ABC wine kit medium boddied cabernet savignon
  10. The green Dragon

    First Batch ever!

    I forgot to put water in the air lock 24 hrs in no bubbling probably ruined it but i topped up the air lock we’ll see what happens😬
  11. The green Dragon

    Primary fermenter help!

    I see these today online!! if i can figure this home brew thing out I’ll try the costco kits for sure!!!
  12. The green Dragon

    Primary fermenter help!

    Middle of nowhere MB thanks for the link! ive saved to my notes. Im greener than I thought. came home excited to see bubbling,,,no water in my airlock😬 probably ruined my first batch newb level 1000
  13. The green Dragon

    First Batch ever!

    Just started my first kit wine yesterday not even 24 hrs ago so excited!
  14. The green Dragon

    Primary fermenter help!

    I found. 6.5 primary fermenter in town weirdly difficult to order wine kits to canada not sure why, will keep my eye out for a good cad site Thanks again everyone for all the imput
  15. The green Dragon

    Primary fermenter help!

    I have many food grade fives and thought of using two five gallon pails but i thought this would affect the balance of the yeast and other factors in the fermentation process. Hence all the weird pail sizes. Let me know if anyone has experience splitting the rescipe!
  16. The green Dragon

    Primary fermenter help!

    Wow thanks for all the feed back ill let u know what I end up using!
  17. The green Dragon

    Primary fermenter help!

    I just purchased a wine kit and a 23 litre carboy, I realized after the fact that i need a primary fermenter, there seems to be alot of sizes 7.9, 6,6.5, gal and on and on. What is the minimum primary fermenter size needed for a wine kit meant for 30 bottles with or without included skin packs...
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