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I have made 100's of batches this way over decades with no ill effects

Any aquarium heater will work. Tropical fish thrive at the same temperatures as yeast. Most heaters are preset at 76 degrees or you can buy one that you can set yourself. I never snap down the lid during fermentation. I loosely place the lid on the fermenter and cover it with a towel. There's...

That's all I use and I have made 1,000's of bottles over the years with zero problems.

Thanks Joe! I'll definitely have some on hand for years. I made 120 - 375ml bottles.

Joe, how long did you age yours before starting to drink it?

I haven't really tasted either, but I can tell you they both smell amazing.

Mines been clearing now for almost 2 months since adding the clearing agents. Both appear to be naturally dark. I did rack mine one extra time after clearing to get it off the lees. I'll probably let both go about another month or 2 before bottling.

Iceman what was your final SG after fermenting? Mine's 10 days in the fermenter and down to .994. It fermented bone dry. I'm going to transfer and clear mine today.

To late Joe! 2, 6 gallon batches are already in the fermenter. 🤞🤞🤞🤞

That's why I doubled down on making 2 - 6 gallon batches.

Question guys and gals. I plan on making 2 double of batches of this wine. Each kit makes 3 gallons, so I'll be doubling each to make 2 - 6 gallon batches. My question is should I double all the additives and clearing agents for each 6 gallon batch? Each kit comes with 2 EC1118 yeast packs, so...

Same here! I currently have 10 carboy's in use with them.

Not a kit, but Dragon's Blood would be done and ready to drink with time to spare.

I put shrink caps on all my bottles. I use boiling water to shrink mine. If you're going to use boiling water, do yourself a favor and pick up one of these. It also doubles as decapper for wine kit juice bags. https://www.amazon.com/E-C-Kraus-DE-BFRY-KSCS-Heat-Shrink-Capsule/dp/B00838TZA2

I normally just run my stirring spoon under extremely hot water before and after each use. I've been doing that for decades with no ill effects.

Does this kit come with a f-pac?

I weigh the skins bag down with marbles to keep it submerged no matter what kit I'm using.

Very cool! Thanks for sharing!

Same experience here! After tasting it, I'm glad I made 2 kits now. I also made 2 of the LE 20 Synergy, white wine kit that's showing a lot of early promise.

I have been using an adjustable aquarium heater for decades. Works perfectly!