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  1. jumby

    Eclipse Bourbon Barrel Zinfandel Cabernet Wine Kit

    I just double checked and that's "NOT" the instructions that were included with either of my kits. The instructions I received appear to be the standard instructions for all Eclipse kits with skins.
  2. jumby

    Eclipse Bourbon Barrel Zinfandel Cabernet Wine Kit

    Here's a pic of the included oak.
  3. jumby

    Eclipse Bourbon Barrel Zinfandel Cabernet Wine Kit

    Just received my 2 kits. Surprisingly there are no "Oak cubes" included in this kit for bulk aging. It comes with 2 bags of Bourbon Barrel oak chips and 1 bag of Oak med & heavy granular blend. According to the instructions all go in during the initial fermentation. It looks like I'll be...
  4. jumby

    Eclipse Bourbon Barrel Zinfandel Cabernet Wine Kit

    All in here since hearing this kit comes with skins. I ordered 2 kits from Label Peelers and the order has been updated to "Awaiting Shipment ". Let the games begin!
  5. jumby

    Eclipse Bourbon Barrel Zinfandel Cabernet Wine Kit

    I just called Label Peelers and they confirmed this kit definitely comes with skins.
  6. jumby

    Eclipse Bourbon Barrel Zinfandel Cabernet Wine Kit

    Bummer! That's a deal breaker for me too.
  7. jumby

    Eclipse Bourbon Barrel Zinfandel Cabernet Wine Kit

    I haven't sampled any blends to date. Here's my fave Bourbon Barrel Zinfandel so far. ABV is 17.8%.
  8. jumby

    Eclipse Bourbon Barrel Zinfandel Cabernet Wine Kit

    Wow! I been sampling a lot of commercial Bourbon Barrel Zins lately and have really taken a liken to them. I think this just made my list of must makes.
  9. jumby

    DangerDave's Dragon Blood Wine

    I made this many times with fruit with great success and my thoughts are this would work. Thoughts?
  10. jumby

    DangerDave's Dragon Blood Wine

    Has anyone used this recipe and made hard lemonade with it? I'm thinking about using the basic recipe and substituting 96 ounces of lemon juice for the fruit and making it into hard lemonade. Is there any reason this wouldn't work?
  11. jumby

    Water for your wine

    Bottled spring water for me.
  12. jumby

    WineXpert WineExpert to Discontinue SE w/skins??

    What online retailer has the best prices for CC and RJS wine kits?
  13. jumby

    WE Selection International

    Just got a email from Label Peelers stating winexpert is doing away with its Selection International kits with skins. That sucks! Selection International Amarone and Brunello are 2 of my fave kits. [emoji34][emoji34][emoji31][emoji31][emoji26][emoji26][emoji24][emoji24]
  14. jumby

    WineXpert Island Mist Hard Pink Lemonade

    I boosted my SG by adding corn sugar and white grape juice concentrate. Both can be purchased from Label Peelers along with the kit.
  15. jumby

    WineXpert Island Mist Hard Pink Lemonade

    +1 for adding the full F-pack at the end. I also bumped my starting SG up to about 1.085.
  16. jumby

    Petit Verdot

    Winexpert discounted their Petit Verdot kit last year. Bummer! That's been in my yearly rotation for years.
  17. jumby

    Bottles

    Does anyone close to Nothern Delaware need used wine bottles? I have a good source for bottles and I'm getting way more then I can use.
  18. jumby

    Hello from Delaware

    What part of Delaware? Northern Delaware here.
  19. jumby

    step 2 or wait

    Buy a cheap aquarium heater and use that. That's what I use in all of my fermentation's.
  20. jumby

    WE LE "New Instructions" ?

    Sounds like a plan, thanks!
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