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Anyone else notice that the Fontana kits have gone up to $47 and no longer free shipping via prime? I just noticed that the price is at $40 today with $50 for shipping! May just be because I live in Alaska.

Joe/Sour Grapes As for my SG when started . . . If I remember correctly, it was past 1.10 and halfway between the 10 and 20 and below 15% ABV. That has to be correct as it was not near the base and not at 20% ABV. I just checked it and it is reading 1.040. SG must have been at 1.115? Today, I...

Joe, if I remember correctly, it was past 1.10 and halfway between the 10 and 20 and below 15% ABV. That has to be correct as it was not near the base and not at 20% ABV. I just checked it and it is reading 1.040.

I am not sure. If I remember correctly, it was past 1.10 and half way between the 10 and 20 and below 15% ABV. That has to be correct as it was not near the base and not at 20% ABV. I just checked it and it is reading 1.040.

Should I add water to lower the SG or wait? It has been fermenting for four days.

The SG was 1.15 on my Shiraz Tweak.

Ok, so here is my Shiraz tweak 11/20/18 1 cup french oak simmered 10 minutes in 1/2 water (used both) 1 lb fresh frozen raspberries made into a FPAC per Joe's method. 1 Q Simple syrup 1 T Tannin in primary SG: 1.15 My Fontana Merlot is bulk aging and will bottle it by the end of the year. I...

Yes, you are correct.

It started at 1.125 when I made it up but then added water and the next morning and got it down to 1.10.

I racked my Fontana Merlot and degassed it. Checked the SG and it looks like it is at .998. I started it 9/10 with SG at 1.12 and when I moved it to the CArboy, on 10/1 it was a 1.0. What SG am I looking for? Will it drop any more? Thanks, David

I have not had any white wine since moving to Alaska. Too cold for chilled wine! So if I just make reds, it sounds like filtering is not really necessary?

I have never filtered my wine kits and have read some pros and cons of filtering. I searched the forums for anything on filtering and did not find anything meaningful. Can anyone give me a basic primer on filtering or send me to a link? Thanks, David

Thanks Joe, I think so. A pound of fruit sauted in cup of wine, and put in mixture. How long saute 10-15 minutes?

I was thinking of using my homegrown purple grapes in my Fontana Shiraz instead of homegrown raspberries. What does forum think?

Yes! now . . .

SG is 1.0

Also, do I want to leave all my lees in the primary and discard?

THE SG on my Fontana Merlot tweak is not down to 1.0. Should I move it to my secondary?

Joe/Anyone When should I rack the tweaked Fontana Merlot to the secondary? It has been in the primary 9 days so far and my SG reading last night was 1.030. I have read that you can get off flavors from the lees by leaving it too long in primary. Thanks.

The SG in my Fontana MErlot Tweak is now down to 1.030. Fermenting has slowed. Still see air rising but not the foaming as it was.