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We're talking RJS En Primeur Winery Series Super Tuscan. Maybe the kit has changed. No oak cubes in mine and no mention of cubes at all in the instructions. When it's time to bulk age, I'll go by taste and use just 1 spiral if any oak is needed. Thanks you guys.

The kit came with 2 40g bags of medium toast French/American oak chips (Labeled "MT FR/AM Oak Chips"). Per instructions they were added to the primary fermenter, not carried over to the secondary - which in my case means they were in contact for 6 days. During the first 3 or 4 days there was a...

I have this kit clearing now. When I get to bulk aging, I'm thinking about adding a couple of American Oak spirals, medium toast. Having made this a couple of times yourself, would you recommend this or not?

If it's still fizzing, it's probably still fermenting. Mine usually reaches a specific gravity of 0.988.

There may be nothing wrong with your wine. This wine is meant to be back sweetened. Once it is, the fruit flavor comes out. And don't assume that because it's so sour it needs a lot of sugar. It may not. Sweeten with 1/2 or 3/4 cups of sugar per gallon when it is time. Then taste and add more if...

Ordered mine today. Looking forward to testing it. The videos I've seen are impressive.

Made some homemade bread to go with dinner tonight. Rosemary and garlic with mozzarella and parmesean cheese.

Just bottled a batch of DB that is all blackberry. Went with 1 cup sugar per gallon, which is a little sweeter than I like, but friends love it that way. Also, this time I added 3 tbsp of glycerin (to 3 gallons) to improve body. Improved the mouthfeel, but added to the sweetness. Next time I...

Decatur, Illinois here. DB is great. A "quick" wine to make in between kits and during "off" time in the winter - to have ready for summer. Just started DG last November. Have made five 3 gallon batches so far. Just follow the recipe and you can't go wrong. Then experiment a little.

You'll have to let us know how yours comes out. I'd like to try a Gewurztraminer myself. To me, this wine has a unique flavor, but that flavor seems to come in 2 variations. One I like, the other, not so much. So whenever I buy a bottle I'm always wondering if it will be the one I like or not...

I go through the "ritual" with almost every bottle of wine, but I'm not (I don't think) ridiculous about it. But a funny thing happened when I surprised my wife with a 20th wedding anniversary trip to Sonoma, California. We spent several days at a bed and breakfast and visited 6 or 8 wineries...

Thanks everyone. Here I thought I was at the mercy of mother nature, but now I see there is something I can do about it. Next time I'll have three or four 2 liter soda bottles of frozen water ready to go and cycle them back to the freezer as they melt. If temperature is still a problem I'll...

I test each batch just before bottling to make sure there's enough free SO2. I use a test kit from Accuvin. About $40-$45 on Ebay. 10 tests per kit, except 2 are High Range, which I've never needed. Accuvin says the kit is good for 10 months from date of manufacture. I checked with the Ebay...

Great idea! Thanks.

Smoked a couple racks of baby back ribs. Six and a half hour process. Gone in 30 minutes. Fell right off the bone.

Yes, I'd rather have a slower fermentation, but had no control over it. Is there some trick? A chilling system for home wine making sounds over the top - if there even is such a system. Thought of floating bags of ice in the must but that didn't really sound feasible. Thought of holding back a...

Wow. Just started an Eclipse Riesling kit. Mixed up the must on 4/9/18 and pitched the yeast dry on top of the must as per instructions (Lalvin K1-V1116). Temperature 74F. Laid lid on primary loose and covered with towel. Next day (4/10/18) it was fermenting. Temperature 72F in morning. 74F...

Any photo? Here's a shot taken in the infrared spectrum. Leaves on trees are actually green, but not in the infrared spectrum. One image is a "red/blue false color" image. The other is a black and white version.

Most of the reviews on the pump complain about the oil mist. Doesn't sound like a good idea now, with you bringing up the same concern. Thanks.