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I'm 99% certain it's not new fermentation. I'm an experienced homebrewer, and I'm pretty careful about sanitation. But then again, one never knows. I'm going to try opening a bottle and degassing it (and I'll re-check final gravity, just to be sure). If that doesn't give me results, I'll go the...

Hi, folks. Forgive my ignorance. This is my first attempt (at wine, that is). It's from a kit--WineExpert Selection International Italian Montepulciano. I thought I'd gotten all the co2 out of the wine at bottling (goodness knows, I beat the bejeezus out of it with the drill and degassing wand...

Thanks for the considered response. I think I was confused a bit by the label, too (French oak). My understanding is that relatively little of the oak character will transfer over to the finish product when adding oak in primary--that this practice has more to do with adding mouth feel. So it...

Hi, all. This is my second kit (WineExpert International Nero d'Avola). The kit has oak powder (which I know is supposed to go into the primary on day 1) and oak cubes (which I know come into play much later). But I've also got a bag of "French Oak," er, granules. Not quite power, not quite...

I talk to my yeast. Coach 'em up. They'd do anything for me.

Okay, again, thanks for the replies. I finally got that ale kegged and took a hydro reading on the wine. It's off my beer-brewing hydro scale, on the low side, at about 0.99. The sample smelled fine and tasted perfectly fine (for what I expect 6-day-old, slightly carbonated red wine to taste...

Thanks for the replies. This was a Wine Expert Selection International Italian Montepulciano. I made it exactly according to instructions, with two exceptions. I used StarSan for sanitizing (because I had a batch made up from a brew day the day before, and because I was comfortable working with...

No, was I supposed to? The instructions didn't mention anything about that.

Hi, folks. I'm an experienced home brewer making my first attempt at wine making. This is a wine kit, which I've been told are practically fool-proof, assuming you follow directions, but here we go.... Here's the problem. Primary was chugging along nicely at the appropriate temp for about 48...