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That being the case, I think I will purchase a couple packs of RC212 this weekend and give it a try. I'll be doing the 5 week Grand Cru International Cab this weekend, and in a couple weeks I'll be starting a Cellarcraft Showcase Aussie Shiraz 6-week. I might go with the RC212 for that one as...

Is RC112 really a slower fermenter? I've been trying to find out, and I don't see that cited anywhere as a characteristic of RC112 vs., say EC1118.

I will be starting a Grand Cru International Australian Cabernet Sauvignon 5 week kit with skins on the weekend. I have these snazzy new Fermonsters, both 7 and 6 gallon. I aim to use the 7 gallon as my primary instead of a pail. My plan is to leave it loosely covered with daily stirring until...

That's what I'm going to do. I'll rack to a clean carboy after 10 days. Then let it sit for 3 months. It's amazing how much sediment has dropped out already. Easily an inch at the bottom, and I just racked last night. That's more than dropped out for the entire secondary fermentation, which...

Last night I racked from carboy into bucket, degased with Fizz-X stick, racked into carboy, and added finings. I hope I did everything right. Process was as follows: Racked to bucket Took gravity: 0.995 Added Potassium Metabislphate packet Degased with the Fizz-X until the foam was gone...

Does it seem right that my Cellar Craft Showcase Amarone kit did not come with enzymes? The instructions say to add them to the secondary if the kit came with them. As far as I can tell, mine did not. Or did I just misplace something?

OK, so I transferred last night. I've got about 4-5 inches headspace from the liquid level to the top of the carboy topper. (The circle where the fluid level reaches in the carboy neck is about 6 inches across if that's a better description.) Should I top this up with water? The instructions...

Thanks Boat boy.. Barring any further advice, that's what I'm going to do. I'm off to work now anyway, so the earliest I'll be able to rack is tonight. I wonder why the skins can't go into the carboy too? They are bunched up at the top of the muslin bag, which has stretched out so the...

Gravity at 1000 on Day 7 After 7 days, my hydrometer is showing a gravity of 1000. :HB So now what do I do? Instructions say 10-12 days on the skins, stirring daily with lid on loose, until I finally reach 1000. But, I'm at my target gravity already. Do I transfer to get it into a carboy...

So if I understand correctly, the main purpose of that first transfer is not to get it off the lees, but simply to get it into a carboy with less head space to limit oxidation?

I agree that maximum time on the skins is desirable. I wonder if just doing a longer primary then would be worth it. Say 14 days, with skin removal after 12 instead of ten? Coming over from the beer making side of things, I am not at all averse to a longer primary if that is a good idea...

Thanks for the reply. Coming over from the beer making side, I have an aversion to racking more often than necessary. But I realize that I'll need to check most of my assumptions at the door, since wine making is a totally different craft.

Kit: Cellar Craft Showcase Amarone 6 week kit with grape skins Actual OG: 1.093 Target OG: 1.080 – 1.100 Target gravity at end of primary: 1.000 or lower Current fermentation temperature: 69 F (48 hours after pitching) Hi everyone. After two years of brewing beer, I started my first...