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Does anyone know if Costco's 3.3 refrigerators for $100 will hold two Finer Wine Kits? I'd like to get back into the hobby and try their kits. I know they need refrigeration if you are not going to start it when you receive it. The family fridge is always full.

I heard oak cubes are not very beneficial. Am I reading the right stuff.

If you have an all-in-one pump, you can buy an attachment that takes care of head space. Talk to Steve, he'll be glad to help.

Welcome. I'd like to hear about your first batch since it's been 20 years.

Thank you.

Labelpeelers have high shipping fees.

To Anyone reading this thread. Joe is one of the best winemakers on this site. You will learn a lot from following his tips. Now that the big names are charging big dollars for their kits, we should all learn how to "think out of the box" and buy cheaper kits that can be made into big wines...

Hello, I've been gone a long time and now I'm back. I'm asking suggestions for good kits for Sauvignon Blanc and Red Zin. Any suggestions?

Thank you. I will only use in a pinch.

I'd like to know the answer to this question also.

Making good wine from cheap kits Listen to Joeswine. Follow his threads which will teach you how to make a so-so kit, and add the right ingredients to make a superb wine. All the kits I process will have some tweak he has suggested. I think one of his threads is "When good wine has gone...

Stags Leap Merlot This was my first kit and the best. The more you age it the better it gets. Mine was before they offered the grape skins, so I can only assume they will make it better. It's actually pretty good after bottling. It took a lot to hold back for two years. I hope you enjoy.

Ok, question? I clean the bottles and then I sanitize them. Do you do one more rinse to get rid of the sanitizer before bottling? Thanks for your help.

Wine kits to use Lookup Eclipse on Ebay.

Ok veterans, it's been a long time and I want to get back into it. What is the best sanitizer and cleaner I should use for cleaning bottles and equipment. As usual, thank you in advance.

I liked your FB and shared on mine. Count me in to win. I liked your FB and shared on mine. Count me in to win.

Year one I was brand new to kit making, however, it taste good but not great. I could taste a youngness in the wine and I think a new to the bottle taste. And a preservative taste. Year two the youngness and bottle was going away but the preservative taste stayed. Year three I did not...

I'm looking for a Johannisberg Riesling kit. Can anyone make a suggestion? I want it specifically from Germany. Any help is greatly appreciated.....

UPDATE.......it's been 4 years since I bottled the Stag's Leap Merlot. I just tasted a bottle and it was great. I never thought I'd be able to hold off for four years but here I am. You can too. Just keep making more wine. I have 24 gallons of various whites to process that have been in carboys...

Try your local Craig's List. I see them there a lot.