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Using a pinot noir wine kit. Put in the sorbet to stop fermentation, and the chito/kiel to clear. It says in the directions to let it clear 8 days. It's been about 5. A lot of stuff fell out in the first few days, but it doesnt seem like much else is falling out. I plan on bulk aging (as...

Its bubbling beautifully in the air lock. Might not be what others think is a respected wine, but if fermentation means bacteria wont grow, at least I wont die from botulism from it! :(

Read the hygrometer wrong. Starting gravity was 1.075.

It's just Vintners best concentrate. Spec sheet says apple, pear and orange concentrate with natural blood orange flavoring. Not pure concentrate, sorry.

Well, it's starting to bubble already so I think the yeast triumphed over the sugar... lol. I will keep you posted. I also could have read the hygrometer completely wrong or temps should have had me adjust for something. I'm a noob.

So I did it. Dumped the concentrate, poured the blood orange to a count of 13, one of my favorite numbers, my usual 7 didnt seem enough, topped with water, added 1 of the three oak packs that came with it and the ec-118 that was included. Did test SG and it was HIGH, 1.175. Oh well, we got...

Did we just become best friends???? (Tried to find a stepbrothers meme but it wouldnt load)

My California zinfandel kit came and was leaky. Odd thing is, it hasn't leaked any more since arrival. I havent opened the box, and they're sending another kit. If I open it, and it got leaked *on* or only lost a little bit, I'm thinking of using it. It may fail if it was the leaky thing...

In many of those romantic "Jilted woman goes abroad and finds herself" type movies, you see wine in swing top bottles. Is this anything anyone here does? It seems like it would be viable, and not require storing on it's side. Does it have to do with desirable oxygen infiltration? Or is it just...

After more reading, and reading, and reading, it seems I should age the cider before bottling. Racked it into a 5 gallon water bottle, saving the proper carboy for the Pinot Noir. It was a good exercise in learning to use the racking cane, very convenient self-priming tool. The "universal"...

Thanks, all. After the debacle with the cider, I'm questioning everything when the instructions aren't complete. I haven't started the kit yet, plan to on Sunday. I've been reading and rereading the instructions so that I don't make any catastrophic blunders and ask all the questions before I...

I have a Master Vintner Weekday Wine kit for Pinot Noir. On day 1, it says to check specific gravity, and it should be 1.075 or higher. if it's not, it doesnt give a way to fix it. Is it even necessary to check it, an dif it's not right, what do I do?

I'm totally new so I'm sure I'm going to make a ton of mistakes. I'm reading a lot on this forum and blogs and articles and such.

The directions that came with this kit. https://www.northernbrewer.com/products/cider-house-selecttm-spiced-apple-cider

Hi! I'm Stephi and just got my wine making kit today. So excited, I decided to make the cider kit I ordered first, since that should be easy and drinkable soon, then do the pinot noirs kit I got since that will take longer. Sterilized everything, then followed the directions, boiling water...