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OK, now I'm really gonna pick your brain..... Anything you add outside of what comes in a kit that you add to enhance flavor, swap out yeast, oak chips etc.? This has been educational to say the least...

out of curiosity, how often do you (or should I) check the SG?

OK, think I'm getting it now, the time frames for the kit are second fiddle, and the hydrometer reading is the gold standard for figuring when it's time to bottle...

I literally followed the instructions to the letter, which I won't do from now on, if it's anything like brewing beer then it won't hurt to leave it in the carboy longer.

I recorded the SG, but don't have it anymore as the kit was done and bottled so i chucked the paper that i kept it on....I'm more concerned with the kits i have running now...... still not quite sure about the SG relative to bottling the wine, still new to this so still figuring it all out. I...

I've got one kit that I bottled in july, i found it's alcohol content was low, thinking maybe the temp was too low? Or maybe I should have left it in the carboy longer than the instructions said before bottling? The kits i have now I'm using a heat belt, hopefully that helps. Did the oak chips...

I've got a ton of questions but this one is the one bugging me the most. I've been buying different kits, but at $60 for 2 merlot kits at costco, I had to buy it. Question is, I'm trying to figure out if there's a way to make the wine drier than it is when just following the regular directions...

Hello, brief description is in order i guess....38 years old, recently realized that buying a bottle of wine at the liquor store every day was getting a little pricy so decided to give making wine a go since I was already making my own beer. 15 years as a correctional officer, hobbies are...