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Also saw from my google search) that a large supplier of dead leaf wine bottles was a Chinese company ... not that there's anything wrong with that.

We recycle commercial wine bottles from several restaurants and sort our "stash" according to colors ... and I knew there were various shades of green ... but didn't know the industry standard name was "dead leaf." Kinda funny. I wonder how it got started ... probably from some guy like me...

Ok, to prove you can teach an old dog a new trick, er, bottle description ... I was describing a particular wine bottle, with a particular shade of green to a friend ... and he said, "Oh, you mean a Dead Leaf Bottle." Say what? "A Dead Leaf" bottle. No, I mean a burgundy bottle that...

wade>Star san will last quite awhile I use litmus paper to measure the PH of my Star San. If it's in the range of 3, it's still sanitizing strength. How long Star San stays at sanitizing strength varies from container to container to spray bottle, etc.

bob>>If your hydrometer and wine thief come in a container that is sealable pour some Ah Bob ... k-meta in sanitizing solution quantities loses its effectiveness over time (which varies in container, etc) ... to err on the safe side, I wouldn't just store my equipment in solution and consider...

ok, ok Otay Panky (Often said by Porky on S&OG)

Ok you guys, cut this "ok" stuff out, ok? (Except Okie's from Muskogee, OK?)

Here in Illinois, in the winter, it's almost impossible to keep the cellar above 70. I use a brew belt around the primary fermenter for the first five days or so ... and then remove it off the primary and subsequent secondary and let the fermentation slow down to finish. When it comes...

vinman>>That's an extra $45 to top off my 6 gallon carboy! Vinman, you'll get the three bottles (and the $45) back back when you bottle. If you were three bottles short in your carboy, and you use three bottles of wine to top it off ... you'll get three MORE bottles out of the carboy when...

My bad. Harrington is a home winemaker. He used to carry a lot of beer ... but has transitioned to mostly wine. http://www.harringtonpress.com/ is one of the few places online that offer the smaller U.S.Elite kits. I've tasted the US Elite Voignier and it was great! US Elite is one of the...

Most people will tell you they are disappointed in "cheaper" wine kits. They will also rave about grape-skin kits ... some will tell you that they only do the expensive kits. And that's true ... you get what you pay for. But for a vin de table, I find the cheaper kits to be quite...

Sounds expensive to go out and buy a "like" wine to top off ... but remember, you get this "top off" wine back at bottling. Do it soon. If your wine is done fermenting, you need to top it off ASAP

Top it off with a bottle or two of "like" wine. Sounds expensive to buy a bottle of wine just to top off your homebrew, but remember ... you'll get the top-off wine back at bottling

Jeese guys ... I have had wonderful luck ordering wine kits and equipment from http://www.harringtonpress.com/. His prices on wine kits is a lot lower than most and since he's an award winning homebrewer, his knowledge is great. Tell him Charles sent you.

Rack your clear wine from the secondary into a clean, sanitized carboy and let it sit another two weeks. You won't regret it. It's almost impossible to bottle from a secondary fermentation vessel without disturbing the lees. Rack your "clear wine" off the lees now into another carboy...

Any kit is better than no kit. A day without making wine is a day without sunshine. Fryer Tuck will order any Winexpert kit you want, no shipping charge. Start thinking about that special Valentine kit for your sweetie.

With a k-meta solution, I too use the "sniff" test ... if it makes me cough, the k-meta solution is good to go. Interestingly enough, k-meta sanitizing strength solution lasts longer in my spray bottle than in a 1 gallon jug. One must be more porous than the other. I also keep a 2 gallon...

I was at Fryer Tucks in Peoria last week ... they had a big supply of Winexpert kits. The kits come with every thing you need as far as juice, yeast and additives. You do need a basic wine making equipment set-up (bucket. etc). The Peoria Fryer Tuck also carries a starter kit...

Just noticed you are in Central Illinois. Fryer Tuck carries Winexpert kits ... in Peoria and Bloomington. "Harrington Press" is a cheap online retailer .. he's located in Central Illinois and will allow local pick-ups in Peoria

It's not a "sweet, sweet" kit ... but it's a kit that most folks agree is an "early drinker" (meaning you can make it and drink it a month later) ... but most folks (me included) feel that the Winexpert Vintners Reserve Messa Luna Red is a really good "first" kit. Yeah, yeah, I know. It's...