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I didn't add any extra metabisulfate to this kit, I just extended step 4 a couple months. It was pretty clear after step 3, and only a bit more sediment dropped out, so I bottled (carefully) without racking again. I made this kit specifically to give to family and friends for Christmas a...

Those instructions state... Step 1 - 5-7 days in primary Step 2 - 10 days in secondary Step 3 - 8 days after stabilizing and clearing Step 4 - 14 days to rack and clarify before bottling It's 39 days, but you can extend the time in step 4 longer if you want. I bottled my Luna Bianca at 3...

I just helped a friend start the Cornucopia Pear Chardonnay this morning, be sure you mix it very well. The juice is highly concentrated, it's more like a syrup. The F-pack is about as big as the juice pack, so be sure you read the instructions and only make the primary to 21 liters. It'll...

If you have an universal bung, you can flip it over and it fits over the top of a regular wine bottle. I have this kit bulk aging, if I remember correctly, it filled the secondary carboy quite a bit more than any regular kit ever did. I only needed about 3/4 of a bottle to top off after...

I "liked" you guys on Facebook a long time ago, so I did the Twitter thing. Peace, Bob

I made this kit in 2010 per instructions, I didn't think it was too sweet at all. Having said that, my taste buds are different from your taste buds. I thought it was a nice off dry white. It's no where near the level of sweetness you get from an Island Mist. I would use your own taste as...

When I did my Cellar Craft Barbera, I got no airlock activity after I put it in the secodary. The SG still went down to .996, but that was at 74º. At the lower temperature, it'll take longer to get there. Peace, Bob

I just used a 70/30 White Bordeaux to top off. It turned out great...these were my Christmas gifts for last year. Peace, Bob

When I got to this stage with the Showcase Barbera, it did the same thing. I got zero airlock activity for the next 10 days. After the 10 days, I checked the SG and it was .996, and it held steady over the next couple of days, so I went to the next step in the instructions. Your SG will...

I've racked off of the oak cubes, topped off with a bottle of store bought Tempranillo, and now the wait begins. I'll rack in a few months, but I'm not going to bottle this until October...at the least. It'll be tough...but, I think this kit warrants bulk aging. In the mean time, I have a...

I do the 100 tea bags in boiling water method, but then I do a 6 gallon batch. I use Luizianne Tea, and keep a 1 gal bottle of Tradewinds Sweet Tea handy to use to top off. I boil/simmer the teabags in a gallon of water for about an hour...transfer to fermenting bucket, add water to the...

You read them correctly...It's an icewine, it's supposed to be super sweet. I helped a friend make this kit last year...it makes an awesome dessert wine. I think it made the top 10 in Winemaker Magazine's top 100 kit wines for 2011. The only problem we had with it, was that it took about 3...

There is an XP emulator available from Microsoft...I haven't used it yet (I have a bunch of old XP boxes). It's a 300+ mb download...if you have the time, you can try that. Here's the address: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/download.aspx Peace, Bob

What operating system are you on? The only software I can find called "The Labeler" from 4th and Vine says it's not recommended for Windows Vista...so if you have anything newer than XP...well, that might be your problem. If you're running XP...I got nothing else. Good luck! Peace, Bob

:u Initial SG was 1.088, checked it again 12 hours later and was up to 1.096. It is happily bubbling away right now. Will be stirring and squeezing the grape pack everyday till it's done. Peace, Bob

:u The kit finished off at .994, I racked, stabilized, degassed, added fining agent, and added the oak cubes yesterday per instructions. Peace, Bob

Well CRAP! I just checked and it is a limited release...I might have to order another before they're all gone. Peace, Bob

With grape skin pack... So my Step-daughter and her husband took me out for my birthday a couple months ago to this place...blatant plug warning... Cooper's Hawk Winery They belong to the wine club and just rave about the wine and the food, (I got them making their own wine this year, but...

Merry Christmas Everyone!!! Peace, Bob