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Let me know if you try it. I might order some when I order by Oxyfresh for my barrel.

I think it might be San-Step. Has anyone used this?

A while back I came across a video of a company that developed a Star San like product that was specifically non-foaming (low foaming). It wasn't Saniclean or One-Step. It was specifically compared to Star San as an acid based sanitizer that worked just like it but didn't have the persistent...

Thats a good question. What are people topping up these Futta kits with?

What are people's overall opinions on the FWK frutta series wines? Does any one stand out from the rest as superior? Do you like them enough to make again? Or one and done?

Can you use a soda stream? 😆

This was the ticket! Thank you again for the article. I reassembled the barrel yesterday afternoon. I decided to rub gulf wax over the edges of the head and also used the flour paste in the croze. Sealed up in less than 1 day. Amazing! I did hammer the snot out of the rings during...

You want to drop 14% down to what exactly? 13%? Sorry, but your not going to do that by topping up with your lower ABV wine. Unless you plan to top up over 50% of the volume. At that point, your blending, not topping up. 😆 Maybe it would be a good blend though. Worth a try.

I wish I couldn't

@SLM Just a thought/recommendation- instead of giving up on FWK, you might consider making one similar to how you make your other kits (short water) to see if it ends up more in line with your expectations. It would be interesting to see if changing this parameter makes a difference to you and...

@SLM I also wanted to ask what your definition of flabby is? How would you describe what they are lacking? Flavor/fruit, tannins, aroma, acid, structure? Do they just taste flat and thin without body? What exactly are they lacking that your other kits do not? The double skin Forte PS kit I...

@SLM could it be that your tastes are suited towards very heavy reds only? If your used to shorting water or chaptalizing to target higher ABV, your expectations might be skewed a bit. Not jumping to conclusions, just speculating. The second FWK I made is a CS single skin tavola. It's at...

I love the idea of someone else experimenting with their kits and posting results here. 😆

Awesome! Thanks for the PDF. I googled the heck out of this trying to determine something to use to get the head to seal. It was so close to sealing after 3 days, I'm certain I could have gotten it there with another day or two. Next time I'll probably do a light scraping with wax over the...

I have not reassembled yet. I was going to try gulf wax on the edges of the heads

No idea but these kits are supposedly balanced from the start so I would assume you're golden.

if you have access to lodi grapes, why not just purchase lugs and make from scratch? it would probably end up superior to the others and a little more predictable than southern hemi juice if there is variability as @winemaker81 suggests. i'm jealous that you have options.

i wonder if keeping the PET carboy tipped/raised for sediment clearing caused stress on the sidewall and tap. just some thoughts. i would not leave a plastic container sitting on an uneven surface with it full of liquid. just my recommendation. besides, there isn't going to be enough...

D Does this discussion beg the question that everyone misuses the phrase, begs the question? If this is also incorrect, I obviously didn't learn anything. I'm better with numbers than words. Barely 😉

Unusual pet peeve. In a day and age that allows people to make new pronouns out of nonsensical words, I for one will give @winemaker81 a pass on this one. Honestly, the phrase "begs the question" is probably misused more often than not. I would bet that 95% of the population doesn't know...