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That kit was only recently released. I wonder how good it can be in such a short period of time.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Curious which of the new FWKs offerings y'all are most interested/excited to try. I ordered the Chianti. I'm glad they were able to source Sangio again.

If they are bad, they are likely moldy. I would think you could tell by looking at them. If you even think for a second, I would toss them. You can always use your other skins or add raisins, currants or other dried fruit to provide a boost.

Typically 5 to 6 weeks from pitching yeast, so 3 to 4 weeks longer than normal. Long enough that I don't trust a garbage can with plastic wrap. Lol. Plus the inevitable fruit flies would eventually figure out a way in. Would be an awful waste and not worth the risk. Might consider purchasing...

When you ferment in a Brute, how soon do you transfer to carboys (or other sealed containers)? I've considered this but I've started running EM on pretty much everything I do so containers like this don't work for me. I've been considering purchasing a large fermentation vessel that seals...

They don't say "roughly" 90, it says 82 (on the high end). I typically get 28 to 29 bottles on a 6 gal kit. If 82 is accurate, you're giving up at least 2 to 5 bottles. That's how I see it.

This is the deceiving part. At face value, there appears to be a cost savings. If you look closely, the price per liter is identical until you factor in shipping which then actually increases the cost/L of the WS (since the finshed kit volume is slightly smaller). The shipping for 1x WS kit or...

Where do you come up with 90?

Are you adding skins and Forte add packs? Those are already included in the Forte kits but are not in the WS kits.

The WS kit I looked at (Baby Super T) said it makes 61.6 L ($347.46* with shipping) and 3x Forte kits at 6 gal comes out to 68.1 L ($378.70 with shipping). *This is adding 6 skin packs and Forte add packs. For volume, I'm looking at the advertised finished wine volume- not concentrate volume...

Jim, what size/brand fermenters are you using?

The Winery series is geared towards a specific buyer, of which I am not. For people like me that are just running 6 gal carboys or a 15 gal barrel, the normal kits sizes are better IMO. I'd rather not deal with splitting concentrate or buying a 100L fermenter. I don't see the point for people...

I totally understand your thought process, Bryan. My theory is based on the vent cap design and it not being flat. On the bungs that I have, the vent cap bottom has a raised edge around the outer edge. I'm just speculating that I could see it warp and leak under a heavy vacuum. Seems super...

Seems unlikely that air could get in under normal temperature fluctuations but doesn't seem impossible if the fluctuations are significant in range. Anything could leak under enough pressure/vacuum but I agree that it seems unlikely with this design if the bung is not compromised. Without...

Just a thought... what size are those vented bungs? If they are 6.5 or 7, they might be too big for the 1 gal jugs. I have been using vented bungs for a couple years (bulk aging around 1 year on a 3 month kmeta schedule) and have not had issues. I'm using them on carboys and the bungs are...

Forte has the most concentrate and results in the highest ABV. Tavola is next and Novello is weakest ABV. Forte comes supplied with skins and seeds. Other kits do not... (edit, I think tavola comes with 1 skin pack). Winery Series is just bulk concentrate and you determine the strength of...

Are you using new barrels? Curious what size they are?

I've had the same happen in the past on more than one occasion but they are very quick to make it right. I think they get swamped and things slip through the cracks. I plan for the worse and don't set my timeline based on LP's performance. I plan on stuff sitting on the shelf or in the...

Your only two years late to the party.