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Just counted by excel spreadsheet started jan 2011 and just starting kit 84 this week. That doesn't include countless batches of skeeter. Damn I have a problem and this is while working about 70 hrs a week at work. Image if I was retired I might as well then own stock in rj spagnols.

Thanks for sharing always Good to hear what has worked for others. I am making my way thru all there juices trying to see which ones I prefer. Have made all the whites except the semillon. But I keep them dry so not sure how the semillon will taste if kept dry.

Agreed whites are better in smaller volume kits. Salcoco. If you remember which whites stood out the best that you made from them and did you do any tweaking, changing yeast, cool ferment, or sur lees. Thanks for the help.

I've been ordering for 2 years and they are Always out of grape packs. If u like Chardonnay they have a good one and I recommend stirring on the lees for 2 months before clearing. Use d47 or q23 yeast. Also i make their resiling and gewrtraimer both dry which are great. They usually just...

Been using q23 for most of my aromatic whites with good results. Try to ferment a little cooler like 65.

I think I may have posted on us elite before but I have been using them for a while now. Have a small business so use my tax Id. As for quality they are all smaller format but that does not affect the product particularly the whites have all been great. Side by side with ecplise white...

I have a small company so i use my tax I'd and order from them. Find someone that you know that has a small company or apply for your own tax I'd and then order from them directly.

Hey so I have done probably 8 or so varieties from us elite over the last year. I have done both whites and reds and have not used a grape pack. Obviously the reds turn on light to medium body but for varieties like cab franc and Sangiovese which I am making again they turn out awesome. Great...

You still making predominately the cellar craft showcase kits? I have my first double batch showcase zin in a vadai right now which is tasting amazing. If so you source the kits locally? I've been having a hard time finding a good retailer that doesn't try to charge ridiculous prices.

Thanks mike that phep5 seems like great choice, will probably end up ordering that one. Btw great website you made, that has been on my long list of things to do for a while now.

Thanks. Any recommendations on a decent but resonable ph meter. Figuring the dip sticks aren't worth trying even. Also I see calculators such as the winemakers mag one, you need to input the mg per liter of desired molecular so2. Do you using use 0.8 for whites and less like 0.6 mg/l for...

Thanks for the helpful info. I have recently purchased a similar setup from midwest with enough reagants for 20 or so tests. At this point I am predominately making kits are you kit makers who are checking sulfite levels correcting sulfite based on a measured ph or just shooting for a level...

I have been pleased using the aio but have been looking into people who have used replacement enolmatic heads to make there own filler. Is there anyone who has made a similar filler and attached to the aio. I like the ability to put the bottle in the filler and let if fill while maybe...

I agree with you USA, that is why I have been doing more rj kits. Just was thinking of why the cellar craft red mountain has recieved so many awards every year and not so many for the rj winery series cab was wondering if that had to do with it being many steps above the winery series...

After many kits under my belt looking to finally doing a top shelf cab kit. I am inbetween the cellar craft red mountain, cost around 160 shipped and the rj winery series cab shipped around 125. Any options on what oobvious do,obviously I take cost into consideration so is the red mountain...

Canceled too. Back to 24 bucks, they were not out of stock just took them a day to realize they listed them wayyy under price. Figured they would at least honor the ones that have been placed though since there mistake.

Thanks for input. That's bummer about your cellar craft experience, that's main products I was thinking of carrying since there is no stores within the greater Chicago area that carry them. Maybe if I have a local area, like a warehouse for people to pick up kits at then in addition to website...

Havent been able to find much info but have been tossing the idea around of opening a small niche brew store which would carry few higher end wine kits. Does anyone know what the regulations are for these to sell wine kits, would be online only with a warehouse for local pick up only no...

Thanks for the informative posts. I am leaning more towards getting the more wine ao rig. Was looking around for sources of phosphoric asid I found the following one at home depot but doesn't say the %. Any one try the following product or have other recommendations for local sourcing the...

Thanks for replys. I have figured a sulfite tester was eventually going to be needed. I have looked into both the Ao more wine one for 99 and obviously the more exspenisve vinmetric for 250. Any recommendations as far as speed of using each and how easy they are. Figuring going to be making...