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thanks for posting @QuiQuog ! I'll take that SG as soon as I get home from work this afternoon. We need metrics for sure. I'm concerned that I'll miss something, it will sit there and get moldy and I'll have to toss it. It is crushed fruit after all: many variables there. I was expecting a...

It’s been a few days here. I followed Monica’s cider instructions, but the fermentation just isn’t getting going. I used a cider yeast I found at my local shop. Maybe it was too hot when I put it in there? It may have been high 80s. 9/23/24 pitched yeast around 80F 10/1/24 added heat to bring...

well I'm getting that immediately. Then I'm gonna do more weird automation stuff. This'll be great. Thanks @sour_grapes for enabling!

Isn't there some sort of battery or automatic "smart" connected SG meter I can toss into a ferment and track it from an app? My google-fu turned up bupkis.

Thank you @Ohio Bob any racks you might recommend for upright storage?

I recently made up this wine rack. It's purpose built for 1000mL flip top bottles, and I think I've made a grave mistake. Some of the bottles sliiiiiightly leak by their flip top rubber gasket. This smells awesome to fruit flies, and they've become a problem down there. Ya know, I could feel...

6/16/24 added old lees, initial SG 1.068 couple days nothing. around 64F 6/19/24 right up to 82F, still no signs of fermentation 6/21/24 fermentation party, 1.050 6/25/24 1.040 7/2/24 1.032 7/5/24 1.017, racked to 5G carboy 7/9/24 0.998, still roiling fermenting bubble every second or so out the...

well this kit doesn't even use k-meta then! Is that possible? potassium sorbate exp 01/2023 = aka sorbate, "don't buy it, don't need it for this kit." sulphite exp12/2022 <----ahhhh is this the K-meta? Kieselsol exp12/2022 the K&C are probably ok. Chitosan exp 12/2022 the K&C are...

I'm sorry, I'm not good with these slang terms for stuff! I looked up k-meta = potassium-metabisulfate. I have potassium sorbate, I assume that's the same thing as k-meta and potassium metabisulfate? you said get fresh k-meta, but than also no need for sorbate unless back-sweetening. Which...

Thank you @winemaker81 ! What would happen if I threw fresh Lalvin right over the top of the old EC1118 from last night?

It’s a Cru International California “Cabernet Sauvignon Style” I got carried away and pitched the expired yeast last night too before I sobered up to see what I wrought this morning. Yeast exp 03/2023 Bentonite exp 12/2022

My kit parts are only a little expired. IMO. I should probably just head to local store and get replacement fresh: potassium sorbate, sulphite, Kieselsol, and Chitosan ya?

How about spraying argon in there (wine saver can from amazon)? or just getting a can of CO2 and spraying that into the empty space and sealing that off with an air lock?

All this is internet gold. I like to think of forums as both q&a plus discussion. And frequently, people digress into things that I’ve also experienced, and am interested in. Asked and answered! Now what other fun things can we chat about?! Now on this other forum, the the Original Post was...

I recently started this kit https://labelpeelers.com/wine-making/wine-kits/finer-wine-kits/frutta-series/oh-so-strawberry-wine-kit/ My 6G carboy is a bit shy of where I’d like the level up the neck. Any suggestions on what type of wine I should use to top it up? thanks!

Yes you’re right on that count too. I should reuse them also! When/if I ever get them back from my friends, sometimes they’ll have skanky old mold wine bits in the bottom, and those are real tough to clean - more difficult than using a new bottle. I think on this next batch, I’ll put a “reuse...

Another big expense (and source of garbage!) are the bottles. Anyone tried using these boxes? https://astrapouch-na.com/ $28 3L Wine Bag-In-Box Kits [Eco-Friendly Wine Bottle Alternative] - Easily Bottle, Dispense & Store Your Wines - Perfect For Home Winemakers (3L Bag-In-Box Kits, 6 pack)...

@1d10t like one of these amazon vacu-suck? Now I can certainly de-gas when I open them. That'd be quick and easy. I've got one of these little jobbies that would probably do the trick. Maybe even too much. I'll try some different stuff out. How about those cans of argon to spray in there?

All really good points. Yes, I wanted to make sure there wasn't any restarting fermentation with the residual sugar at 1.000 I thought it sitting in the carboy for additional time would be okay. Bulk aging, yup, that's the thing! I'm thinking I should have racked one more time before bottling...

I mostly followed the directions here. I'm sure I boned this up somewhere. 7/2/20 started, SG 1.090, primary fermenter 7/12/20 1.000, racked into secondary carboy, added sulphite, potassium sorbate, kieselsol then chitosan 9/9/20 bottled Instructions suggested bottling at day 35, would have...