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This bottle is about 2 years old. Is this bleeding normal or could the wine be okay?

That’s a good point. It did seem light so I opened a store bought cab to compare to make sure it wasn’t in my head. It was actually pretty comparable. Maybe only slightly lighter and smoother. With all that said it’s still pretty early

Just making sure. My Winexpert Lodi ranch 11 cab kit is now aged 3 months. The color is a medium dark reddish purple. See photo. Most cabs I have ever seen have this dark purple color but maybe this is different. Just concerned about oxidation. Is mine pretty par for the course at this point...

Do you recommend topping it up now or waiting to give more space for the CO2 to escape? If waiting, how long? Here’s what it looks like now. Thanks!

Hey all. I am making the winexpert cab sav 6 gallon with grape skins. SG was .995 for a couple days so I racked it to glass carboy. I used the drill and attachment to degas per instructions. I went back and forth for a good 8-10 minutes but still gassy. Don’t want to overdo it. Do you recommend...

Thanks Scooter. The lid actually does pretty well and there is consistent and pretty aggressive activity in the airlock. My assumption is the tennis on from the lid will weaken over time so I will likely consider the towel at some point.

My first reading was 1.092. Then I stirred it prior to adding the yeast and it went to 1.084 so maybe more water was in the second reading. Also this was all after adding the grape skins. Lodi ranch 11 cab. Both were within the range in the instructions so. Sunday @ 10:30am SG was 1.026...

Very reassuring guys. Trust the process and the hydrometer.

Good advice. I’ll trust the hydrometer then. Thanks for the tip!

Hello. First timer here. I am using the wine eclipse kit with grape skins. 6 gallons in 8 gallon plastic bucket with lid and airlock from Master Vinter. I see mixed advice for covered v. uncovered but decided to airlock it for my first go. Followed directions to a T I believe. Pitched the...

Hello. First timer here. I am using the wine eclipse kit with grape skins. 6 gallons in 8 gallon plastic bucket with lid and airlock from Master Vinter. I see mixed advice for covered v. uncovered but decided to airlock it for my first go. Followed directions to a T I believe. Pitched the...

Thanks for the responses. I’ll take a look into building a system possibly using the concept of that mini keg. Or just drink fast!

Hey all. I would really like to have mini oak barrels in my basement that I could tap and get a glass of wine from (sort of like a mini keg) without it spoiling or even better, while continuing to age. My guess is it would be no different from just opening a bottle in terms of a limited shelf...