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I decided to oak it with a medium-plus French Oak spiral. I cleared with isinglass and multiple rackings. Tasting AWESOME!!

Thanks for all the input guys! I was really hoping Yooper or some of the other longtime wine heads would chime in!

My Scuppernong wine has cleared brilliantly and has been stabilized and is ready for bulk aging. I used a medium toast French oak powder in the primary fermentation. My question is: should I age it on oak spirals?? It finished out very dry and I am not going to back-sweeten it. It taste like a...

I had that problem with some "old, cheaper" corks that was gave to me, but when I bought some high end new corks the problem was solved! I just dip them in B-brite no rinse sanitizer right before I cork em'.

Yes you could, but you can also sterilize some glass marbles and use them to fill the volume of liquid to the top of your carboy(secondary)! PS. Those flat glass decorative marbles found at hobby stores are better than the round ones, They dont roll around disturbing the lees when jiggled!

Look at it this way: If a 5 gallon carboy is 20” across, the radius would be 10”. 10” X’s itself is 100”. 100” x’s pi (3.14)=314 square inches. Now look at the neck of the carboy, let’s say it is 2”. That would make the radius 1”. 1” x’s itself is 1. 1 x 3.14 is: 3.14 square inches...

Has anybody tried one of these kits? It shows to be an award winner for 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2011. Most home brew shops are pricing it from $169.95 to $208.00 plus shipping. I found it on sale for $125.00 It is a 18 litre kit with GENUWINE Winery Dried Grape Skins. RJ Spangols En Primeur Wine...

Wow, beat me to it Calico, how did you sweeten?

On the skeeterpee.com website it says that most folks use Kool-Aid. 2 packs per gallon if I remember right. Is that what you used??? I read where some back sweetened and use regular unsweetened Kool-aid and some used the sugar included and it flavored and sweetened at the same time. Some even...

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Thanks for all the replys and votes!!! Keep em' coming!!

Jon, I have just racked and added clarifiers to my Piesporter (Vino del Vida) and was amazed at the taste after only 14 days in the primary. The next morning it was crystal clear! I have made many Meads, Ciders and homemade fruit and muscadine wines but this is my first "kit" wine. So far I am...

I have my primary and an empty 5 gal carboy empty. I have been wanting to try Skeeter pee and Apfelwein for a while now. Help me decide! Thanks-Giddy

It sounds like your Mead is right on schedule. All my meads have tasted awful at 6-10 weeks. It is going to BLOW your mind how it tastes in 6 months, then it will blow your mind at how it taste after it bottle ages for another 6 months. It is absolutely amazing at how it changes over time!