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• Posted in thread: wine kit not clearing on 05-19-2013 at 08:11 PM
  I'll bet ya dollars to stale donuts you didn't fully degass it. So either wait 6 months or put
  some vacuum on it.I degassed it til there was just a little psst after shaking the test sample.
  I thought...

• Posted in thread: wine kit not clearing on 05-05-2013 at 08:02 PM
  My wife has done a few wine kits and has had no problems. I would advise the obvious, re-read
  the directions and make sure you have followed them as exactly as possible. Temps, racking,
  lengths of tim...

• Posted in thread: wine kit not clearing on 05-05-2013 at 05:46 PM
  Good morning all. I have my first wine kit, a Chardonnay, that should be ready to bottle but is
  very cloudy towards the bottom even after giving it an extra week as the directions recommend
  if not yet...

• Posted in thread: Anyone Have A Floor Corker In AZ? on 04-07-2013 at 02:52 AM
  You're fine w/ a hand corker..it's no more effort than using a hand capper on cider/beer (and
  they're only about $10).As far as tips...a helper makes a big difference!! One person filling
  while the ot...

• Posted in thread: Anyone Have A Floor Corker In AZ? on 04-06-2013 at 01:46 AM
  Hey all. I have my first batch of wine ready to bottle in a couple of weeks and the lhbs here
  in AZ basically told me a floor corker would save me a lot of time and frustration as It's a
  pain to use t...

• Posted in thread: Graham's English Cider on 03-16-2013 at 07:55 PM
  Pasteurising..A must?Or optional?A must if you are not fermenting til completion or
  backsweetening and bottling for carbonation. Not necessary if you're going to ferment til It's
  completely done and n...

• Posted in thread: Graham's English Cider on 03-15-2013 at 04:35 AM
  Just bottle pasteurized my Graham's English Cider. I was worried they were too carbonated to
  pasteurize as they were super carbonated after five days of backsweetening with two cans of aj
  concentrate....

• Posted in thread: Easy Stove-Top Pasteurizing - With Pics on 03-15-2013 at 04:32 AM
  Just bottle pasteurized my Graham's English Cider. I was worried they were too carbonated to
  pasteurize. I managed to get them all done, but the bottom of one of the six packs fell out
  when carrying i...

• Posted in thread: Graham's English Cider on 03-15-2013 at 12:43 AM
  Just bottled this 5 days ago, Sunday, and it is carbed like a mofo. Maybe with only a little
  priming sugar it takes a few weeks to carb, but with two cans of ah concentrate, it is
  carbonated to the po...

• Posted in thread: Just Made My First Wine on 03-13-2013 at 02:54 PM
  It sounds fine- I don't really have any good tips, as they have very good instructions with
  that kit and simply by following the directions you will have a very drinkable wine.If you can
  rent or borro...