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I just made my electric tire pump/compressor into a vacuum pump. I tested the HG with a guage and it read 27hg. Is that to much for degassing? I read through a lot of threads on this and opinions vary. But I think the majority say 20 is safe. But I'm not sure how I would reduce the suction...

I found this vacuum pump at my local Harbor Freight store for only $20. I’m wondering if this will work as a vacuum pump to degas my wine. It’s says it’s holds 28hg at 90 psi. I’m wonding if I lower my psi I can get it around 20hg. Obviously I would have to add a pressure guage...

I know this is an old thread. But can someone post a link to the correct vacuum ejector on amazon?

Many thanks for the input. I'm going to test the SG every day then move to the next step. This is my first batch. Can't wait to see how it turns out.

Newbie here: Please confirm my SG reading and a quick question on first batch progress To me it looks like it’s right on the hash mark right above the 1.000 line. That’s .998 correct? http://s32.photobucket.com/user/Crispyc21/media/Wine/2ndSGReadng.jpg.html I just started my first...

So I'm going to count this toward a newbie mistake or misunderstanding. I did some more measurements last night and I do believe it’s 6 gallons. The issue is/was the way I was measuring 1 gallon. I was measuring 4 qts = 1 gallon, therefore I used 24 quarts to = 6 gallons. But after...

Not sure what the carboy is. but I was measuring via US using 4 qts = 1 gallon, therefore I used 24 quarts to = 6 gallons.

So I have a dumb question but just want to make sure I’m not going crazy. A 6 gallon carboy is supposed to hold 6 gallons right?? I ordered the Deluxe Wine Making Kit (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FBOWQW/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20) from Amazon and received it last week. Before I start to...

I just received my wine making kit (equipment only) so now I’m looking to put it to good use. I have a Pink Moscato kit coming that I won’t get until sometime in June. I would like to try a sweet red wine. I like Red Moscato and a wine I just tried last week, Vino Sweet Red. Any suggestions...

Thank you all for your input. I think I am going to go with the 6 gallon kit. I will probably buy a 1 gallon glass jug for smaller batches when testing things out.

Here are the equipment kits on Amazon I'm looking at.. 1 gallon - 1 Gallon Wine from Fruit Kit http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005CIBAE0/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20 6 gallon - Deluxe Wine Making Kit (High Quality and Durable Wine Kit)...

Hello again. I have a question about the wine making kits which supply the hardware needed for wine making. I am very new at this and have been reading a lot. I took a quick look on Amazon to see what kits are available. I’ve seen a couple which can make wine in batches of 1 gallon (includes...

Thank you for the info. The bottles I have for after the fermenting process are glass. So I'm good their. transferring the wine to the glass jar, is it safe to put the top on and store it? Or will the continuation of the fermenting process (even if very slow) cause a pressure build up?

I am making my first few bottles of wine the poor boy way, from juice bottles from the store. These are just experiments to have fun and if I want to get more serious about wine making I will probably go to using the kits. Having said that, as I’m new at this I have a lot of questions...