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Yikes, degasing a wine that's already bottled? I would think that if there was much gas left in your wine at bottling time that it would build up and pop your corks back out, or worse bottle-bomb on you. Though I've also read stories of people pouring a glass of wine and it foaming up a head...

I'm working on a Wine Expert kit right now as well, and they specifically mention taking care to stir up all the sediment while degasing or the wine may not clear correctly. I'm not sure if this has to do with ensuring the clay added in the first step comes back into play, or the fact that CO2...

Oh excellent, thanks phished. I'll look them up.

Yeah, the problem is the availability of fresh cider or juice around here. I've made a couple of batches from scratch at I really liked them, but my wife didn't so much. I made a number of batches from kits and we both really like them, so kits are what we're looking for. The Vinoka brand from...

Hello all. My wife and I are going to be taking a road trip from Nova Scotia down into Maine for some shopping, in a couple of weeks time. We'll be travelling the I95 heading through Bangor, Portland, and Freeport on the way. I've been having a tough time lately finding quality hard cider kits...

Oh how I wish I lived in the fruit belt. Weather might be a little too cold for good fruit production where I am. What fun to look forward to. Best of luck!

Yeah, the bottle contains natural and artificial flavours, liquid invert sugar, etc. I think the reason most don't contain fermentables is because they don't expect me to bottle condition for CO2 after adding it. I'm not force carbonating like I'm supposed to with this kit, hence the problem...

I've homebrewed beer before with some success, a number of years ago. I thought I would try a cider kit (which both myself and my wife can enjoy this time), but with no local sources of decent fresh cider, I'm trying a 24L cider kit made by Vinoka. Pretty straight forward, started it Jan 1st...