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Thanks very much. This is all great info. Yes I will be taping the probe to the outside of the bucket and will had some more insulation around it than the blanket over it. If you don't mind one more question.. Is the temp requirement the same for the secondary in the carboy? Don't you hate...

Batch will be 6 gallons and the heater tape is 30 watts. I also have the INkbird controller.

I wasn't quite clear. It's not a heating blanket. I have just an old fleece blanket plain no heating wrapped around the bucket with a heating belt wrapped around it under the blanket.

I was going to do my wine making in a small basement. It is unheated other than when the heater for the house kicks on. Temp in winter will be in the 50"s. I'll be using a plastic fermenting pail and a heat belt with a thermostat. It that too cold an are? I was also going to insulate the...

Thanks. I am in Rhode Island.

Thanks very much to all that responded. This is great and helpful info. A couple of questions. How much potassium bisulfate do I add? And for degassing .. I am assuming the wine would have to be transferred several times back and forth for adequate degassing??????

I am not relishing lifting 6 gallons of wine up to siphon it to the carboy etc. I was thinking about using either a pump or vacuum pump. It watching videos of this I see a lot of air entering the wine. With beer that is a huge problem.. However how does it effect the wine? If I use either...

My name is Mike. I've been brewing my own beer for over 20 years. I've always wanted to make wine so decided now is the time. Haven't started the first batch yet but very shortly. Plan is to start easy with Kit wine than move up from there.

I am new to wine making. I have spent many years making beer. I am anticipating more problems with lifting 6 gallons weight in order to syphon. So thinking of using a transfer pump eventually. I've seen some ideas on line but my concern is the extra air that is introduced in the process...