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So, update: I bottled it and when I did I poured off a liter into a decanter and tasted it. At first it had a sour taste, but then immediately the wine shone through. I let it decant over several days and it got better and better. the first top note is still a little on the sour side, like a...

Thanks, I am going to go ahead and bottle it, and try some tonight. I will give an update when I find out. also, thanks for the advice on the head space, I knew that could be an issue, but I haven't had a problem in the past. This is the first time in 10 years of making wine that I have had...

Smells fine, amazing actually

I have some wine that has been in carboys since 2020, and the airlock ran a little dry (I was using vodka). Now there is a film on the top of the wine, see photos. Is my wine now undrinkable? did it go bad? I'd rather toss it than poison anyone, myself included. But I'd hate to lose the...

If I don't win, I will buy a couple anyway! This looks awesome!

You might want to try to heat up both the picnic tap and the racking cane with a heat gun or hair dryer (or even some really hot water). That might give it some plasticity. I plan on adding a bead of superglue around where they meet to make sure it doesn't pop out.

I have been toying with the idea bottling some and am really glad I ran across this. A couple observances: 1) I don't think that filling hte bottle up with CO2 is really necessary if you fill the bottle all the way to the top, this will force out any O2 that is in the bottle. Plus CO2 is...