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I saw that video and immediately thought "Man, somebody is THINKING. Now we're talking!" So I hooked it up on my 6 gal glass carboy. I 'ghettoed' my rig a little differently - I wanted to be able to break suction immediately if needed, so I ended up in a balancing act with the jar attachment...

I'd say let it air cool. I'm not the greatest corker in the world, so in some of mine I had a marginal gap between the bottle and the depth of the cork in the neck. This usually isn't much, but when I was waxing bottles it was enough to create a problematic air pocket that sometimes took a...

I've pulled it off - you can do some pretty neat things with it if you do it right. You've got the right idea - I used an old soup can, filled it up with the wax pellets, and went from there. Sometimes, I'll dip them straight - makes for a plain sealing that looks good. If i'm feeling spunky...

If you're thinking of adding spices, here's my humble offering of a couple of ideas for you. 1) Toast the dry spices. Preferably whole, and in a non-metal pan (glass works, stoneware is even better - go to lowes and buy yourself one of the $5 UNGLAZED ceramic tiles or kiln bricks. put your...

Heh. Well sports fans, let me assure you - you can make orange wine, and it DOES work (recipe here soon to follow, don't have time to type it right now) - though it's not a process for the exacting or faint of heart. I've done it the EXACT same way twice, and each time received a different...