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Thank you!!! I was hoping that would be the case but I was worried because of the stuff I added. I will wait patiently :)

i am making a 60 day white wine kit and i have made a big whoopsie :o i did not rack to carboy after primary fermentation before starting the next steps of adding potassium metabisulphite, potassium sorbate and kieselsol. I just added them as usual and have stirred it a few times since last...

Well, my method of using a cheap brush and attaching another stick to lengthening it is getting it on my nerves :o

i don't have one of these, looks handy :)

Okay, I will let it be for a bit. Thanks for the help you guys!!

That totally makes sense, but in my defense, I have always followed the same instructions with great results and didn't know until coming here that I could sway from the "rules" of the kit. So I haven't wrecked it??? Thank you so much for your wisdom!

Oh yes, it was finished the secondary fermentation on april 19 with a SG of 1.000 (exactly what the kit predicted), but I didn't get to degassing until May 3. The SG is .992 right now.

My floating thermometer is broken, but it's in my kitchen, which is 72 degrees. I'm not sure how I can get it any warmer.

Hello all!! I have made a few wine kits and always followed the instructions concerning degassing (which is 2 minutes max, 1 time) and haven't had this much of a problem before. I have been degassing for 3 days now with the fizz-x (i think that's what it's called lol) i do it every hour for a...

Hello all! I have made a couple wine kits and since there was a sale, I thought I might try some beer. See you all on the forum :)