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Has anyone made a clone of Great Divide's Fresh Hop Pale Ale? I'd like to make it this weekend.... Someone had mentioned this kit as being similar in an earlier thread....does anyone know what the ingredients are for the kit...

Does anyone know how much metabisulphite is supposed to be added to the Eclipse Lodi Ranch Cab Kit? I believe I lost the package that came with the kit and haven't been able to find out how much needs to be added. Thanks

To update.....last week, I bundled it up and using a space heater periodically to warm the room and saw signs of fermentation starting back up. Checked gravity today and it was down to 1.000, so pretty close to recommended FG of 0.998.

Thanks....that's a good suggestion on the hydrometer since I actually broke my old hydrometer prior to making the wine and had to get a new one, but it does check out. I've raised the temperature in the room and bundled up the wine....I'll give it another week and see what happens. Thanks!

Should I stir the wine? The instructions didn't make any mention of stirring, so I've just left it alone....

I'm making a wine kit for the first time (Pinot Noir)....I have experience with all-grain beer brewing. My wine had and OG of 1.090 and after a week of fermentation is only at 1.020. Although the kit recommends two weeks in the primary, it appears that fermentation has slowed considerably and...