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Well I haven't been on here for a good long while but the wine making juices are kicking in again. I have been looking for a copy kat recipe for the orginal Bartles & James wine cooler. They are not available here or else they don't make them anymore. anyway any help would be appreciated thanks.

Wildman, I'm new to winemaking to and a book that helped me and is easy to read is Enjoy Home Winemaking by Robert and Eileen Frishman its usally only a few dollars about anywhere you look. This site is also really helpful.

Ok, Thanks I guess I should of thought of that. This will give me an excuse to go back to the brew store this weekend. Funny how a new day will shed light on something.

I made a dumb mistake tonight, When I siphoned the primary into secondary I realized my carboy was to big I think about 7gal. But I started a 5 gal batch to much head space in a 7gal carboy. I'm still kicking myself:smack: but I need to try to fix this I'm making welches grape from frozen...

It's a red. Welches Concord Grape 5gal. The yeast is really working in the 5gal primary :D. I started a 1gal batch with what I took off the 5gal batch that I got to sweet used Red Star Montrachet it's starting to take off this morn. Thanks.

Ok, Do I need to leave cloth on the whole time during primary. I've been keeping the basement around 70 degrees is that about optimum temp.

OK, I started my first batch last night pitched yeast about 10 hours ago everything seems to be going well yeast is working (Pasteur Red yeast). Which is better cheese cloth or lid with air lock I know the yeast needs plenty of o2 to perform well but would the lid with air lock be better because...

Thanks for help guys and gals I took some out added about 5 cups water that took the SG back to 1.095. I will start a 1 gal batch in the morn. guess a 1 gal batch might have been a good place to start in the first place:D I always go overboard when I start something new. Patrick if would have...

I'm certainly not the one to give someone else advice on wine making or bottling but I did see it done on youtube.

I guess that's what I was trying to say.should I take some out and add a little water. thanks

I have been lurking on this site for a days before I started my first batch of wine (welches concentrate) I used 9 cans concentrate,9lbs sugar my hydrometer (not sure how to use it) is on the 20 mark below the 1.100 so my question is will this be to sweet to start the yeast? :confused Any advice...