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New Winexpert Kits
Anyone see anything announced on what the new Winexpert Kits are going to be.

I see they have a few brands replacing all of their current brands, but I can't see what the kits in each will be.

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Sacrificial tannins
When adding oak chips to primary. Do they replace the other tannin additions?

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Calculating amount of sugar needed to raise specific gravity of must
I used to know how to do this, but I seem to be screwing something up so I’m hoping someone can shed some light on this for me.

I made a wort using 1 U.S. pint of fruit juice concentrate in 1.25 gallons of water, giving me 1.375 gallons of wort.
The specific gravity of this wort was 1.035.

I wanted to figure the amount of sugar I’d need to increase the grav...

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Correcting an Amarone
So I've started an Amarone style wine from Argentia Ridge 3 months ago. I just tasted it and... tastes like nondescript red wine, even a little fruity.

Can I tweak the wine even though it's 3 months old? If so, what would you recommend? I'll certainly add tannin and/or chips, but I was thinking of also a mix of either dried raisins/prunes/tart cherries. I don't mind if ...

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Bulk aging: what am I waiting for?
I have two one-gallon batches of wine currently aging; one is apple wine and the other is pear. Both of them got where they are via the same process:

1. About a week of primary fermentation, in a big covered pot.
2. Once the S.G. stabilized near 1.000, transfer to a glass carboy with fermentation trap for secondary fermentation (side question: is "secondary" the pro...

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