If you look at the instructions in your wine kit (and please, do), they will likely instruct you to sprinkle your packet of yeast directly on to the must. Yet if you read the yeast package (and many winemaking textbooks) they recommend rehydrating the yeast. If the objective is to
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1. Inadequate Equipment Winemaking equipment, such as pails, carboys, air locks and spoons are often similar to items around the home. However, in many cases, proper winemaking equipment and utensils are made of special materials, and this can influence your finished product. Re-using plastic pails from other sources, like
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LIQUOR QUIK ACCELEVIN K.C.2 AcceleVIN™ K.C.2. contains a special blend of selected wine yeast mixed with 3 different nutrient salts. When added with the standard 5g yeast sachet contained in most wine kit add-packs, will reduce the fermentation time from
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Winexpert is about to release some limited edition cocktail kits, homebrew4less.com is currently taking pre-orders at special pricing for these items, they will begin shipping in April, 2010. This April 2010, Winexpert will introduce an exciting and delicious new addition to the Winexpert Island Mist family: Twisted
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Winexpert: 'I Made This'--Introduction Winexpert: 'I Made This—Before You Begin' Winexpert: 'I Made This--Primary Fermentation' Winexpert: 'I Made This--Secondary
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Attending wine tasting events can be a great experience and a lot of fun, although a lot of people choose not to attend out of fear or not knowing what to do or what to expect. Even though there are no mysteries to wine tasting, there are some things that
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Acidity in a must has been described as the cornerstone upon which flavours are built. Without sufficient acid a wine tastes medicinal, will not ferment well, is prone to infection, will not keep and lacks balance.The common acids found in fruit, other than grapes, are citric or malic. Most winemakers
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