Clearing plum wine 19

This I think is one point where the kits are really nice for us beginners. While they don't necessarily make the best wine if you're following their instructions, the wine is good, and it's ready in a month or three. I know if I had just been doing the smaller batches from scratch, and not doing kits too, i would have been discouraged already(yes, I've only been at this for a little more than two months, but I'm definitely not the most patient person ;) ). The kits have allowed me to get something done now, that I can see, taste, and enjoy, which allows me to be more patient with my other batches, and let them properly age, clear and degas. Just racked my first two batches for the second time, barely any sediment this time around, will probably rack at least one more time before I even think about stabilizing(two welch's recipes from Jack's site), but already I can start to see a nice clear wine, and the taste is developing nicely(I start siphon just by suckign on end, so get a little taste to see how it's doing ;) ).

But I also was able to enjoy a nice bottle of an Island mist kit, and part of a bottle of a Merlot, that I made from a Winexpert kit. The merlot is still a bit young, of course, and will benefit from more aging in the bottle, but at least it let's me open a bottle that I made myself, and have that good feeling of accomplishment(and save me some money to boot).

Joel

age my the 7 bottle better. you in you over clear in most I've been