11 Jan

Expert Tip – Fermentation Temperature and Timing

January 11, 2023

Kit instructions tell you to ferment your wine within a specific fermentation temperature range. Most manufacturers recommend 65 to 75 ...

19 Dec

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Expert Tips – Be Kind to Your Yeast in Wine

December 22, 2022

If you look at the instructions in your wine kit, they will likely instruct you to sprinkle your packet of dry yeast directly into your...

02 Dec

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Expert Tips on Water for Your Wine Kits

November 29, 2022

“Is water a factor in the success of my wine?” Tap water is impacted when spring rains bring more particles into the runoff, which t...

17 Nov

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Expert Tip on Wine Kit Instructions

November 17, 2022

Trying to use generic techniques described in winemaking textbooks will usually lead to problems. Wine kits are a different kettle of f...

19 Oct

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Top 10 Tips to Make your Winexpert Wine Kit a Success

October 19, 2022

Making wine from a kit is the best way for craft winemakers to discover unique varietals from regions around the world that are not usu...

23 Sep

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Cleaning and Sanitizing for Better Wine Kits

September 23, 2022

Most winemaking failures can be traced to a lapse in cleaning or sanitizing. Cleaning is the act of removing visible dirt and residu...

08 Sep

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Great Advice on How to Prepare Your Corks

September 8, 2022

Corks are made from the bark of cork-oak trees which are stripped when they are 15-20 years old. The virgin cork is coarse, but as the ...

23 Aug

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Stir it Well! – The Importance of Stirring Wine

August 23, 2022

The one thing you don't want to change in the instructions is the mixing and stirring wine in the kits. To make a properly balanced wi...

11 Aug

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Amazing Wine Wise Tips – Primary Care

August 11, 2022

What is a Primary Fermenter for Wine? We would not have wine without primary fermentation. It generally refers to the stage of win...

04 May

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Half Hitch Raising Money for Ukraine

May 4, 2022

A big shout out to our Half Hitch Brewing Company in Cochrane, Alberta. Chris Heier, President of Half Hitch, decided to join hundreds ...