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Marty's Costco Wine - Red and White - Sunday, March 22, 2026.

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I may need help to lift the water bottles to fill the pails up. Rib damage from hockey. March 22 - Mixing it all together. Red - 1.086 White - 1.086 DO NOT FORGET TO ADD 1.5 GRAMS OF POTASSIUM BETABISULPHATE ON DAY 26, JUST AROUND WHEN YOU RACK IT TO FILTER/BOTTLE. I filled up the pail to the top of the first rim. Marty said he doesn't care about the %, so I did the same to his as to mine. I am thinking I should not do this next time. However, my white is nice. But a tad watery. Yea, do not add any extra water. I think I went way too far.                                              YEAST PITCHED AT 1:30. These instructions are slightly different than the usual Costco wine kits. They say to  ferment it 14 days instead of the usual 10. I always did that anyway. Temp is a little low ( 68F ) so the wall heater is on. March 24 - Temp a little high, so heater turned down a ...