On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 05:45:05 GMT, "Richard Knouse"
> wrote:

>Please bear with me if this subject is already addressed....I haven't seen
>yet in the last week or so of scouring this newsgroup, but could somebody
>tell me even more basically what is involved with starting to make wine. I
>mean as simple as what the first steps are, what the terms mean, etc. Most
>of what I'm reading here I don't understand...racking, airlock, 2nd rack,
>3rd rack, etc. I have visited Jack Keller's site and found it very helpful
>but am having trouble matching up his information with actual steps in the
>process especially the steps I'm seeing discussed here. Could someone
>provide me with an overview or outline.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>WhyKnow
>

Try this FAQ too.. It is dated but is excellent

http://www.malak.ca/rcw.faq