ah-ha! My guess was right, thanks, CJ. AND the winexpert.com folks
replied also and said the same thing. The f-pack and stablizer, etc. is
about 860 ML, remove that much plus room to stir, then top up with what
I removed.

Could it be that I'm getting the hang of this? smile. After 4 kits, and
7 recipes? I'm no wine expert, but maybe I move up out of wine-newbie
status. smile. Of course, if I FOLLOWED directions instead of trying to
babysit and do wine making, that would be best.
thanks for the reply. I thought I'd also post what the company said -
which was the same thing.
DAve



CJ wrote:
> "I guess I could during stage 3 (in 10 days) remove a gallon, add the
> stage 3 stablizer, etc. and then top back up with what I can of the
> gallon removed. "
>
> Bingo !
>