BernardSmith

I agree with Rice_Guy, the amount of tannin and acidity are not likely to be different, BUT there are two distinct aspects to acidity...

From a chemistry point I would keep the targets the same. Tannin is an antioxidant and allows traditional ciders to survive aging. You...

Just to comment that as Winemaker81 suggested, activity in an airlock really tells you very little. In the first place, no activity can...

Gotta say that many of the responses are on target, but let me add a couple of different notes. 1. Most table fruit has the equivalent...

If you still have that bottle, you can try an experiment around whether the sumac wine might taste delightful as a sparkling wine or...

Given that there are 19 g of sugar in every 2 T and so there are 152 g in every cup, so there are 608 g in 4 cups of the syrup is 1.3...

Much appreciated. I have a half a bottle of Torani pistachio flavored syrup that I acquired from a family member. I guess I will use it...

Torani products are expensive. No I wouldn’t try to ferment them. It is cheaper to go to Walmart and buy frozen strawberry. Torani...

Resuscitating this thread, Rice_Guy. You suggest that you have used Torani strawberry syrup in wine making. Does that mean that you used...

A puree means that it is pulp with all the fiber which settled out at first racking. Technically it can sweeten and increase flavor...

Ohio Bob, Is that because the Benzoate acts much like K-Sorbate and prevents yeast from budding (reproducing)? Would a large enough...

I’ve used Torani to flavor my blackberry ports. I would not recommend fermenting these syrups, but only use as a flavoring or back...

Asking a question about the ability of yeast to ferment syrups when the ingredients include Sodium Benzoate as preservative. Can yeast...

IME you don't need to replace K-meta or sorbate every 6 months. Vendor docs indicate sorbate, in correct storage conditions, is good...

That explains a lot, but I wonder if novice wine makers might assume that they could use their city tap water with no problem.