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I am leaning toward sugar and not syrup. I don’t see any advantage in making simple syrup to raise SG. Must volume is five gallons. Thanks.

They add a depth to the structure of the base .16 ozs per 5/6 gallon batch.

I was playing around with Fermcalc and it seems 1.3 pounds of sugar will raise SG from 1.080 to 1.090 basically .010 points. How would...

I have no firm answer, but if it were me, I'd try 12 to 16 oz in a batch. After that, adjust other batches based upon your results.

The next question and I know this is all personal, but how many ounces without going overboard for a five gallon batch. I believe...

Would dark raisins change the color in white wine.

Never white , but standard reasons (sun maid ) the best to use . White wines are funny if you look up the taste profile there’s...

My wife would kill me.

I would refrigerate if I knew I was leaving immediately. It could turn out that I’m not needed out of town for a couple of weeks. That’s...

Later this week I am picking up some fresh juice. Not knowing exactly when, I may have to leave town on a family emergency. So here are...

Did you ever add golden raisins to a white wine?

I leave my bottles upright for a week before placing them on their side. Also never wet the corks with sanitizing solution. I mix a...

The extras are not important. I have all those supplies in my wine room. Also I would make a five gallon batch instead of six. I think...

I was looking at a Pinot Grigio Fontana kit on Amazon. In one of the reviews, the user stated that the starting SG was 1.056. Is that...

I was thinking of trying a Pino Grigio. Typically cheaper white kits are easier to produce a better product. And you can’t beat $71. I...