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I typically don't rack until it's 1.000 or less, however, I also work from my home, so I have the ability to stop everything and rack wine when it needs racked. :) You can sort of predict from your wine log of gravity readings when it's going to need to go in the carboy. Case in point - my mango...

I don’t get headaches, but my feet itch horrendously! I take care of that by drinking more wine.

Started a mango, have a Welch’s gallon going also to play around with flavorings.

I’m going to have some empty carboys coming up soon, this sounds like one to try out, maybe age on some chocolate... jack keller agreed with one quart per gallon.

thanks for the link John, I didn't know Label Peelers was in Kent... they sell my favorite bottles - blue! I'll have to pick up a few cases next time I'm in the area.

well i learn something new every day. I have a few of these, and I got a case of blue ones last year, but didn't know what they were called!

I’ve never started skeeter pee with slurry. I just chuck in a packet of ec 1118, no rehydrating, even. That stuff could ferment tires.

perceived sweetness from being fruit forward. Try them in a year or two.

lol! creative solution. I'd leave them as-is, it'll be waiting when you get back.

Chop the boiled potatoes up and make potato soup

A 3 gal strawberry batch and a singleton of lime. 3544 + 4 = 3548

It’s a popular approach to wine making. I let it go down even farther before transferring, but if I were making grape wines I imagine I’d be much more careful.

I secure muslin with a rubber band, and typically ferment to dry in the bucket. But then, I’m not making anything fancy.

It’s fine to use jam or jelly to make wine, you just use a lot of pectic enzyme.

How did your coconut wine turn out?

Probably good then I’m not trying to impress anyone with my wines! :db

I typically pay fifty cents apiece when I buy 30. It’s convenience. Also, I can store all my bottles upright

ooooh i'll have to give my used oak to hubby, he smokes stuff every weekend. Don't know why I didn't think of it, great idea.