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Interesting and very useful information, thank you. I made my first batch of rhubarb wine last November, 2014. I too started with frozen rhubarb (20lbs) and made a big mistake of adding the same amount of sugar at the beginning to the frozen rhubarb. The SG was way too high to start...

What have you used in combination with rhubarb, with rhubarb being the main ingredient, to make wine that you like and would do again. What fruit, as a secondary ingredient, have you added with rhubarb to make wine. Seems like it takes about 17 lbs. of rhubarb to make a 5 gallon batch...

How long in the bottle ? Quick question about Dragon Blood Wine to everyone. After the db wine is bottled how long can the wine sit on the rack before drinking it. I read at around 3 months the wine will be at its peak taste but I want to know how long it can sit on the wine rack, is it years...

A question for fruit wine makers. First a little explanation. I have been watching videos people have posted on YouTube specifically about them making Rhubarb wine because I would like to attempt to make a 23 litre batch of rhubarb wine myself. From what I have seen most people are going...

Thanks for your input, appreciated. Pineapple SG was 0.990 at end of fermentation. Yes I did add pectic enzyme at beginning of fermentation. I actually followed the pineapple wine recipe Wade posted so it is available for you to look at on this forum. About the lees, it has been clearing...

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I'm asking pro's and experienced wine makers for your opinion about a batch of pineapple wine that I stabilized, degased and added fining agents to on March 3rd, 2014. I have added 2 pictures of the carboy of pineapple juice for you to look at. What I would like to know is, it has been only...

wineforfun thanks for input. I bought a 10 gallon pail to make this batch and there is no volume marks on the outside of pail to let you know how much is in the container. In my rush to get this batch going I forgot to add measured gallon amounts of water, one at a time so I could mark the...

I would appreciate anyone to answer a question about something I am not totally sure of with Wade's pineapple recipe. I added the ingredients as per instructions and now am at point of topping with remainder of water to let sit for 12 hours. So far I put in "1 gallon" warm water for mixing...

This being a kit and it comes with instructions for the kit this is my I would suggest you do. Somewhere on your instruction sheet you have contact information for the company that made that specific wine kit. It will be either a phone number or an email address, or both of them. They will...

I will follow your advice and do that. Thanks.

My first DB batch should probably be ready for 1st racking tomorrow, the SG reading taken this afternoon was 1.002. Looking forward to tomorrow. Below shows how it has gone along from day 1. Starting.... SG 1.074/ temp 22.1 C Feb.9.... SG 1.070/ temp 22.5 C Feb 10.... SG 1.054 temp...

Well Dangerdave I just have to assume that your are not trying on those cheap nylon stockings in front of all those ladies and then wearing them home. :)

Thank you for your information, interesting to read. I too have been squeezing fruit container, removing and stirring must daily. Fermentation averages seem to be as quick as 4/5 days and up to 10 days so with that info my batch is going along ok. Following my SG #'s it looks like it will...

My first DB, actually first ever wine from scratch and it is exciting. I would like to compare fermentation notes with anyone who has finished a DB wine already, really just for my own curiosity sake. I followed the recipe, with 8lbs of 4 berry mix, yeast is EC-118. Fermentation is going as...

Purchasing in Canada, why not drive down to your local "Canadian Tire" store, you know what they say in those commercials " There's more to Canadian Tire than just tires! " They have a 76 wine bottle rack available and watch for when they put them on sale, the purchase price on sale there is...

If you are referring to what I am trying to accomplish with my post here it is very simple. I was replying to the very first post by murray123 and his question about a hydrometer and the % alcohol using it. I was sharing with others reading this thread the instructions that came with my...

Julie....... using the formula you suggest you end up with the same % alcohol that I said I got ( 19.65% so very close) following tables included with my hydrometer..... thank you. those instructions I posted with my first message say in example 1, if your finished sg is greater than 1.0...

Jamesngalveston using info that came with my hydrometer this is what I end up with...... Start fermentation SG 1.140 = 18.6 % alcohol End of fermentation SG 0.990 = (-1.3 %) alcohol Those 2 numbers give you a final alcohol content of 19.9 %