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degassed with a spoon as always. It is still bubbling, not quite clear and smells yeasty I beat it to death by hand. :)

Starting SG 1.75 Current SG .990 Degassed and added Potassium Metabisulfite and Potassium Sorbate and superkleer last Monday per instructions. this is my third batch of DB and never had problems in the other two. This batch was 9 lbs of triple berry and 2 bananas. the others were 6 lbs of...

Help please! I pulled out my carboy of DB today to rack and back sweeten - it's been clearing for a week. But it's still fermenting and smells yeasty. Now what do I do?

Hubby drinks bourbon not wine. Do you think I could use his big bourbon bottles with screw on lids to store the DB? I drink it fast enough..:). thoughts anyone?

I'm sure it will be yummy! I can't wait to start another batch - probably on Sunday. 2 bananas, peeled added to the fruit at the beginning, right? :p

Love reading all these posts - I learn so much! I've made 2 batches - one with 2 bags of triple berrry and one with one bag of triple berry and one bag of quad berry. To backsweeten the first I put only a cup of sugar in the whole batch because I like bone dry wine. I backsweetened with 2...

I have 2 gallons of dandelion wine I started last April. I've done everything according to Jack Keller's recipe, but it just won't clear! I added SuperKleer about 10 days ago and it started to clear at the top, but then just stalled. What can I do? Please help!

Yes - used the triple berry - the color is darker in real life!

This is my first DB! So pretty had to share! Thanks for everyone's help and support!

Are you answering me Carolyn? (aka Dragon Lady) :) I guess I could use it to top off the carboy?

Starting my second batch of DB today using 3# of the triple berry and 3# of raspberry/blueberry/strawberry. I have about 3/4 of a bottle of very sweet peach wine that is good as a dessert - can I use it to top up my carboy later? Or just add it in at the beginning?

Not ready for the 20 gallon yet - I do all in my kitchen. The carboy fits under my table - not sure the trash can would fit! LOL! I'll just make more batches. Like tomorrow.....

Oh my goodness this stuff is freaking wonderful! My first batch will be ready to bottle in a few days. I only added one cup of sugar to the entire carboy as I don't like sweet wine. FANTASTIC! I'm already planning on making another batch! Now I get the need for the 20 gallon trash can...

DB is going great guns! How many days will it take to get to <1.000? (step 3 in the instructions?)

Happy Girl Here! I have 6 gallons of Pinot Noir to bottle next Sunday, started 6 gallons of Dragon Blood today, two gallons of Dandelion almost ready and one gallon plus almost a bottle of Black Raspberry. Little Ole' Wine Makin' Me! The Dragons Blood looks and smells great! Thanks for...

Just spent the past few hours going over this thread. I will start my first DB on Sunday and can't wait! I can only find triple berry blend of blueberry, raspberry and strawberry and am worried about the strawberries disintegrating. FYI Dave, I was born in Chillicothe and graduated from...

This is my favorite wine kit so far - LOVE it! A great blend of red with just a bit of sweetness. Yes, I added all packages of oak. And I can't wait to make more! It was very drinkable after one month and even better after three months.... But I can't find the kit anymore to make...

THANKS to you all! I guess I am worried... I'll be checking it on Wednesday and see what the SG is and go from there. Hubby said the same thing about the lees being in a rounded bottom carboy. You all are sooo helpful! I have learned so much from all the threads here!

Thanks for the info - yes it is in a carboy. Should I rack to another vessel to leave the sediment behind before adding the next ingredients?

I'm in day 5 of my secondary fermentation of a WineExpert Riesling and there seems to be a lot of sediment in the carboy. This is my second kit and I didn't have all this sediment in my Mezza Luna Red in the carboy. Is this ok? When I add the next stuff do I stir it all in? Or rack again or...