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Put 1 tsp into the must tonight and then stirred it to a heavy froth. This picture is from post- nutrient but pre-stirring. Broken hydrometer jar :slp. Won't know SG for a couple days before I get to the brew shop

This is a picture of the nutrient derived from Amazon where I ordered it.

From the Winemaker's Recipe Handbook: 33. CRANBERRY or Cranapple Juice 2 qts Juice [I used Trader Joe's 100% Cranberry Juice. Only $4) 2 qts Water 1 3/4 lbs Sugar 2 1/2 tsp Acid Blend 1/2 tsp Pectic Enzyme 1/2 tsp Energizer 1 Campden Tablet

I'll post it when I get off work or as I call it, winemaking research time :h

Thanks, Deezil. Your answer inspires another question though, the recipe only called for 1/2tsp of energizer and no nutrient. I put in a pinch of nutrient on my own initiative. Is that sufficient or would you (or anyone) recommend more?

Hey all, so I started a 1 gallon batch of cranberry wine following the 'Winemaker's Recipe Handbook' by Raymond Massaccesi. The recipe called for, among other things (don't have it in front of me), 2qts juice, 2qts water, and 1 and 3/4 lbs sugar. My initial SG was 1.094-6. Maybe I'm just used to...

Thanks guys, appreciate the input!

So after I get off work at one in the morning, I look forward to having to rack and finalize 5gal of carrot wine and 6gal of Skeeter Pee, :db. I don't have any real degassing equipment, can I achieve the same effect by splash racking to disperse the CO2 or will the resulting oxygenation...

It's stopped doing that a couple days ago, and I just measured the SG a few hours ago at 1.000, but I notice that that has occurred or the airlocks pop off when I first rack into carboys. Perhaps I am racking too early and not allowing the main fermentation to conclude

I'm currently only in the middle of my first batch of SP, so take my advice with a grain of salt, but I used EC-1118. In order to replicate the yeast 'slurry' I made a starter with some warm water, sugar, and some yeast nutrient (plus a pinch of energizer, methinks) in a jar, slowly adding a...

Thanks seth! I'm actually considering what I should top up the carrot wine with. The original recipe from the winemaker's handbook has the carrots being initially mixed with grape concentrate so I'm thinking I'll use that. Also, the bubbles on the rim of the must are from my ghetto degassing...

I just wanted to share with you guys how one can practice winemaking no matter where they live! First two photos are of my "brew closet" where the magic happens in a tiny closet meant for jackets and shoes. The bubbling beauties you see are of my carrot wine and my skeeter pee. Hopefully they...

Hey all, just racked my first batch of Skeeter Pee from the bucket into a carboy (two actually, the 5gal and the 1gal) in the early morning 05/09/14. I topped up both to within about an inch or so of the top but there are still some bubbles left over from the star san sitting at the top. Will...

So I'm making my first batch of skeeter pee and I notice that in step 9, it does not specify at what SG to rack from the primary into the secondary. My initial SG a few days ago was 1.070. My current SG is 1.046. Should I rack now or wait for it to go lower still?

Looks like I had little reason to worry; I cast my starter jar into the must yesterday and today the whole thing was merrily bubbling away. Now my main concern is whether my six-gallon bucket may overflow when the cap grows a little bigger. Not to mention in a couple days when the recipe calls...

Thanks for the recipe! Saved and noted for next time!

Some pictures to aid in analysis. The first is after the first phase before the addition of the must. The two after are the more recent with decreased bubble cover. The last shows the lees at the bottom. I thought that the starter was supposed to be actively frothing, perhaps even a cap already...

Probably should add that the must added was probably in the range of a 1/2-2/3 cup or so

So I decided to make up my first batch of skeeter pee on 04/30. Made it up following the recipe exactly except for the fact that it's initial SG was 1.060 (recipe calls for 1.070) and so I added 2 1/3 cups of sugar slowly stirred in to raise it to 1.070. I also splashed the lemon juice in my...

How many scoops of the included cup for sun oxy clean do you guys use? I've just been doing a scoop per gallon.