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It shouldn't be impossible, as Skeeter pee has it and people can ferment that just fine. However; if you start having problems early on you can guess who the culprit will be. Leave the must out overnight be fore you pitch the yeast, longer if possible and stir it as often as you can. You can do...

With a vigorous ferment especially in a large batch the must can get a good amount of heat going. this can skew your SG readings. It is also possible that some residual sugar has been pulled out of the berries as they break apart. CO2 bubbles can also push you hydrometer up while sitting in...

Very few places on the web are quite like this. Everyone is so helpful and willing to help. Like JBuck, this is one of the first wine forums I started with and I also found it the most inviting. Thank you all!

I also eyeball it and get about 5 runs out of a packet. Just pour out about a 1/5th of the packet per gallon. If you make starter with it a little bit can go a long way. I have never had an issue with contamination of the yeast. After I pour out what I'm going to use I fold the packet over...

A strong solution of baking soda and warm water left to sit for a day or two can pull a lot of odors out of the plastic.

Steelhead Extra Pale Ale ... still thinking about what's next.

Welcome and feel free to ask any thing on your mind.

I like the first one with the trees. Although I like the text better on the 2nd one.

Little cracks in the lid should not be a problem during primary ferment. CO2 will lie on top of the wine and protect it.

Mine took about 10 days to ferment to dry, my slurry was Lavin 1116. It took about 20 days to fall clear, with bentonite. Wonderfully drinkable in just about 40 days. My slurry was blueberry which made the color dark enough that it might not have been completely clear in that time but it...

The amount of sugar you have to add can vary quite a bit depending on your fruits' sugar content. Waiting overnight is not a bad idea if you are adding sugar as it might not have all dissolved or been released from the fruit.

Do you have a picture? It sounds like Flowers of Wine. Jack Keller recommends filtering and then re-sulfiting the wine. If left unchecked it will eat all the alcohol in your wine.

I think I'm going to try the dry method. I grabbed a scrubby sponge last night that I had used to clean off glue a few weeks ago. It got glue all over my hands again. grrrrrr

Welcome, your wine sounds great! Thanks for stopping in.

If it tastes good...DRINK IT! It might taste better in six months to a year, but if your thirsty now an years a long time to wait. ;) If you want to keep it around that long you need to make something else to drink right away. :p

You don't think fermentation started? Why do you think this? Please explain why you continued onto the other steps. When you added sorbate did you also add k-meta(sulfites)? Sorbate only prevent the yeast from reproducing the ones that are still alive and likely dormant from the temp. They...

That's what I do as well. I was hoping someone had a system or something they could share on how they figure it out. The one that gets me is the tannins I never quite know how much to add. I always feel like I'm just plucking a number out of the air, within the range of similar recipes I can find.

I soak my corks in a sulfite solution for a few minutes. Then depending on my mood I some times rinse and some time do not, things have turned out fine. If you're on well water or have questionable water certainly skip the rinse. Star-San should work fine, in the long run it's much more...

That's absolutely lovely. Inkscape is a bear, I never get very far with it without going back to GIMP, not that I'm much better with GIMP. I've even done some Inkscape tutorials with moderate success. I think if you can figure it out it's a pretty powerful publishing/layout app but not as good...

It should be slightly easier being married to a citizen and if you have the kids here they will be citizens. Only slightly easier though. My wife had to jump through so many hoops to get her's it was ridiculous. Unfortunately she was also doing it as they kept moving what governmental department...