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Thank you. I'll take your advice (as well as everyone else's!) and be patient.

Currently the pH is down to 3.1. It tastes ok (not great but very young). I kinda thought that pH reading was too low for a red.

I've read that reds need to be 3.5 to 4.5 on the pH scale (some debate the 4+ but they're out there) and whites 3.0 - 3.5. I just measured my Cabernet's acidity at 9g/litre and I'm wondering if it should be corrected. I have added 18 oz of blackberries, 10oz Zantes currants, and 2 cups medium...

Jump right in. The more the merrier.

Do you remember which one failed? How far past the expiration was it?

Five more gallons currently in primary. 3223 + 5 = 3228

Where will you buy your grapes?

Just hit 1.050 in my batch today and added the extra nutrient, energizer, and 32 oz RealLime. Bubbling away! :h

Great site. I've been on there quite a lot but have never seen anything about which yeasts can handle certain fruits (and why). Maybe I need to read it a little more carefully! EDIT: Found this on Jack's site about 71-B: Lalvin 71B-1122 (Narbonne) : This yeast metabolizes more of the malic...

LOL @JohnT, if you knew how much it takes to offend me ... let's just say I don't get offended. Cheers!

Where do you find these little juicy tidbits of information? That sounds like something I'd like to know for future reference. :h

LOL, there are times you want to make a batch of wine but funds are very limited and for a three gallon batch of White Grape Niagara, it's about $20 bucks and the wife/bank-account-monitor doesn't realize you bought some grape concentrate when you buy some groceries at Walmart ... Two...

You're welcome. That's how I keep mine (in the fridge in a ziplock sandwich bag). Never been any issues so long as the yeast isn't expired. I did have one Montrachet expire once so I used two packs of it on the next batch.

I wouldn't worry too much about the sorbate. I forgot it was in there, pitched some EC1118 and it took off! LOL, I don't know what would slow that monster down ... maybe zero sugar? LOL! No joke ... one day later and it was off to the races. I have NO idea what the grape drink would be like...

Just for fun, you could consider contacting Welchs to find out who is their distributor in your area then ask who they sell this product to. Just a thought. I've made two entire batches with Welchs white grape concentrate and they've been really, really good. Friends and family literally...

I get mine from Walmart. If they don't have any, ask the manager to order some for you. Mine is $2.24/can. You may be able to get other stores to order it as well, especially if you buy a case quantity...

Tonight is chicken mozzarella tortellini with a four cheese Alfredo sauce, a baby Bibb lettuce salad, and Parmesan garlic breadsticks with a nice Pinot Grigio.

Ok, I'll drink it young ... if you insist!

And off we go again! Second kit, a Fontana Cabernet. 1. Dissolved bentonite in 2 cups warm water stirring with a wire whisk until smooth and lump free 2. Added juice from kit 3. Rinsed juice bag with warm water to get residual juice (3x) 4. Added 2 cups of medium toast French oak 6. Added a...

I've read somewhere that freezing yeast isn't recommended. Just like the fruit we freeze in order to cause ice crystals to break open their cell walls, yeast can be susceptible to that same damage. Perhaps not always, but potentially. Why risk it? I keep mine in the refrigerator on the top...