uavwmn said:bdks, I am still confused on a couple of things. Where does the grape juice concentrate come in to this recipe?
Also you have in your text SG reaches 1.030. Is the starting SG 1.085?? And then it drops down to 1.030?
And what type of fermenting bucket are you using? The regular 6 gal bucket?
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uavwmn said:Great pictures bdks. Is that a straining bag or another type of bag?
This will be my first venture away from a kit, so I am excited. haha
uavwmn said:Wade, thanks for the info. A llittle heavier on the strawberries as in more than the recipe calls for? What would you suggest for a2 gal recipe? As that is what I am going to make to start as my first fruit wine.
BDKS said:Checked on it after dinner. It has settled slightly. Went ahead and transferred to secondary. Had some problems with racking cane. Ended up picking up bunch of sediment. Guess I don't have enough hot air. Spouse said otherwise...Autosiphon is next on my list.![]()
Final Look at bucket.
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4 jugs
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Artwork...
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wade said:You dont have to suck start it you know, you can just start it by filling the racing hose with clean water and then let that flow into separate container until wine begins to flow. doesnt matter at this point anyway as youll be racking soon enough anyway after you clear it.
uavwmn said:Wade, should his gallon jugs be topped off closer to the neck of the bottle?
uavwmn said:Wade, so you would recommend 4 1/2 lbs strawberries per gallon?
Eland said:uavwmn said:Wade, should his gallon jugs be topped off closer to the neck of the bottle?
I would have topped mine up a little more, but it seems as if he has a fairly active secondary fermentation going so he should be ok. I would definitely condense that to 3 gallon jugs and a 1.5L when I racked again.