I started a 5 gallon rhubarb wine a couple years ago, racked twice, then left for +/- a couple years--I've been busy and just left the carboy in a dark cellar closet for what seems ever. I found it today and having forgot everything I actually didn't know when I started this batch, we did a final rack & started bottling.
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The taste test was ridiculous good. No sweetening, a nice dry unassuming flavor with only hints of the rhubarb it was made of. But it snuck up on me--This stuff is potent!!
So out of curiosity I did the hydrometer thing. I'm terrible with meters. Is this reading normal? It was room temp, around 70 F.
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My phone had trouble focusing before the hydrometer would tip to the edge, but where it reads on the other side is the same as when it's floating freely in the middle. Can I assume I'm at 14% or better? Certainly cannot tell by the taste...