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• Posted in thread: Feijoa Wine - Pulp fragments still floating around in secondary on 08-04-2010 at 05:57 AM
  Thanks Tom. I tend not to use clearing agents and have usually only left for 1 month before
  bottling, but can be patient if necessary. :)

• Posted in thread: Feijoa Wine - Pulp fragments still floating around in secondary on 08-02-2010 at 11:59 AM
  Hello fellow winemaking enthusiasts.I have a batch of feijoa wine (this will be my second,
  first was very yummy) which I wizzed up with a stick blender and filtered into secondary to get
  maximum flavo...

• Posted in thread: Managing SG readings if gradually adding sugar? on 03-24-2010 at 06:57 PM
  Reading over my notes again I realize why my SG was so high. In attempting to follow the recipe
  I had taken some of them at times when I hadn't added the full volume of water.Because the
  recipe also c...

• Posted in thread: Plum wine - no activity for 3 days after first racking on 03-24-2010 at 06:42 PM
  Just a quick followup on this one, after a couple more days inactivity I rehydrated some EC1118
  yeast and pitched it in.It immediately went to work and started bubbling so my batch is alive
  again, alb...

• Posted in thread: Managing SG readings if gradually adding sugar? on 03-07-2010 at 05:28 PM
  Thanks for the info chaps.

• Posted in thread: Managing SG readings if gradually adding sugar? on 03-06-2010 at 06:57 PM
  Easy guys, this was like my second batch ever - I'm still learning. The quantitites I used were
  as per the recipe, in fact I reduced the amount of sugar believe it or not. The recipe was for
  "semi-swe...

• Posted in thread: Managing SG readings if gradually adding sugar? on 03-06-2010 at 08:47 AM
  Hi, I've followed a few recipes that called for sugar to be added gradually. E.g. 50% at start
  of primary fermentation, and the remainder after 3 days.To date, I've never had confidence in
  the use of ...

• Posted in thread: Plum wine - no activity for 3 days after first racking on 03-03-2010 at 08:25 AM
  Thanks, I'll sit tight for a little while. I've only got one pack of the EC1118 yeast at the
  moment and thought it might pay to stick with the original strain of yeast for this batch if
  possible.I am ...

• Posted in thread: Plum wine - no activity for 3 days after first racking on 03-02-2010 at 09:57 PM
  Hello,I have a batch of plum wine in a 23L glass carboy that has just had its first racking
  after 1 month secondary fermentation. SG has gone from initial 1.052 to 1.042 (slower than any
  wine I've mad...

• Posted in thread: How clear is clear? on 08-24-2009 at 12:46 PM
  Thanks Smurfe, what you say makes sense. In fact, I already have more EC1118 yeast ready to go
  for my next batch!We had another couple of glasses of the wine tonight, properly chilled the
  sweetness do...