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Thanks, I decided to go get some more juice

Okay, I read a little bit further and found the oxidation problem, so I 'm off to the market for 1/2 gallon of Muscadine juice. :h

Hi, Somebody gave me a bottle of Muscadine juice and uhh ... You know where my mind went... Well it's a 32 oz bottle, and I added a 32 oz bottle of organic concord to it leaving 1/2 of my gallon carboy empty, so I'm wondering how important it is to have it full. If it's not full, what...

Ahh, heck with it. I'ts just not that serious. I concocted something just to use up a pint of leftover wine. Maybe I should have just drank it. I racked it this morning, it tasted really good! I know you all don't like the vineo-o-meter, but at this point I will have to hope the 13% reading...

Julie, thank you for your expertise and your energy.

Okay, what would be a good guess, and do you know what those bubbles are?

Wow, good job! When my wine grows up I want it to be just like yours! :br

Hmm recipe... Here we go, I had a pint of finished schupperdine. I added a lot of sugar to it, about 1.5 cups, about 1/3 cup of grated ginger, and the zest of one tangerine. and 1/2 package of QA23. I didn't write down my beginning hydro reading :slp. but it now reads 1.030 Here's a picture:

Hi, I have a mason jar that I mixed up a ginger brew in. I think it fermented all right, but now I'm seeing what I think is a lot of dead yeast at the bottom of a jar of clear liquid. Sound right doesn't it? Well I'm a little puzzled because I see tiny bubbles rising up from the sediment...

Thank you! Will do! ... Of course I have to go get another airlock, because I think wine making had quickly become an obsession. Wine for all gifts next season!

Thank you, will do!

:? I am a complete beginner. Funny thing, my husband and I can buy a bottle of wine, and it will sit in the fridge for a month! So, to hide away my little experiment until next holiday season would be just fine, and I will do! Should I leave the airlock on it, or can I put on a screw cap...

:slp Okay! I was afraid I had ruined it for all time! I have put it away in a basement closet. Should I leave the airlock on it or is it okay to put on a screw cap?

OK, do you think my wine will be okay if I just let it age? Or have I messed it up?

Hmm, I'm getting the impression that the vino-o-meter readings may not be useful. Does the meter give an accurate ABV reading??? It measured 14% well.. I guess that's close enough to 12. I really just want to know have I messed up the wine, or will it clear up if I just let it sit.