Recent content by jdensmore

So, i had followed all your advice, however when i sampled the other night it seemed to be a tad bitter? Is it too late to further backsweeten?

So how do you ferment at those temperatures(54°)?? Just wait it out, or does it require a certain yeast? What's the secret? Thanks for the info by the way!

Also any thoughts on fermenting above 80°? Reason I ask is I left my buckets outside to get the temperature up past 65° and yesterday when I checked it out read 84!!!

Excellent so the classification of dry wine starts @ 1.000? Is this where people will keep their wine of they prefer a dry wine? Or is this just a reference point for brewing?

so I started the must at 1.08o ish, and after a challenging fermentation 7 days later I'm at 1.010, I'm using the check list provided on this forum, so if it's still 1.010 Tomorrow I'll strain and put it into the carboy. I'm actually doing two batches of the same grapes, but one batch was...

Thanks Julie, i may be new here but just from the little bit of researching i have done on here i know you are the Bee's knees when it comes to this stuff! So i will take your advice!! And i just realized you live in Saxonburg, do you know Eric Edder?

Hello everyone! I'm working on my first batch of Concord Grape wine. We picked the grapes fresh just a few days ago. I have it almost ready to add Yeast, And i'm wondering if there is a specific gravity i should be shooting for. I want to make a Sweet "Delicious" Concord so i also need to know...

Thanks for the fast reply! So how high should the sediment be from the bottom? Also where can i get extra glass carboy's, aside from online is there a cheap place that sells them? I really think this is a hobby i will truly enjoy and would like to get more supplies to brew more variety's! Also...

To stir or not to stir? This is my very first batch of wine PERIOD, and i just added the clearing agents a week ago, and im seeing a large deposit on the bottom, Should i be stirring this at all? The kit says to plug it and leave it sit? Any help would be very helpful! :a1