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Thanks CGish!

Thanks Amanda! Daylo, this is my first batch so I don't really have the knowledge to be able to tell if just 4 Bananas made a difference but I read that it would and I had em' so I pitch them in. No, I didn't boil, I just peeled them and stuck them in the bag along with the fruit.

This is my first batch and am hoping someone could calculate my ABV for me because I truly have no idea how to do it. I'm not totally sure what all info is needed to get it figured so I'll just list my notes from the beginning....Thanks in advance!! 18 gal. Water 18 lbs. Triple Berry...

First Batch! Needing help figuring out ABV This is my first batch and am hoping someone could calculate my ABV for me because I truly have no idea how to do it. I'm not totally sure what all info is needed to get it figured so I'll just list my notes from the beginning....Thanks in advance...

Never mind, I found "Double A" on line, they sell them.

Im looking to purchase around 20 or so Norton Vines. Can anyone suggest a company I might purchase some Norton vines from? Thanks.

Thanks to all, especially Rich, for the very indepth detail. And I'll also go ahead and cook up a batch of my own sugar too then. Thanks Gang!

Will do...Thanks!

Thanks for all the input guys, I really do appreciate it. And now for the Bisulfites & the Sorbate, how much of each should I probably add to 5 gallons?

I know I should have took SG readings through out the whole proses but I never did. I just racked when the instructions said to rack.... 8 days, 2 weeks, and again at 2 months. I'll will take all the readings next time, I just wanted to make sure I got through my first batch without...

To show just how much of a Greenhorn i am to all this I do have a hydrometer and have never used it. I just went completely by the amounts in the instructions. The kit is a SunCal and the conditioner is a bottle of E.C. Kraus wine conditioner.

Really need help!! Back Sweetning a Kit of (White Zin.),... My very first batch...I made a 5 gal. Batch of Zin., Plus, I also baught a bottle of pre made sweeetiner, .. That says ir treats from 5 gal. to 12gal..... Since I don't yet have a palet to taste & know how much to add. What...

Straight...But only when he feels a cold coming on!...wink, wink,..ha Thanks for the replies guys.......Kevin

My Father inlaw allways drops hard rock candy down inside his newly opened bottles of Whiskey. Was just wondering at what point is refermentation not a problem?

Seen on Youtube someone degassing wine with a "Food Saver" type vacuum sealer, will that really work for the degassing or not?