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We're very new to this :slp and don't understand what "let it go dry means." How often should we be taking a reading?

The juice was obviously refrigerated when we received it, as the container was cold. We allowed it to come down to 60 degrees before transferring the juice to our primary fermenter. Would you assume these were last year's juices b/c we received them cold?

Thanks Tom! We will check out Gino Pinto. It is definitely closer. I have another question now. Should we rack sooner than a week's time then? It has been in our primary fermenter for over 24 hours and it doesn't appear to be "vigorously" fermenting. Since our initial readings were so low...

We purchased them at Corrado's in Clifton, NJ and yes, it was in a 6 gallon pail. We purchased an all-in-one kit geared specifically for beginners and included a mixture of selected grapes.

This is our very first attempt at at-home-wine-making. Our initial hydrometer readings were as follows: Specific Gravity 1.020 Brix 5% Potential Alcohol 2.5% We purchased grape juice from a local vendor that was already pressed and destemmed. Do these readings indicate that our...