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I aggree and will do this in the future, just want to clarify that I never backsweetened it, just bottled to early.

I opened the bottles today so I could add them to the fermenter again, wow they tasted awful today!! Not sure if it was because I placed them into the fridge or what, but the taste was AWFUL. A mixture of SO2 type smell + horrible sour, unflavored, unsweet taste.. going to completley ditch...

Will do this! I see I cannot reuse corcks, I have to order some more since I don't have many left.

all of the bottles that werent placed into the fridge have exploded (around 10) as soon as I get back in town I will try and re-ferment them completley until it is at 1.000 now the question is, can I re-use corcks that have already been plunged?

Damn I bottled them to early I guess!! It was fermenting for close to 2 weeks once it hit 1.010, and it was bubbling more than a glass of champagne should so I assumed it was done. Dumb thing for me to do.. Thanks for the help!

I just finished a 5 gallon batch of white niagara grape wine. Unfortunatley I was out of town when it was fermenting and came back and the SG was 1.010 so I knew it was finished. However, when I came back it was bubbling like crazy. I added 2.5 tsp of potassium sorbate hopeing that would...

figured out what the problem was and posted it in the main post for future refrence. Thanks for the help!

If there is no sg change when I get back I will try and create a starter and slowly add more until it's one gallon. What is the best way for me to create a starter? Is it to late for me to oxygenate the white grape juice? Thanks!

I'm out of town for a few days unfortunately, I will take the sg 3 days from now. There may have been sorbate added to the one bottle of juice that I used, not to sure.. Do you think It is a problem that I have left it in a sanitary buck with an airlock possibly not fermenting for over 1.5...

still not bubbling today. If It doesn't start by tomorrow Im going to warm it to 80 degrees F. and get a fish tank bubble maker and oxygenate it.

thanks! Brewers belt will take time to ship in since I dont have a local supply nearby. I will use a fish tank thermostat. They maintain a specific temperature..

I will try and warm it up a bit I guess, will use a fishtank heater. ($10 walamrt) SG seems to have not changed at all.. I will check it 24 hours from now and see if it moves from 1.080 Thanks! Any other suggestions are welcome/

same question, where do you get the grapes?!?

Edit: 6 days later I re-pitched the same yeast (lalvin 1118) and it started bubbling 3 days after that. Finnally Got some action after 10 days! My problem was: Welches white grape DOES have preservatives in both the bottles and frozen concentrate. Welches Black Grape DOES NOT have...

So what do I need to do in order to make blueberry wine easier? I would make 5 gallon batches, I just really cant afford buying 4 five gallon carboys. and I would never be able to find enough wine bottles!