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    First Concentrate

    After several batches of fruit and kit wine I've decided to try a wine concentrate. The general directions that came with the concentrate don't say whether or not to stir during primary or note the use of K-meta for anything. I've been stiring all my musts at least once daily and haven't had a...
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    Experimenting

    Couple weeks ago I posted about using a bucket for smaller ferments of DDB trials. That went well. I got a bit gutsy on the experimenting and started two batches..one strawberry/POM and Mango lemonade and frozen mangos. I wanted to try a new yeast 71B and EC 1118 and somehow got crazy mixed up...
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    Fermentation bucket

    I have a few 2 gallon plastic fermenting buckets that I've used for one gallon batches. Now, I want to experiment a bit and make half gallon size batches. Is the 2 gallon bucket too big to use as fermenting bucket for half gallon batches? I've ordered gallon size fermenting jars with lids and...
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    White chunks in secondary?

    This plum puree with EC 1118, ferment, went so well, started at SG 1.10 and smelled just right then on the 5 day it slowed and started to have a faint sulfer smell so in trying to avoid problems I tested SG, it was 1.01, I have never racked to secondary before .99, but took this chance. I didn't...
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    Air after racking

    My blackberry wine has been sorbated and K meta'd two weeks ago and not backsweetened. Very tart and SG is below .099. There were no bubbles in the carboy even when I shook it a bit during secondary and these appeared during bottling. Is it ok to cork now? This ferment is one of my best and I...
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    Frozen Strawberries

    On my 4th wine ferment. First one-blackberry- fermented fine and I fixed the odd smell and taste with copper pennies in the bottle for about an hour or so and it's like magic- a very tasty blackberry wine appeared. Second strawberry must did not ferment- I got frozen berries from store brand X...
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