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I have stabilizer but wanted to keep the wine as pure as possible.. If it needs it to clear then Ill have to add it.. my father in law used to make wine himself without adding anything but yeast.. As long as I can get it to clear the wine will be consumed within a few weeks. If I was going to...

no your right its not a proper hydrometer but as a noob I picked it up thinking it would do the job.. This one mearly tells you when the wine has reached .996 and is ready.. its taken all day and all these lovely people contributing to figure it out.. :)

did you see the picture of the one I have mike? it only gives 3 readings.. I trust a proper hydrometer will do the job but this one is very basic

Ive been thinking about that too... I think a refractometer is the way to go.. for me first batch ill just have to see how long I can stand to test the alchol content lol

Sorry to butt in and change the conversation but I have to say what a great avatar arcticsid!! We have two cats nd thats proper cute... lol

Ive come to the conclusion that the "hydrometer" (if thats what you want to call it) only really lets you know when the wine is ready.. It wont give me an exact reading for starting SG... Well thanks to all that have helped!! Looks like I have alot to learn!

Hey.. Im from the other spectrum of wine making im affraid.. im a complete noob.. so i appologise in advance if you stubble accross my dumb questions :-) I also joined today

I shall let you know how it goes. Thanks for the advice!

Thankyou ill give them a ring tomorrow morning. The following picture is the hydrometer that I bought. Sorry the image is fuzzy

Great! Thanks for your help ill have to leave it for this batch as I didnt do a starting SG reading. Much Appreciated! :b

Ive just got a hydrometer and admittedly.. its cheap. Its simply 3 balls that float to give 3 different reading of 1.015 1.000 .966 all depending on the balls position. I would like to find out how to calculate how strong the alchol content. Thanks

Its a 5 gallon, made by Youngs Brewery in the UK

Great. Im using an 7 day wine kit. So am I right in saying it will stop fermenting quicker than usual so by 3 weeks it will have settled.

I started a 7day kit yesturday called Cellar 7 its put together by a British company called Youngs Brewery. Although I think it will leave it longer. I cant post a link as of yet, im only a newbie. Its pretty easy to find tho.

Hey, just started making my own wine yesturday after my father in law suggested it.. Really love me cabernet sauvignon! so thats my first! Lovin the forum btw. Lots of great tips and experiences!

Hello. I would like to make my wine as pure as possible and my father in law used to make his own, without finings or staberliser. Do you have to use finings? obviously it all depends on the wine and when I choose to rack it up, is there any tips out there to help the settling process...