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Great! Thank You.

It's in secondary, do I sweeten at this point?

Ok Just talked to my other half and he straightened me out. Specific Gravity is 994. Think I may still want to sweeten it up. Sorry for the mixup...I'm a blonde and I'm working midnights....need I say more!

Just did my second racking on a Reisling. Specific gravity is 9.40 which seems low. From the posts I am seeing that this means the wine will be dry??? We prefer a sweeter wine. How can I correct this?

Campden Tablets to a starting must. These sulfites are added to the juice 24 hours before adding the yeast as a sterilizing process. The sulfites are released into the juice destroying any molds or other contaminants that may be present, wild yeast included. This allows the winemaker to...

Thanks for your help. Our mead is made with honey from my boyfriends bees. Looks and sounds great tonight.

After waiting the 24 hours to add the yeast nothing was happening so the next day added more yeast and yeast nutrient. Now am seeing fermentation. My question is should I stir the mush again during the rest of the fermentation?

Thanks so much for the info. Just getting started but having lots of fun. This is a great site.

Can you use a brewers belt on glass carboys?

Nope. No relation.:fsh

Thanks everyone

thanks robie. what wil i top it off with? water? wine? juice? thanks.

Here from Black Lake NY...St Lawrence County

kit is from eckraus. directions say to rack from primary fermentation vessel, a 6 gallon plastic pail, into some thing, clean out pail, and put wine back into original pail. I added a 5 gallon glass carboy for secondary fermentation vessel so I can start another batch in pail.

Posted this question in the wrong place once. Here goes again. Racking wine to secondary fermentation vessel, a 5 gallon glass carboy. Should I top of carboy to reduce headspace?

Tomorrow I'll be racking wine to secondary fermentation vessel, a 5 gallon glass carboy. Should I top off carboy to reduce headspace?