Search results

Hi Everyone, I have (8) 6 gallon carboys filled with fruit wines (crabapple, peach, mixed fruit, blackberry/raspberry). They have all be fermented dry. I put a ballon on the top for a few days and no CO2 is being produced. This is the first wine I have made. I was going to resweeten...

It's interesting that you mentioned this. I just bought five grape wine kits and didn't think about using it on those! It will defiantly make it easier! Thanks for posting the links.

Ok so I bought the exact same refractometer and got it in today. I tested a sample of wine with my original refractometer and got 5.8. I then tested a sample with the second refractometer and got........wait for it.......wait for it......5.8. What a scam. They should call it out that it is...

But this is sold specifically to tell how much sugar is in wine and is sold to wine makers. It literally has, "Wine Refractometer" stamped on it. "Hanna Instruments HI 96811 Digital Brix Refractometer for Professional Wine Analysis" Here's my problem with the spreadsheet. You need to use...

BTW, thanks everyone for helping me out. I would have tossed in some more yeast and hoped for the best - and waited another 5 months. Sam

I ordered another meter. I am hoping mine was broken. Being able to use only 2-3 drops and hit a button is way to convent to give up hope on.

This is crazy. So I took a reading with my refractometer and it was 5.8. Then I tested the same sample with a hydrometer and the hydrometer sank all the way to the bottom. So clearly the wine was done. I'm not sure if my meter is broken or if I need to adjust the results. The refractometer...

I used different yeasts in the different wines (Red Star Champagne yeast, RC212, D47, EC1118). They are all doing the same thing. I bought the yeast from EC Kraus and used them immediately so they weren't sitting around. The wines with higher brix definitely taste sweeter than the lower...

Hi Everyone, New to wine making and need some insight. I made (8) 6 gallon carboys filled with various wines. They are crabapple, black berry, welches grape, peach, mead, and various mixed fruit. I did the primary fermentation in September of 2011 and racked to a carboy maybe a week...

Well I made the limoncello and it turned out great. Now I want to use the lemons that were in it to make lemon wine.

Hi Everyone, Building a wine cellar and need to fill it up. I have made limoncello (lemons, vodka, sugar, let sit around for a few months). I am getting ready to bottle it. Since I have a bunch of lemons now (That no doubt contain some vodka) and would not like to waste them, is it...