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Hi MrsJones Sorry for the late response. I have moved countries. The oil just vanished. Im guessing the alchohol got rid of it. But I did not manage to keep it long enough to properly mature. It was just too good. Yes that good.

Thanks man

Thanks a tonne guys for the info.

Ok thanks guys. I will go get me an acid test kit if its a ph issue. So how do i rectify the acidity thru both scales. if the ph is too high what do I do or if its too low.

I have an orange wine that is done fermenting and dry, and need to stabilise it. I have ksorbate and campden tabs (kmeta). Can I use both or should I just use the sorbate by itself. I have made an f-pac by simmering orange juice and adding sugar. I will add this when the wine has stabilised...

Unfortunately I dont have a Ph tester but do u think if I add abit more water will raise the ph and then keep whipping the crap out of it to rid of the campden will work?

"Some times all you need to do to get your ferment going is soak a few raisins in some hot water and rinse them off then lightly chop them just enough to break the skins" Will a cup of raisins be enough?

I used the Lavlin EC1118 yeast. I pitched the yeast at room temps after 24hrs of making the must. Temp was 22C. The Winekitz guy says the yeast energizer they sold me is interchangeable. The pack says "super nutrient substitute" "contains the added strength of riboflavin and thiamine, which...

Yes I added all the ingredients first then pitched the yeast after 24 hrs. The recipe calls for yeast energizer but at the same time I have been to the local Winekitz and they say the dont have nutrient just energizer coz its the same thing. So if its the campden tabs killing the yeast how do i...

I started a peach wine three days ago using the winemakers handbook. 2.5lb peaches (pitted and chopped) 7pts water 2lbs sugar 1.5 tsp acid blend 1 tsp pectic enzyme .25 tsp tannin .5 tsp energizer 1 campden tab 1 pkt yeast (recipe is for 1 gallon) I had 11lbs peaches so...

Done and bottled. :u Finally. I stabilized, backsweetend and filtered the lovely stuff. Its slightly sweet but alcohol content is a bit high. About 25% from my calculations. I couldnt help take sips while bottling. It tasted like a slightly watered down icewine with an orangy flavour. It has an...

Ok thanks, I just have to exercise a bit of patience in this case, was so looking forward to trying my first fresh fruit wine. So its stabilize...backsweeten then clear right?

Hi Guys. Just a quick question. I have a fresh pear wine that is in a carboy for clearing. I used the kitosol kit for clearing. The first time I put in th the chitosan (as instructed) stirred it gently and left it for 24hrs. When it was time to put in the kieselsol, the wine had cleared so well...

Update. So fermentation had slowed down to about 2 bubbles a minute from thursday. I racked it this morning into a 3 gallon glass carboy. Surprisingly there wasnt that much oil on top although I could see blobs of oil. I think the alcohol in the wine dessipated the oil. The racking made me...

I think its just mixed in with the rest of the stuff because of the turbulance going on in there. I think the best thing would be to rack into a primary fermenter and use paper towels to absorb the oil then as u said rack it back into the carboy. I hope that doesnt oxidise the wine while racking...

Ok. I transferred the must from the primary to two carboys. I'm only making 2 gallons by the way and have 2 1 gallon carboys. The stuff is just bubbling away I just get mesmerized when i look at it. The oil is gone, I think. Just donno where I'm going to rack into when its time to. Do u think 2...

I'm just worried that the oil might slow or stop the yeast from doing its thing. Here is to hoping all goes well.

Just started my first batch. Clearing Rieslin Ice wine In primary Cream Sherry Orange/coconut In carboy Fresh pear wine Future projects Beer kit - Brewers Spring Lager Chardonnay

Thanks for the promp reponse. Yes I'm using a fermentation bucket. I have already mixed the coconut with the orange in the nylon bag, so to remove the coconut I will have to remove the orange pulps as well and I put the yeast in last night it will be tricky trying to drag oil from the top...

Hi guys. I'm new to wine making and am so hooked. Ok here's my story. I was going to make an orange wine using the recipe from the purple Winemaker's Recipe Handbook. SO when I went to shop for the oranges I happend to come across freshly ground real coconut. I like to experiment so bought...