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Really messed up- can a high SG at start be saved?
I had a brain cramp this afternoon and added 4lbs of granulated sugar to my one gallon recipe for Dandelion Wine, instead of 2lbs. Duh. I had a starting SG of 1.16. Figuring that there wasn't much I could do except go for it and fly by the seat of my pants, I pitched the yeast (Red Star...- Swediepie
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Venturing beyond a kit...orange spiced chai tea wine in carboy. Thoughts?
This is my first big step away from a kit wine, so bear with me and my nervousness! I got the nerve to start a chai tea wine. Today I boiled a gallon of water, added 10lbs of sugar to dissolve, and then added 50 spiced chai tea bags and let them steep for 30 minutes. I removed the tea...- Swediepie
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Other Adding an F-Pack to 6 gallons. Hmmm.
Today we siphoned our Grand Cru Green Apple Gewurtztraminer into a carboy. At the beginning, the instructions told us to add cool water up to the 23 litre (6 gal) mark, which we did. It's exact, as we've made two batches already that have been 30 bottles. Today we siphoned to the carboy...- Swediepie
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