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Thanks!! How many tablets is 1/4 tsp?? I tried looking this up and it is very confusing :(

So my strawberry rhubarb wine has been in progress for over a year now. I added Camden tablets and potassium sorbate as instructed when I sweetened it over 6 mo ago. I'm about to bottle it, do I add any more Camden or PS before bottling??? Help please!!! Thanks!!!

So my wine has been in progress for over a year now. I added Camden tablets and potassium sorbate as instructed when I sweetened it over 6 mo ago. I'm about to bottle it, do I add any more Camden or PS before bottling??? Help please!!! Thanks!!!

So my wine has been in progress for over a year now. I added Camden tablets and potassium sorbate as instructed when I sweetened it over 6 mo ago. I'm about to bottle it, do I add any more Camden or PS before bottling??? Help please!!!

Haha, rookie mistake!! My dad lives far away so we only had one shot at getting his grapes. We only used the ones that were of color but they definitely could have used longer. At least I know better for next year. I did buy some grapes at the farmers market to "try again" and that process...

Also they were dark Concord grapes I think though I don't know any specifics as they have been growing in my Dads yard for years.

I used about 18lbs of grapes. I added water to adjust my acid (it was WAY to high) and added sugar to adjust my specific gravity (following the directions shown here for acid and specific gravity adjustment): http://www.eckraus.com/wine-making-grape. I ended up with about 4 gallons of wine...

Also is is about a 4 gallon batch. I didn't taste it after fermentation but before hand it tasted like super sweet grape juice.

I did ferment the grapes with the skin but I'm thinking it may be a combination of things.... I don't think the grapes were as ripe as they should have been and I think I added too much water. It is starting to clear a bit even after a day and it is already looking a little darker!

Help!! My Dad has grapes so I decided to make them into wine. I have made a lot if fruit wine but none from grapes so this is my first. I followed the directions from EC Kraus and Jack Keller adjusting the acid and specific gravity but my wine looks pink after primary fermentation. What went...

Thanks everyone for the responses!! I have only made and bottled one 5 gallon kit wine and then jumped to fresh fruits (maybe a bad idea?) because I like drinking them more than the standard reds and whites!! I have 1 gallon batches of watermelon, strawberry, rhubarb, and cherry in various...

All, I am on my first batches ever of fresh fruit wine. I have made a grape wine in the past and had to add clarifying agents per instructions. My instructions / recipes for my fruit wines don't say to add clarifiers to them. 1. Should I add clearing agents to my fruit wines and 2. If...