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Today I decided to try out some of my wine that I made 1 year ago, still in carboys. I had poured some extra in a 1/2 gallon Mason jar and had the canning jar lid on it. The lid had corrosion on it, and when I tasted the wine , I don't think it's vinegar. I put some sugar in my glass and it's...

I bought a gallon of wine (while waiting for mine to be ready), and it is so sickening sweet I can't stand it! I was going to let it turn to vinegar, but then thought, why can't I put some yeast in it?? Think it would work to tone down the sweetness?

Can you put the wine in a bucket to backsweeten and then rack it to the bottle??

I never used the campden tabs when I started my primary (used bottled juice) and didn't use it when I put in secondary. Tomorrow I'm going to rack them into another bottle (gallon sizes) and put airlocks on them till I'm ready to back sweeten and bottle. peach and the rasberry are clear with...

On March 17th, I made 3 different recipes: peach mango/white grape, rasberry white grape, and a berry blend. These were made out of juices. I did not add campden tablets--didn't think I had to . SG reading on all of them was 1.090 On March 20th, it was 1.010 on the 2 white grapes, and 1 on...

Can I just run hot water through the tube and airlocks and bungs, and then use the sanitizer before using them? I've washed my buckets and jugs with a little dawn dish soap and rinsed very well, numerous times. I just don't want to put soap in the tubing. Also, do you use water in your...

I'm hoping to learn a lot about making wine. I have the equipment I need to start making it, and hoping to start a small batch tomorrow!