nblatchley
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So i just started into the must tonight on my first wine in a long time (did a kit back in 1998).
Recipe so far:
7.4 pds of peaches plus a handful of red table grapes (a whim at the last minute)
2 gallons of water boiled
10 cups (~5 pds) sugar
2 cam. tablets
1 tsp. yeast nutrient
This is resting in a 5 gallon bucket until tomorrow night when I add 1 packet Red Star champagne yeast. I'll take a reading on before I add the yeast to see what my sugar level is and may add more sugar if needed. The plan is to leave it in the primary 2-3 weeks depending on
I couldn't find any pectin enzyme at my local wine supply store, so its not in the mix. Will that be a problem?
Any comments/suggestions is appreciated. I'm planning on starting a red wine kit next week, and then I have foch grapes in the backyard that will come ripe middle of next month. I don't know what size crop I'll get so I'm not sure how big a batch I'll get from that grapes.
Those three will keep me going through the winter I think.
Yes, I'm not known for doing anything in a small way.
Recipe so far:
7.4 pds of peaches plus a handful of red table grapes (a whim at the last minute)
2 gallons of water boiled
10 cups (~5 pds) sugar
2 cam. tablets
1 tsp. yeast nutrient
This is resting in a 5 gallon bucket until tomorrow night when I add 1 packet Red Star champagne yeast. I'll take a reading on before I add the yeast to see what my sugar level is and may add more sugar if needed. The plan is to leave it in the primary 2-3 weeks depending on
I couldn't find any pectin enzyme at my local wine supply store, so its not in the mix. Will that be a problem?
Any comments/suggestions is appreciated. I'm planning on starting a red wine kit next week, and then I have foch grapes in the backyard that will come ripe middle of next month. I don't know what size crop I'll get so I'm not sure how big a batch I'll get from that grapes.
Those three will keep me going through the winter I think.
Yes, I'm not known for doing anything in a small way.
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