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I'm pumped! Sorry for the horrible pun. But I'd really like a pumping/filtration system!

Thank you for the reply. What surprised me was that it wasn't just the storeperson - the container was actually labelled as stabilizer! I recognized it wasn't K sorbate, so I asked the storeperson, and that's what she said. Hopefully she's mistaken as to what the mix was.

I went to a new wine making store recently, and they had two different types of wine stabilizers: potassium sorbate (which I'm familiar with) and a mixture of citric acid and potassium metabisulfite. I'd never heard of the latter. Is a mixture of citric acid and KMeta common for stabilizing...

Thank you for the (impressively quick!) reply. My fruit is not in a bag. To clarify: when the primary fermentation is complete, I should siphon off the must, then gather the sediment+fruit into a cheesecloth and gently squeeze, collecting the juices into the carboy (or a larger mouthed...

Hi all, I'm having trouble interpreting an instruction from The Home Winemaker's Companion. Making strawberry wine, after the primary fermentation (but before racking) it instructs: Stir the must daily. In 5 to 7 days, the specific gravity should read 1.040 or lower. When it does, press out...