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Thank you all for your help! I’ve been doing kits for the last couple years, completely by the book so far. I figured that now I’ve got the hang of it I would delve a little deeper into the science of it and see what I can do to make the kits better. I appreciate the info.

I’ve seen a few comments to the effect that potassium sorbate isn’t necessary/shouldn’t be added to a dry wine, and that most kits have a sorbate packet included. What’s the reasoning for leaving sorbate out, and should anything be added instead (K-meta?) at the usual stage where the sorbate...

That explains it, thermostat has been a bit higher to save on A/C lately. I’ll continue as planned, thanks all!

First off, this is my first experiment with anything but grape kits. I based my recipe off the one found here: One-Gallon Fruit Wine Recipes | Quality Wine And Ale Supply | HomeBrewIt.com :: HomeBrewIt.com, and I used Lalvin K1-V1116 yeast (recommended by local store). Made the must about a...