Recent content by bizkit

Steve, i think i going to have to agree with you... Last night i decided to benchmark the vinometer with a store bought wine that was at a known 13.5 abv and it was an exact match to my wine!...

So you think the abv will still increase? Do you think that the SG reading was changed from all the additives during the racking? I did dd oak during the primary should i add some in the secondary also?

Now What!? Ok...So after about 4 weeks in the primary and after reading consistant SG of .0990 I decided to rack my merlot. i racked into 3 demijohns added Potassium sorbate and Potassium metabisulfite and super clear and degassed. i took a sg reading again and it was now 1.000. did it 3...

Lon, Do you do these steps all at once or are they broken up with any intervals?

Ok so it reached 1.05 last night added another bottle of lemon juice... and mixed it up violently (not happy about the mess):( .... the fermentation didn't skip a beat measured it again this am and itwas down to 1.04. My main question is still about the back sweetening. should i add the sugar...

So I started my first batch of pee this week. I have 6 gallons in the primary with a belt heater with a initial reading of 1.072. I am trying to follow the original recipie as much as possible however i didnt have the slurry. Instead i made a starter from from EC1118 and added it to the primary...

Well it is the Regina brand juice. And according to the company directions on the website they don't even mention yeast. however the 1 bucket of Cabernet was the only one that was already starting to ferment prior to being put in the primary. I pitched the yeast in yesterday prior to pitching...

Great!. Thanks! so when I rack should i go with 1 tablet per gallon. this seems like alot!. Wont this through off the flavor at that point? This is my first time making wine without relying on a wild yeast. So campden seems like a alien thing to me, especially the...

Yesterday I Grabbed 8 5.3 gallons of Merlot and one Cabernet (Cabernet was already fizzing and smelled of wine.). through them all in a number 2 - FDA plastic drum (previously used for wine as its original intent) But being that it is rated only a 2 i plan on using it only as a primary...