Recent content by cajun713

To anyone who knows: what degree hydrometer do i need to buy? Got one went LOCAL WINE SHOP AND FOUND WHAT I NEED!

Thanks for info , def going to do the above, thanks agin will keep you posted! Cajun713

Just found the forum AFTER I made my first batch...(I hope it is drinkable) all I did was pick some pears off of my tree(about 5 #'s), peeled and sliced and ran them through a grinder, added 8#s of sugar a pack of wine yeast, put about 4 gallons of water in a jug with everything and and an...

This is my first attempt @ wine making, I used about 5 pounds of cooking pears, 8#'s of sugar, and one packet of wine yeast. It is all in a 5 gallon water jug, with an airlock in a bung plug... What is next step? Do I stir or shake it every day? Do I need to check specific gravity (when and how...