Update - The juice SG measured 1.027. I was surprised at how little sugar is in the currants (started with 5.2 pounds of berries plus 2 gallons of water).
Yesterday I added 3.25 pounds of sugar to give me 1.083. Since my target is 1.090 - 1.095, I calculated I needed to add 8 ounces more sugar...
Newbie to this forum.
I make about 3 batches of Vintner's Reserve Cabernet Sav (from kit) every year (been doing so for about 10 years). I've recently started experimenting making wines from scratch. I made a Chokecherry wine last year that is not very good - yet.
Today I started a batch...
