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Thank you so much Julie.:slp

I have a batch of Fontenac wine started. I have used my acid test kit. It took 10cc to make the wine change color. So, what do I have. 10% acidity in my wine, and I will have to add quite a bit of acid blend to get it to 65%. I am missing something here, and it isn't just my brains...

Hmmm. It is on it's second day of fermentation. Looks good so far. I have fresh basil, but I think I will refrigerate this and add it after the sugars are fermented out. Really wish I had not made five gallons to begin with. But will certainly keep you posted.:n

To make this more clear. Can I add the mix to the wine before I bottle it?

Ok, I am making a red tomatoe wine. After reading your posts on tomatoe wine, I guess I should have made green tomatoe instead of red. But the deed is done. My question. When it is finished, could I add Bloody Mary mix to it? I am looking for a non-sweet V8 flavor.:bt

I actually did just about that. But, if this had been a red wine I would not have been able to see the lees. Is there a better clarifier for a red??, something that sets up more firmly? Right now, other than racking, I do not attempt to clarify my reds.

I just sweetened my skeeter pee. I used the sparkoloid as the recipe stated. Made it so crystal clear! Of course sugering it clouded it up some and I added one margarita lemon mix. But I did not get any off taste. It is really good and has a high rosey color due to my California Bou...

Interesting. I think I am just going to let mine ride, and see what it tastes like. I threw in the slurry yesterday and it is going strong. I will try to let you know how it turns out.

Thanks. I was hopeing it was just a matter of taste and not something that would stop the fermentation. I think I can adjust the taste in the end.

I am making Lon "Minnesotamaker DePoppe's recipe for Skeeter Pee. I just completed the first step and descovered that I put in 3 teaspoons of wine tannin instead of 3/4 tsp. How can I correct this, or do I need to? Recipe for 5gal 3 bottles of 32oz lemon juice 7lbs sugar 3/4 tsp tannin 6...

Kool Aide????? Thanks for the advise. I did make an F-pac, but maybe I should have added more strawberrys to it. Anyway, I will be looking for the coffee syrup.

Kool Aide??? I should be able to get the coffee flavoring. I just really wanted it to burst with strawberry flavor. The fruit that we get here leaves something to be desired taste wise. Is it a strawberry??? Yah, but does it taste like one Nah.:?

I am having a hard time finding something to give my strawberry wine a real strawberry flavor. Has anyone ever used strawberry cool aide:a1 Everything else that I see has a variety of fruits with the strawberrys. I have already used and F-Pac of 25% of the oringial amount of strawberrys I...

Hey ST Allie I bottled my 3 gal of this wine yesterday. I know, way to soon. I think it cleared up nicely, for my wines anyway. I had added the vanilla with the suger, and I also added about half of a tiny bottle of pear cordial, waited a day and put in 3 tesp pectic enzyme. Then just...

Thanks for the info. I did wait 24 hours before I added my nutrient and my yeast. I use well water and I always boil it before using and then add the sugar to it while it is still hot. Normally I try to let it cool down some before I add the rest of the must, but it is still hot for a long...