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Hey John, I'm new to making crabapple wine myself. Here's a recipe i found < Crab Apple Wine Recipe >. I'm into the closing stages of primary fermentation. Till now its going well. The only mistake on my part was that i didnt add the citric acid as mentioned in the recipe. I fear the wine might...

Nicely put. I'm learning plenty from this thread. This specific info i cant learn from anywhere else. So thanks for that. Sorry for the wrong use of words. I meant dropped as in drop in the division of the hydrometer. Following instructions, i took the reading after adding the Raisins (...

I'm very sorry if i caused any confusion. My usage of " dropped" can be subjective. I misplaced the term in meaning that divisions in the hydrometer dropped. I'm sorry to have created any confusion. Next time i'll choose my words more carefully. Thank you

No i meant exactly what i meant the specific gravity dropped from my initial S.G of 1.080 to 1.110. This probably was because the pectic enzyme broke down the must along with the raisins added further to increase the density of wine or maybe i just took the reading too early. A question here to...

I have used it twice but havent tested its effectiveness. The first was for kiwi wine. It improved the clarity of the wine from hazy and cloudy debris from my early attempt at making kiwi wine. Of course i added it before fermentation. For this crab apple batch, it seems to have increased the...

Did exactly that. Getting an intense aromatic must in the fermentation. I might have added a little too much of pectic enzyme. ( 2-3 tsp ). Will that affect the wine?

how did it turn out? Really need to know as i made a 3 gallon batch today and didnt remove the seeds.

Hello community, So i've recently found crabapples growing in my garden. The crabapple variety is native to my place in Sikkim, Northern India. ( a.k.a mallus sikkimensis ). I'm new to winemaking and most definitely not a horticulturalist. If there is anybody who has...

Hi! So i'm a farmer in the himalayas, India. Recently, since the lockdown, i've begun dabbling in making wine from the kiwi fruit ( green variety ) and ive come across few hurdles. Firstly im genuinely interested in this new hobby of mine and i would like to know if anybody has any knowledge of...