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I ended up changing tactic; put in a large, flat-bottomed bowl, (using thawed grapes, most were already split open) and with my hand over the business part of the potato masher, did not get sprayed. Much more efficient time-wise; I was concerned about breaking seeds open and not sure I wanted to...

Doh! Got it! I see now that I did not comprehend that the range my reading falls in is between 1.000 to 1.100; makes total, obvious sense! Ty.

Doggone it, I’ll go back and scrutinize the hydro gauge again, This is my first time using it, and I definitely have made mistakes, (I’ve made three this year already, lol). Basically, I sliced skin of each grape, separating skins from fruit. As the skins have a thick layer of juicy pulp, I...

I’ve collected and frozen about five gallons of wild muscadine, I have selected primarily black ones and have produced juice by hand methods. This is only my second time making wine, the first I made a couple of months ago from some wild black cherries using only the natural yeast, was a...