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  1. J

    I need a watermelon wine recipe

    I know this is of no use, but I attempted watermelon wine, after 3 months it was not looking to good, and the liquid was super thick, I ended up discarding it
  2. J

    Sherry recipe help

    Hello everybody, I have recently made a pale aperitif sherry from a wine kit - butlers pale aperitif, I was hoping to do a 6 galon batch, using ingredients from scratch, I have scoured the Internet but have struggled to find any recipes, Has anyone done one before? Could you advise what I...
  3. J

    Pectic enzyme query

    Hey all, yet another question from me, Firstly thank you all for your help so far, I have gained so much knowledge thanks to you all. I have recently posted about a watermelon wine I am making I have recently racked it off into carboys, but the liquid is rather thick. I was advised to add...
  4. J

    Pectic enzyme query

    Hey all, yet another question from me, Firstly thank you all for your help so far, I have gained so much knowledge thanks to you all. I have recently posted about a watermelon wine I am making I have recently racked it off into carboys, but the liquid is rather thick. I was advised to add...
  5. J

    Watermelon wine query

    Hello, me again, Firstly I want to say thank you for being such a big help, It means alot. I took a gravity reading just now, it's at 1.050, not 1.150 So that's alot better than I thought it was, the liquid is still very very thick, and there was no fizz on stiring what's my next steps...
  6. J

    Watermelon wine query

    I have no idea what I'm smelling haha, it doesn't smell off though, When I stir the wine, I don't get a fizz I'm about to go home and do another reading, I will update results in next hour
  7. J

    Watermelon wine query

    My temp is 20'c, No bad smells, just smells like strong alcohol to me Yeah added 1 packet of champagne yeast Yeah it cooled down and I left it 24hours then added the yeast as the guide said No idea how to check pH of the must
  8. J

    Watermelon wine query

    Yeah, I followed a Guide as linked below, how does 1 restart the fermentation if I have to, sorry for all questions, its my first time doing a non kit wine I followed this: http://www.celebrationgeneration.com/blog/2011/08/03/homemade-watermelon-wine/
  9. J

    Watermelon wine query

    Starting gravity was 1.16, after transferring the first time I expected it to be alot lower
  10. J

    Watermelon wine query

    At the moment I only have another plastic bucket, with airlock and bung, would this be sufficient enough? I also have no idea how to make up the missing space between the wine and the top of the bucket, I only Managed to get 15litres of wine out of this, and it's a 23ltr bucket Lastly, you said...
  11. J

    Watermelon wine query

    I have uploaded a picture of the watermelon wine below, does everything look OK? I'm about 3 weeks in, I have transfered to a second fermentation bucket once while putting it through a sieve to get rid of most of the bits
  12. J

    Watermelon wine query

    Hello, thank you for your response. I have racked the wine off for the first time, I noticed it is very thick, kind of the same texture and thickness of milk. will it become more watery the longer I leave it and when i rack it off again in another month?
  13. J

    Watermelon wine query

    Sounds brilliant thank you, I haven't stirred it since I've done it but I will give it a stir when I get home today
  14. J

    Watermelon wine query

    Just a quick query, I have started a batch of watermelon wine about 10 days ago. This is the first batch I have done without using a kit I heated the watermelon to break it down and put it through a sieve, the batch is currently fermenting with good activity My question is, when I opened the...
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