Recent content by kimberlygator

Hi all, me again ("forgot to add metabisulfite" and "hydrometer reading" posts). So, I moved the wine to the 2ndary fermenter even though it hasn't moved on the hydrometer reading at all. I tasted it yesterday. It tastes like wine, a very light wine, but I don't think it has much alcohol...

Thank you for all the feedback. I am getting home tonight and going to rack the wine to the 2ndary fermenter. It just is what it is. I should have left the grapes on the vine and planned it all better. Learning lesson for next year. I will compare the 2 SG's and see what I get as a projected ABV.

Hi all, I tried to post this last night but it looks like it didn't post. If it did I apologize for the duplicate post. I had birds going after all my grapes so I picked everything (way too soon) on July 22nd. We picked and mashed the grapes on Fri, July 23rd and put them all in the primary...

I am pressing the cap down twice a day. I started the primary fermentation last Friday night. We are going out of town tomorrow until Sunday night. I am hoping it will be okay til then. We will move it to the carboy on Sunday. Kim

Bryan, thank you. Yes 15 was brix - thought I wrote that but no doubt was just going to fast and not being clear. It's happened to me before - once or twice ha ha :) I did add another packet of yeast. I might not have needed it but it's in there now so I'll see what happens. I do have an airlock...

I took a SP reading yesterday. It was 15 - that was after adding almost 4 lbs of sugar. Does that sound right? Also, the airlock is not doing anything - should I add another packet of yeast? Thanks for all the feedback! Kim

Oh, no - I took the SG before adding it. I can take a new reading today - I only added the yeast and sugar last night around 11pm. Kim

I know the brix reading is low - in Texas we are lucky to get much higher than that from what I understand. But this is still new to me - growing and using grapes for wine making. Thanks for the feedback. I have heard that it could be a problem after bottling the wine. As of now it's an...

Good morning. I have a question about how to avoid making wine bombs :/ I picked my grapes 2 days ago. Brix at 14. Specific gravity at 1.044. 35 lbs of usable grapes. I have made wine from juice kits before but never from grapes. Frankly, you could have knocked me over with a feather when I saw...