Recent content by KyleC

Thanks everyone for the help. After drinking a glass and not just a taste, I think its just right. I don't plan on doing anything but bottle, hopefully this weekend. Thanks, Kyle

Thanks for the info John. I was leaning towards adding the campden and potassium, just wasn't sure.

I believe I'm ready to bottle my first batch of strawberry wine and I have a few questions. On 2/6/16 I added Camden and potassium sorbate and degassed. On 2/18 I racked for the 3rd time and added an fpak. On 2/27 I racked for the 4th time and back sweetened. The wine has cleared nicely in a...

Thanks Arne. So my next few steps after fermentation would be to rack again, top off, de-gas and stabilize? Then wait 24 hrs after stabilizing and add my fpac. Then rack every 3-4 weeks until clear, back sweeten, then bottle? Does that sound right? Am I missing anything?

Thanks for the guidance. What about de-gassing? When is the best time?

This is my first batch of wine, making 5 gallons of strawberry. I started with a SG of 1.080 and five days later I'm now at 1.020 and just transferred to my secondary and applied airlock,still bubbling nicely. I probably left too much behind in my primary because I have about 4 inches of air...

Hello everyone, this is my first post, so go easy on me. I started my first batch of wine 5 days ago, I'm attempting to make 5 gallons of strawberry. It seems to be going well. I started with a SG of 1.080 and tonight, 5 days later, I'm down to 1.020. My recipe says to siphon into glass...