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Yup 24 hours later for me too...adding pectin at the same time as campden ...gives the pectin extra time to do its thing, as it isnt inhibited by campden. regards Bob

When making your first batches, make them bigger, so you have plenty to drink and plenty to age, everyone will tell you to leave them a year before drinking, but that is soooooooooo hard with your first batches. enjoy it :D

1 cup is 8oz US, or 8.32 oz Imperial, so your calculations will be out if using 7oz for 1 cup

Have you measured the starting S.G. on other batches you have made over the years? this should give you an average, just use that. you can allegedly use a vinometer to determine the alc content but they are notoriously innacurate so I wouldn't bother. finishing S.G. of 0.889? this is...

Hi John and welcome just a word of caution on the Elderberries, you may want to re-think using them if they are next to a really busy road, as they may have picked up some of the emissions from passing traffic. regards Bob

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Why don't you ask you're supplier what yeast he used for his award winning wines? personally I would use Lalvin RC 212

Jack is at home recovering having suffered a heart attack, he is doing well and taking it in his stride. I'm sure all of our thoughts and prayersgo out to him I had the great pleasure of meeting the great man at winefest last year in Baltimore. An inspiration to 1,000's of winemakers...

Stick 1/2 teaspoon of marmite in, that will give the yeasties some energy yes honestly! :D

ey up Karl, welcome aboard :D

great news Luc thanks for sharing :D

If the specific gravity is below 1.000 then it has probably finished fermenting or has very little left to do. so you do not need to re-start it. It may however still be fermenting, just because there are no visible bubbles doesn't mean that nothing is happening. check your S.G. every day, if it...

YAY! I took a first prize also a highly commended and a very highly commended

What Luc said :D

A counter pressure bottle filler would be needed, or you could just serve it from the keg :D