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1 and a half gallons. One carboy is full the other half full also was 7 days in primary fermentation bucket and the last 7 weeks in carboy.

Hi I've got 1 full carboy (1 gallon size) and a half full carboy of 2 month old blackberry wine. (1 half gallons) I've just racked it and stopped fermentation with 2 Tablets of potassium metabisulphite. (There was no signs of oxidization in the half filled carboy.) Will the metabisulphite...

Hi So I'm making some blackberry wine, its been fermenting for the last 2 months using a port wine yeast. Today I've just done the second racking and stopped the fermentation with metabisulphite and did some de-gassing. It still tastes a bit bitter and raw. I'd like to add some oak chips at...

Hi I started a gallon of blackberry wine with 9lb blackberries, and 3.5lbs of sugar with teaspoon of citric acid and juice of half a small lemon. I used port yeast. At first the must was very sweet. I did the primary ferment in a bucket for 9 days and when I put in into the demijohn (carjohn)...

Hi I'm making some blackberry wine and I've added nearly 9 pounds of blackberries to 1 gallon of water with 2.5 pounds of sugar. I wanted full bodied wine but is this too much fruit as many recipes suggest around 4 pounds but rarely more than 7 pounds. Has anyone done this before?

Hi I've have just transferred my loganberry and black currant wine from the fermentation bucket to demijohn to ferment. It tastes like it needs more body. I have heard that a single banana can add extra body without affecting flavor. How would I add the banana? Would I need to boil it and...

Is there any advantage of using red wine yeast for making a red wine, what if you use a white wine yeast or use a general purpose yeast?

Hi I'm new to wine making. So I am making some Loganberry and blackcurrant wine. I used a general universal wine yeast and added it to the must in a fermentation bucket. I wished I'd use a port yeast or red wine yeast. Can I add this yeast later despite having started the wine with...