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okay so it's only 10 litres, so 2 gal. i thought my original reading was 1.04 so I used wine calc and said add 2.5kg of sugar for 10 L so I did, then I checked it again the following day and it was still 1.04 and that's when I noticed the broken hydrometer. so I didn't have a hydrometer for a...

So I started a kiwifruit, and a blackberry batch a few sundays ago. while preparing them in my primary I pulled abit out to test with my hydrometer and it red really low so I added a bunch of sugar to both, and then the following day I noticed a crack right around my hydrometer, It most...

About 1 week into a lemonade and strawberry db looks amazing smells even better, had a broken hydrometer when making it. ... didn't notice the Crack in it until adding to much sugar..... gonna be awfully alcoholic..... but oh well I'll rack it this coming weekend and give it a taste :-)

Lime juice isn't the best, honestly I found it extremely over powering. But still drinkable

I've already disposed of the lees, but this is what I have atm no real color to it. It's going alot browner now that I've added 90% cocoa chocolate

Just thought I'd put up a photo of my first glass of DB, tastes amazing might start a blackberry and lemon one now.

That's quite true, it is very young like I'll still go ahead with it and leave it for a while, um the taste is just terrible honestly don't know how to describe it, but I definitely won't give up that easily. The only thing is, is the black spots on the lees? Maybe mould? I'm not sure could...

Hey, after adding Kmeta and potassium sorbate, I left it for a week and just racked it this morning. I had a few dark spots sitting on the lees, is the wine a throw away? I've just added some dark chocolate and gonna let it sit for a week, as of right now the wine is pretty much undrinkable xD...

Sweet :-) thanks Dave

So I've just added kmeta and sorbate and added an extra 1kg of sugar but I've got a really odd taste. Like very high acidity taste not sure why. Only put in 500ml of lime juice which could be the case

change it up a little, let me know what ya think? any advice would be good :D Thanks

just thought I'd come through and put down what I just did :D for a 10L batch so everything is in metric as I'm in New Zealand and loving this website, so ..... 500ml freshly squeezed Lime Juice 1kg of mixed berries 1/4 tsp tannin 10g pectolase 1/4 tsp yeast nutrient Let all...

Alright sweet :-) I'll stir it as soon as I get home, thank you

after reading a little bit more online I've removed the lid and just covered it with a cheese cloth so that the yeast gets all the oxygen it needs, it's already been a day :/ will my yeast be alright or should I throw in another packet but make up a little batch on the bench to get it going...

Thanks everyone, just waiting on my must to start fermenting :/ how long should it take before I see any activity in my air lock