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I'm getting ready to try this recipe as my 1st mead. One question, I don't see any mention of sulfite or sorbate prior to bottling. Is that not needed? Or did he just leave that out of the instructions? It just says when it's clear it's ready. I'm going to go pick up a smaller carboy...

I'm looking to try this, as soon as can get my hands on a smaller jug to make it in. I don't see any mention of sulfite's after it's done. Most things I've read say to sulfite and sorbate. Is there no real need with this mead? Or should one consider doing it anyway? This would be my...

It's a 6 gallon batch. I was planing on racking it a couple time's anyway. It'd be easy enough to add a couple extra racks in there and splash it around some. I assume it'll be ok to leave it as is until it clears then splash rack it a few time's before oaking it? Thanks for the help.

I stabilized my batch of wine last nite, adding the sulfite and sorbate. And degassed it. But, I added 1/4 tsp of sufite per gallon should have been 1/8. I plan on letting it clear then racking, adding oak and letting sit for a few months. Then filter and bottle. Will just letting it sit...

Sounds good, thanks for the input

I decided to try to make a batch of wine from welch's frozen concentrate. The directions called for 1 tsp per gallon of yeast nutrient. I added yeast energizer. When I realized I grabbed the wrong container I went ahead and added the nutrient too. How bad is this going to screw me up?

I'm really not going to be able to bottle it till the 5.5ish week mark. Would I be better off just leaving it as is until then. I can already see what you mean Runningwolf. Between family and friends want to try it, it's going to go fast. I can't decide what I'm going to do next. I'm open...

This is my first ever batch of wine, It's a orchard breezin blackbarry merlot 4 week kit. By the directions it says to bottle in one more week. I was thinking of racking it to a second carboy and filtering it at that point and then let it sit for another week or two. Then bottle. Is...

That's what I've done now. We'll see how it goes.

Checked the temp when I got home it was too low. Cant keep that frige warm enough. It was all the way down to 60 degree's hopefully that wont cause to much trouble. Now I'm waiting for the temp to come back up and try a little different set up. Once I get it past the primary I can...

Yeah, salisbury is on the eastern shore of MD, below DE. It's pretty low here, and we are surrounded by water. There are a few people with basements in the area, but not many.

I figured that's what you did. Update, I spent a hour last night cleaning the refrigerator in the apartment above me. Made up the wine per instructions, and as of the last time I checked the wine was at 75, I'll check it when I get off work. It's probably a bit cooler now.

How did you figure that one out? Yeah, I'm in or at least close to salibury MD. Someone mentioned a old frige. There is a refigerator in the appartment above me that now one lives in and I have a key. That may work. I was also thinking of putting a small window unit in bathroom...

My house doens't have a basement, most homes in this area don't. They tend to turn into indoor pools around here. The bucket with ice idea may be a simple way to go. Probably wont be easy to get a exact temp. like that. But, I should be able to get it close. If I had a extra 400 bucks...

I'm getting ready to start my 1st batch of wine. I picked up a 4 week kit from fine wines. I think I understand everything that needs to be done. The only issue I think I'm going to have is keeping the temps down like they should be. In the summer there's no way I'm getting my house that...