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If I put a bottle somewhere warm and the cork does start to come out what does that mean re-fermenation or that it needs to be degassed? I removed the 2 cases of wine from the garage because it was getting to warm (70 ish) there to store the wine and desided to try a bottle. This is when I...

Thanks to all that have replied. While it was a bit painful to open and dump my first BB wine back into a carboy hopefully and can get the "what I think is" CO2 out of it and re bottle in a week or so.

After I degass shhould I ad some sorbate to stabilize just in case its re-fermenation?

no I did not sweeten before bottling and yes on the sorbate

No this was not a kit wine. I am 100% fine with opening all the bottles and putting them back in a carboy if thats what I need to do. Is there a way to know if CO2 or refermentation? If I re-carboy this I want to make sure I get it right this time!!! Are there any iother steps I should take...

I bottled my blackberry wine about 4 months ago and just opened a bottle and its in very bubbly? I am very new to wine making and really am not sure what went wrong. The corks are not backing out at all but I would assume that they are starting to ferment in bottle???? What can I do to fix...

Blackberry Wine 30lbs Blackberries 3 Gallons Water 12 1/2c Sugar 1/1/2 tsp. yeast nutrient 2 1/2 pectic enzyme 1 pckg. Wine yeast

Yes I have tried it. One bottles down 24 to go. It turned out great. I have tucked them away now and wont have another one for a couple months as I want to see how the wine develops in the bottle. Besides its Washington Wine Months so I am busy celebarting some GREAT Washington Wines...

Thats what I got 2 packets of Laven-1118. Time to get going on the yeast starter!

There are actually 24 bottles but I only have the labels on 3 of them. I am not 100% sure I like my label design yet.

Finally bottled my first batch of blackberry wine. I have another one going now and will be starting my first batch of Pee later today! I am hooked!!

to make the starter I would just ad my yeast to some warm water and disloved sugar and let that go for a day or two?

rehaydrate in warm water?

I want to start a batch of Pee today but have no slurry. Do i just follow the recipe and sprinkle the yeast on top? What would be the best yeast to use for this? Going to the store in a couple hours to buy supplies so need help FAST. Thanks in advance to all that reply.

Just racked a 1 gallon batch of Blackberrry wine from primary into a 1 gallon carboy. Id this when I should ad the oak or do I wait and rack one more time before adding? I purchased medium toast french oak chips (about the size of corn flakes) how much should I add to a 1 gallon batch? I...