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    Alcoholmeter?

    Who knows maybe i'll just make some really pure water. Of course I wouldn't do anything illegal. Especially when considering all of the people i would harm if I was to break that particular law. That law makes perfect sense. :) Thanks, for the replies everyone. Wade, I'll check those...
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    Alcoholmeter?

    Has any one used one before. This place mile high distilling sells stills for liquor and apparently these alcoholmeter's measure the alcohol content. I didn't think this was possible without measuring specific gravity before fermentation. By the way, anyone here make liquor? I was...
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    stuck at 1.01

    I think I overdid it this time. I started with a SG at 1.12 2 weeks ago. I'm using red-star premiere cuvee yeast which is said to have a high tolerance to alcohol so I thought I would be fine. I took an SG reading on july 4th and got 1.015 and took another one today on the 8th which read...
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    questions about preserving and bottling

    Wade, so your saying the sorbate will add to shelf life? I believe the less chemicals you use without negatively effecting the quality of your wine, the better. Of course, all factors have to taken into consideration. If I was planning on storing some wine for say five years or more it...
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    questions about preserving and bottling

    I've made some wine out of frozen grape juice. Taste very good. It's about 5-6 months old and have racked twice. I have a few questions about bottling and preserving. If I don't plan on back-sweetening do I have to add potasium sorbate before bottling? How often do I have to add K-meta...
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