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I find to get the most benefit from bentonite is to put a table spoon of it in an empty glass wide mouth juice bottle 500ml (I apologize for my Canadian measurements)(sterilized of course)and fill 3/4 with water (or must) and shake for about 15 minutes. I treat it like a workout. And I usually...

Hi CK55, It has been asked before, but I don't see that you tried it. Can you fill your Hydrometer testing tube with only water, then put your Hydrometer in there, and take a reading of the water? should be close to 1.000 (typically calibrated at 15°C) What is our reading?

The instructions I was told was to not use any yeast. Just let the pail begin fermentation naturally - the pail it came in. I was given no instruction about adding yeast nutrient but I put a small amount in after about 4 days after fermentation began. What should I be doing with a fresh juice...

Thanks for the info. The temperature during fermentation was about 20 deg Celsius (68 F). I added a small amount of yeast nutrient (10ml) but I do not know how much is enough nutrient for a 6 gallon pail.

Hi all, I am relatively new to wine making (10 batches, mostly kits, some fresh juice and one batch apple wine). I have bought fresh juice pails 4 times over the past two years. Two of those batches sulfated. First one was a Sauvignon Blanc from California. It was so bad it stunk up the entire...