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From a 1 gallon glass carboy I syphon my wine into a 1 gallon plastic water bottle and then pour from this via a funnel into my bottles. No messing with taps or sqeezing tubes to stop the flow and it seems to work well. texteditor.

For Tannin make a strong cup of tea, (two teabags) texteditor.

Thanks for that Big jeff, so is this wine destined to be drunk cloudy or can he add the pectolase and clear it, I have sent him a load of chemicals including pectolase and finings but it wont reach him for a fortnight. I can't see him pouring it away! texteditor.

A friend of mine (it really is!) in Saudi has just brewed some worzle's orange wine but reckons it's not clearing, the only difference I can find between our ingredients is his orange juice has calcium in it, I think it'sadded, could this cause cloudiness? thanks, texteditor.

After 3 days? texteditor.

I put on a batch of zuccini wine three days ago: 12 lb zuccini 4-1/2 lb sugar 4 oranges 4 lemons 2 oz ginger 1 camden tablet water to 3 gallons I have added three lots of yeast so far and fermentation has not started. Any ideas? texteditor. I posted the above this morning. texteditor.

please read my post "three days ago" I'm not just adding yeast and calling it wine. It was a recipe found on a winemaking site. Normally, Tom, from what I've seen on this site your'e quite helpful. texteditor.

Did not do an SG First lot of yeast I pitched dry into the bucket Second lot I mixed with warm water and yeast nutrient Third lot I mixed with warm water and sugar I added i teaspoon of yeast nutrient to the initial must texteditor.

I put on a batch of zuccini wine three days ago: 12 lb zuccini 4-1/2 lb sugar 4 oranges 4 lemons 2 oz ginger 1 camden tablet water to 3 gallons I have added three lots of yeast so far and fermentation has not started. Any ideas? texteditor.

I stick my labels on top of the previous label, when the bottles get too big to go in my wine racks I may think of removing the labels. texteditor.

p.p.t.? texteditor.

What is Acid Blend? (as in Jack Keller's Zucchini wine) texteditor.