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    Wilkos sauvignon blanc

    You are absolutely amazing! Yer sorry I did think it might have been the percentage but thought that was to straight forwards. One day I will get there it's leaning all these little things and you have been a great help thanks you. Yer to be honest I was one of them kids I thought aslong as...
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    Wilkos sauvignon blanc

    Sorry to be a pain So I have done a sum on something random .I've now had to learn bodmas and then found out my phone can do it. put it in a calculator and it has given me an answer of 0.88 would that be classed as 1.088 or have I got it completely wrong?
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    Wilkos sauvignon blanc

    Thank you massive help
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    Wilkos sauvignon blanc

    I have added in the photo of the contents of the can. It's more for when Im making my own wines that I know how to work out how much water added affects how it dilutes the wine.
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    Wilkos sauvignon blanc

    It's saying its 12% approx for 4. 5 ltrs I'm going to do it to the instructions and make the 4.5 ltrs I just didn't know if there was a calculation for adding water it generall after the first few days of fermentation as I made a wine from juices the other day and the one I was following said to...
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    Wilkos sauvignon blanc

    Yer it does say on there that it's aiming at 12 % but wondered if anyone knows how to actually work it out with adding the water as I have looked online every where and cant seem to find out the sum for it. Thanks for your reply
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    Wilkos sauvignon blanc

    Yer that's what I thought so how would I work out the added water affecting the original gravity, is there a sum for this? Or is it because the added watter is boiled then cooled it doesn't affect it?
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    Wilkos sauvignon blanc

    Hi everyone wonder if someone could help. Whilst in wilkos today seen the kit and thought I would give it a go. In the instructions it says about topping up the demiJohn a couple of days in. And was wondering how will this affect my original gravity reading as surely the water added will lower...
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    Using potassium sorbate and potassium metabisulfate.

    You are my hero! Why don't they make information easier like this online. I will crush up the tablet and add sorbate in to empty demiJohn rack into the new demiJohn, wait for a day or two before adding the finnings Thank you for your help
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    Using potassium sorbate and potassium metabisulfate.

    Hi guys Need some advice I've done some research but I swear they try to confuse you as much as possible on Google. I have Camden tablets and potassium sorbate and was wondering at what point should I add and how. Crush Camden tablet and add to new demiJohn then rack to the new demiJohn then...
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    Making wine from store brought juice

    OK perfect I think I understand how that works with adding the sugars like that now. But if I was to add say a ltr to make it easy of water to top it up how would that affect it By reducing the gravity for adding that 1ltr
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    Making wine from store brought juice

    Hi guys was wondering if anyone could help. Been looking and seen one I want to try, 1ltr red grape juice 2ltr apple juice 900g of sugar Cup of tea Obviously thats only going to be just over 3ltrs so would you add the rest water when adding sugar, or liittle water with sugar and top after...
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    Must getting close to airlock

    Thanks for your help. Guys all sorted now
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    Must getting close to airlock

    Yer it's my second kit my white kit is going well now so started my red one I just followed the instructions and now I'm worried it's going to.. What's the worst explode or go into the airlock?
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    Must getting close to airlock

    Yes I have it in a demiJohn. is it best to take some out then? and if it is can I stick it in a plastic bottle with the lid un tightened a little like I have read some people have just to not waste any?
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