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Well I can still add them to primary since I'm only 24 hrs in but I too would be interested in the differences. Maybe I can add 1/2 box to each. Sent from my iPad using Wine Making

So, do I add them in the primary or secondary? I'm just starting this kit today and wanted to see what others are doing with it. Glad I saw this as i have a box of white raisins just sitting around looking for a kit.

Chitosan can be bought from Amazon for $13.99 +6.46 shipping for a liter. That is just over 33 doses at 1 oz per 5-6 gallons. $.62 cents per dose. Kieselsol is also sold there for $18.99 +$6.46 shipping for a liter. At 1/4 oz per 5-6 doses that is about 133 doses at 0.19 cents per dose...

Superkleer seems expensive compared to sparkolloid. $7.50 on Amazon for one application. My last pack of sparkolloid was $1.90 for 3/4 oz. Actually my local store has super kleer for $2.25 but still that is one application of 5 to 6 gallons. 3/4 oz of sparkolloid at 4.5 tsp will do 9 gallons...

Ou8amaus I've always used the quad berry and lately have added extras. My current is quad berry with 1lb raisins and 32 oz of organic "just tart cherry" by R.W. Knudsen (Food Lion organic section). Sometimes I'll throw chopped up bananas in there. After fermenting I've been adding oak. You...

I read somewhere on here that if you can vacuum to 25Hg and it's still holds above 15Hg after sitting for 20 minutes then you are done. I vacuum to 25, let it fall back to 15, and go back to 25 and repeat till it is holding over 15. This has always worked for me. I try not to go much over 25...

Sparkolloid Fining Agent Sparkolloid is a fining agent developed by Scott Laboratories for clarification. It is a blend of polysaccharides in a diatomaceous earth carrier and has a strong positive charge. For some, it is the product of choice for clarifying white and blush wines. Sparkolloid...

Lori I ordered my Energizer from Amazon as my local store didn't have this either. I'm intrigued by the Grape Nuts though. And Dave, I've always made mine with no brew belt. The way I see it I want all my wines fermenting as slow as possible as to pull as much flavor as I can out.

After 6 batches of DB I'll be trying the tropical next. The blend I bought from Trader Joe's was pineapple, mango, strawberry, and banana. I'll be adding peach and maybe some grapes to that. Still assessing what to add for now. Thanks for sharing all the variations.

You could always point them here and show them how to make it themselves..

My only concerns with reducing berries over heat is pectin haze but then again I am fairly new to this. To be honest that is exactly what I did with my first DB for back sweetening - boil 1/2 the sugar with 1lb of berries and a few cups of water. As soon as it started to boil i pulled it and...

Thanks for the replies. Yes joeswine they are both running simultaneously so I will do each step on both at the same time. Rocky, good idea but I already started them last week. I'd say they are close to 1.020 today so I don't know if adding raisins at this point would help. I did buy some...

My wife loved the California Trinity Red so much that I ordered two more kits and another primary. I'm making them both at once. Do I need to sanitize the spoon, hoses, hydrometer, etc between each batch while working on them or can I just go from one to the other? I know the little voice in...

Since mine has 4 berries I called It" quad berry wine (with just a hint of citrus)". I had to come up with something different as well. The idea of "blood" on the label wasn't going over well. Just make something up.