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Two photos and a painting PhotoShopped together. It was a retirement gift from a co-worker last year about this time.

Well, that's the first time I've ever been accused of having a sex change! :D Well, I was at home. I assume he was too.

He is making wine. Just started a rosehip. Sorry, we didn't really touch on personal matters, just talked wine so I can't answer your question about Leanne. Guess you'll have to ask him about it when he rejoins the forum.

It was a dark, rainy night, yet the moon was full. I saw a fleeting movement of what seemed to be a shadow as I turned a corner headed into my local grocery store on a midnight run for snacks. As I entered the store, a lone figure stood in the alcove by the entrance. He introduced himself. It...

Yup, Arcticsid is alive and well. Sends his regards to the forum and hopes to be back online in a couple of weeks or so.

testing jar and/or wine thief auto-siphon

Jealousy rears its ugly head!- That's beautiful, Daisy.

OK, prob. 2 solved. Thanks, Arne! You guys sure know how to soothe the winemaking jitters!

OK, fermentation smell, got it. Problem 1 solved. (That was easy!) Prob. 2: Since I was making this to put the whole thing in SP, do you think it'll be ok NOT to dilute it by making another batch and blending? Just wait until it reaches the proper SG and use this high potency stuff? Or, will...

I've been cursed by the wine gods...no question. I started my apple concentrate wine (Keller) to make SP. The SG was 1.116! I added a little water, not much 'cause I didn't want to dilute the flavor and that brought it down a smidgen to 1.114. Against my better judgment, I went ahead and...

Is there a chart anywhere in the forum that shows the proper starting and finishing SGs for various wines? Or is there a general rule of thumb to use?

Flem, you're bad!!

Thanks, everyone. Fingers are crossed that this one will be a real winner.

OK, I didn't have a slurry so I'm in the pre-yeast stage of a 1 gal. apple concentrate wine to make SP. From Lon's FAQ, it looks like I just use the whole batch to make the pee. (Please tell me I read that right!) I also noticed that the recipe calls for Sparkolloid, which I don't have. But...

Thanks, Lon. Sounds like I need to get a wine started now so I can start a Pee! Looks like I'll be off to the store in the next couple of days for ingredients.