Recent content by VitnerHydrologist

I’m not sure how to measure this, I was using a wine kit but with my own must. They didn’t include anything to measure TA with

So is it a wait and see game? Do I rack again once it’s cleared & let it age in the carboy or bottle it and then age it? I was planning on back-sweetening & aging 6 months-1 year. But I was hoping to get to drinkable taste before then My other thought was blending it with another wine

I wish I had a picture of the before! It was very pretty. But that’s good to know next time I make a batch. The color isn’t nearly as important to me as the flavor, and I don’t know how to fix the acidity, since I don’t think I can do malolactic bacteria post K-meta & k-sorbate 🤔

So this is my first batch, and I am learning as I go. I’ve already added potassium metabisulphite, potassium sorbate, kielsol, and chitosan. Starting SG was 1.05 ending was 0.995 I’ve been tasting my wine as I go, and it just seems very vinegary to me. I just took a sample and backsweetened...

I should have left the berries longer. The recipe I followed said a few hours. I think it’s going to turn out more like strawberry cider than wine, but we’ll see!

Not to derail from the main thread, but I’m also a beginner here. Do all wines need to be backsweetened? I’m making a batch of strawberry wine right now and I’m worried about it being too sweet. I feel like rhubarb might be different, though?

I have a Master Vitner kit I’m using to make strawberry wine. The lid on the primary fermenter will not stay closed, due to faulty ribbing. I didn’t find this out until after I set everything up. So I just have the lid loosely covering it for now. I used/rehydrated the yeast that came with the...

Thanks for your replies! Would it be better to leave it with a loose cover than to transfer it to a whole new bottle? All I know is I’m not supposed to stir up the yeast. Also thanks for the link!

Hey there! I’m new to the community & this is also my first attempt at making wine. A couple questions: 1. I got everything added to my Big Mouth Bubbler and then found out the lid won’t stay attached. It keeps popping off. Will it mess everything up if I siphon it to a different 1 gallon...