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Hello Allison. Welcome. This forum has alot of help, knowledge and friendly people. Have fun with it and enjoy. Don't be afraid to ask.

Yes this is true. I guess we still put it in to stabilize a wine because there is still enough sugar to start up again.

No and I'm not sure if I am going to or not. It taste's good now, considering it is very new wine. My understanding of the sorbate is that it prevents any yeast from reproducing? . I know that they both are provided in a kit. What are your thoughts on this.

Would you clear use a clearing agent or will it clear by its self and a couple of rackings?

Great, Thanks Wade. The wine has so far is lokking, smelling and tasting wonderful. Now we'll add some time to it.

The day has come to rack my blackberry wine into a clean carboy to stabilize and degas. I forget how much k-meta per gal and what if I have no Potassium Sorbate. I could go get some from George in a couple of day's would that hurt? and how much of the sorbate should I use per gal. Thanks for any...

Welcome Pablo, This is a good site. I also want to try beer next

Perfect, I have 1lb of kmeta and no Campden tabs

Can I use Kmeta instead of Campden tablets and if so what is the conversion tablet to teaspoon?

Wade this sounds like a great way to start yeast. Hey what size strainer bag should i start with and should i put in some berries the squeeze them real good, put some more in do the same and the keep the pulp in the bag and leave it in the fermenting must ? thanks Ron

lalvin 71B-1122 5 grams is this the yeast I should use. should I use two for the 6 gals and should I hydrate in warm water like normal

Thank you NW. My first country wine. My wife and my two grand children went and picked 20 lbs of blue berrys and 21 lbs black berrys so here we go. need help, having fun. going to start both next week end.

Thanks Wade. How about the nutrient and the entergizer times 6 would be 3 tsp entergizer and 6 tsp nutrient and 3 pts grape concentrate. this sound right? of course the concentrate would go in later. Thanks Ron

I am looking at the recipe for blueberry wine. it is for 1 gal i guess you x everything by 6 except the yeast ?. it calls for 1 packet of wine yeast

Welcome Newbie, I also am from Ca. Born in Bakersfield.I also am new to wine making and this forum its great. I have bottled twobatches andsince started bulk aging threein carboys. My limited understanding was that it speeds things up alittle ??? I don't know for sure but I thinkI read that some...