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Can I just add sugar to a wine kit and up the amount of alcohol in it? How much sugar should I add? Do I have to add anything else to support the extra sugar? (more yeast or something) Thanks

When a wine is at the bottling stage should it have limited smell? My wine smells quite a bit like vinegar but it tastes ok. The smell is not good. I have another batch of blush that smells much more mild. How do I know if it's bad wine I am smelling or just the aroma wine has?

My first batch of Pinot Gris (first batch ever) has a strong bad odour. I am ready to bottle but have not yet. Does that odour go away?

It looks like my wines are dropping sediment during the clearing stage. I can't tell for sure if the white is, but my blush is definately dropping "sediment" It is not as thick as the other sediments though. It is more fluffy looking. It almost looks rotten. Is it normal for quite a...

So, I have two carboys. Both my wines (first two ive made) are just about done. I ended up with a stuck rubber bung in my first batch, so now there is FOREVER a rubber bung in my carboy. My second batch I also pushed another one through by accident. It will be getting bottled in a couple...

I decided I did not care too much if my blush was carbonated a little. So I didnt stir it until bubbles stopped coming up. But now hwen I shake it in the carboy no bubbles come up. could it be fully degassed?

Hey, I made a thread about airlock and bungs. I was not able to get them out. I have now Broekn two airlocks on watch batch of wine. The plastic part broke on the first one and the second one- as i was pulling it out came right out of the bung. That is to say the plastic chamber slipped...

Hey, does anyone here have problems with getting the airlock out of the carboys for testing and such? How far do you push your cork in? Do you push it in until the bottom of the chamber (with the water) touches the lip of the car boy? Or do you just push it in a tiny bit? I have a...

I find it really hard to get the tube on my syphon pump. Anyone else get this? I use the simple rudemetary suck up push down out it comes contraption. I had to cut the tube a bit to fit it over. I think for about 12 of the litres I was syphoning air was getting in the tube creating...

I have heard/read different views on stirring daily while in the primary. The instructions never say to in my kits so I have only stirred once or twice a week (compromise). What is the benefit/consequence of stirring while in the primary? Paul

I have my second ever wine kit brewing in the Primary. The first time I made a kit it was foaming within the first couple days. The new kit I have is on day 5 now and has no sign of foam. The first was a white zinfadel and this one is a Pinot Gris. Do white wines not foam or something...

Hey, this is my first wine kit. I made sure to buy a cheap one in case I messed it up. I think it is still fine. I topped off my carboy up to about 2 inches from the cork as soon as I transferred it from the primary. it has been in there for 3 days now and I just noticed that the glass at...