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I've taken the SG on store-bought wines that I liked the sweetness of, and then matched that. I normally like very dry wines, but a made a strawberry wine that was 'blah' until I brought it up to 1.004. All the aroma and taste of the strawberries came back!

I'm making a small batch of elderberry, which I hear makes a nice port. I may take it that direction, depending on how it turns out. I'm using a yeast with a high alcohol tolerance, so I may keep bumping up the sugar til it quits. If I like it, I'll adjust the sugar and ABV, and then TRY to age...

It's been probably 20 years since my last batch of wine! I prefer a scientific approach to wine making, rather than the old 'throw it in a jug and see what happens' approach. I usually make fruit wines, as I prefer to use fresh ingredients, and wine grapes aren't too common in FL. I like dry...

Hey- I'm new to the forum, but not to wine making. I've been 'inactive' for a few years, but decided to get back in to it. I just kicked off a small 1 gallon batch of elderberry since I was given a big bag of fresh elderberries! My name is Jay, I'm 56, married, and have a boy in grad school...