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    Increasing Alcohol content with sugar?

    I do have a hydrometer, before adding the sugar it was at 1010..
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    Increasing Alcohol content with sugar?

    Oh no, I should or read this before I did anything. I have a kit of VR reisling working,, I just finished a VR chardonnay that is great tasting, but the alcohol is very low it seems.. no buzz after 2 glasses. So I read on another post to add some sugar to it to start the fermentation back up. So...
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    Day five fermenting

    Ok, I will wait till I rack it again in 2 weeks to add the meta? Where is Mr Steve? I would love to check him out? I went to Homebrew in Lancaster for my chardonnay kit..It was $74.. but got a coupon for $10 off. Thanks Duh, I just went to the map and saw that Homebrew in Lancaster is Mr...
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    Day five fermenting

    We racked the red zin in to a clean carboy leaving the sediment behind last weekend.. the person that got me started said I need to add a quarter tsp of meta to it every time I rack? I didnt do it yet as he said to rack in 30 days but I did it in 15 instead as it was recommended here to not...
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    Day five fermenting

    Ok,, I will keep an eye on it and rack it in 2 weeks. I need to get another carboy before I do this.. I want to start a chardonnay so Maybe I will get that at the same time.. Is there a good place everyone here likes to buy online from that is reasonable?
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    Day five fermenting

    We put the wine into the glass carboy last night and put on the airlock. It is reading around 1000 ,, if I am reading the hydrometer correctly. I will check it again in a few days. I also dumped in the sediment,, I didnt read the reply here not to. Is that ok?
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    Day five fermenting

    I put the yeast into my old vine red zinfindel on sunday, today the reading it at 0 brixs. It is still fermenting,, how long do I leave it in the bucket before transferring to the carboy? How do you all clean the carboy? I have it sitting in my basement but havent cleaned it yet as I want to...
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