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If i'm planning on bottling after about 3 months do i add it before i bottle? Im impatient for my first batch and me and my friends wanna try it around christmas time.

Oh, i just thought you add it every time you rack... so the sodium bisulfate goes in only once? and the clearing agent goes in once i rack my secondary fermenter (carboy) the first time?

Ok i think im ready now, heres my basic step-by-step thing... i know it will change this is just the guide im planning on following... -let frozen strawberries sit in fermenter until thawed -mash strawberries -fill with just enough water to cover strawberries -add pectic and 1/4 teaspoon...

would it be just as good to buy one of those giant bags of frozen strawberries from Costco that people use for smoothies? The stems are already cut off would save some time, might be cheaper...

thanks Julie, If you add the sugar with the water... how do you know how much to put in? i thought you just keep stirring in more until your SG reaches the level you want (1.080- 1.090)

Ok... ive been reading for almost two months now... what equipment to buy, what wines to try... and im ready to get started. As soon as my stuff comes in I will be trying a very sweet strawberry dessert wine next week. It came reccomended and seems very simple DESSERT STRAWBERRY WINE (5...

Hey quick question... we have 3-5 of those 5 gallon water jugs that we go through every month at my office. The ones that go upside down on the water dispenser... they seem like a very inexpensive carboy... And im not really all that concerned with cleaning them because every time I rack into a...

couldn't you add red food coloring if you were trying to make it red?

Ok so i read all those articles, very interesting i learned a lot. I know that there are no absolutes in winemaking but I still haven't even found a guideline. So far i have read that i should transfer to the secondary.... -after 4-5 days -when the cap sinks -when SG reaches 1020 And i...

So I can just lay the lid on top of the primary... And stir daily until the first fermentation is done and then I attach a hose to siphon the wine into my Carboy with the airlock for 1-6 months. When do you know when to do the switch?

Ok guys ive been reading and searching for an hour now... and im confused. Ive hear that you dont need a secondary fermenter? Could i just mix everything and leave it in my bucket for a couple months? Also... ive read i need to siphon my wine from the primary to the secondary (if i use...

Ok heres my shopping list... im ordering from eckraus I got a -5 gallon plastic carboy -#10 stopper -S airlock -sugar scale hydrometer -i am going to order wine yeast... but i do not know whether to get the Pasteur Champagne or Montrachet am i missing anything? trying to buy as...

Where do I find those things? I doubt I can get it at my local walmart Also how much wine yeast should I get?

Hey guys, first time poster, and first time wine maker. Planning on making a quick cheap batch first for fun and deciding if i want to invest the time/effort/money into making a quality wine later. Found a recipe online for "brandy" but it really looks more like wine, i wanted to post it and...