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Thanks for the quick response. That is great advice. What is this $3 autofiller you speak of?

I am working with the recipe Tom has posted. I have gotten great help from everyone on this site and need some advice to finish off my first batch of wine. So far I have transfered from the primary to the carboy/airlock. I have about 1.5 inches of sediment. I am getting consistent small bubble...

Checked SG today and it was down to 1.040. Big difference from yesterday! I noticed fermentation has slowed down. I no longer see that big yeasty head on top. It still has a little head to it and it still fizzing. I will prolly check everyday for the next week out of my own curiosity. The recipe...

Thanks Robie Good info in that post. I will continue to read the SG. Are you saying that the fermentation will stop in the primary? Or will it stop in the carboy. Seems like a lot of work to chech the SG every day for the next 2-3 monthes. How often do you check it?

I am making wine for the first time, I choose Toms Blackberry Recipe off this site. I am a complete rookie and read my hydrometer wrong initially. I ment to start with a SG of 1.085 and intead started with 1.185. The wine has been in the primary for 3 days and fermentation is going crazy. I have...

Thanks Debbie. Basic information like that is a huge help.

Using Toms Blackberry recipe for blackberry wine reduced for 5 gallons. I add 1 gal warm water with Go ferm and Ferm Aid(nutrients), 1 crushed campten tablet put in 2.5 tsp of pectin enzyme...whoops. Crushed 25 lbs berries and put in nylon bag. Tried to squeeze as much juice out as possible, let...

I accidentally put my pectic enzyme in my primary immediately rather than waiting 12 hours. Should I add more in 12 hours? Will this mess up my yeast nutrients? Is it comparable with the campten tablets I added? I am a complete newb at this and greatly appreciate help from you wine gurus on my...

So I crushed 23 lbs berries today, put them in a big mesh bag. Made the yeast nutrient souloution and added 1 crushed campten tablet. Put berry bag in primary. It is huge...prolly consumes 2 gallons. Added sugar syrup, then topped off with h2o. I checked my SG and it read 1.10. Added a bit more...

Thanks for all the info guys. I picked 10 more lbs today and am going to start the process tomorrow. I will keep this thread updated as I go and will probably ask a bunch of questions along the way. I too have a bloodless patch. The vines were trimmed back and hang picking level along a fence!

Hey Guys, Long time drinker, first time maker. I recently came across the mother of all blackberry rows. After numerous cobblers and jars of canned preserves, I have decided to combine my loves of drinking and foraging wild food. I am on a really tight budget and visited my local home brew...