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Thanks Robie. Since last posting, I've added a small amount of sugar solution. Although I don't want it to be sweet as such, it tastes overly dry at the moment and I'm hoping this will correct it. I've also put a heater band around the fermenting bin to encourage the right temperature (may be...

Hi Steve, you must have replied whilst I was typing my reply to Julie. Thanks for your reply. The most confusing part of wine making for me is the hydrometer. I did miss the zero out on the end so I'll bear that in mind in the future - thanks :) You sort of answered my question to Julie...

Hi Julie, thanks for the advice. It tastes very very dry at the moment. Should I add a little more sugar to sweeten it slightly do you think, or does wine always taste like this when it's brewing? Also, I'll follow your advice and let it sit of course, but having never done this before...

My wine didn't ferment for more than 2 or 3 days then it stopped. Starting SG was 1.06. I added about 2lbs 9ozs sugar to bring it up to about 1.09. Added the yeast and watched what happened. Once it stopped bubbling after a couple of days, I measured SG again and it's now 1.00. My friend...

Thanks for the video BobF. I won't post any more in this thread if it's the wrong place, except to say I've worked out the sugar (2lbs 9 ozs for 3.5 uk gallons), added it and have also added the yeast but not the nutrient. Bit worried about it rising over the top of the bucket when the yeast...

Thanks for the link BobF. I've just looked through the pdf to the point where it talks about Sugar Adjustment Formula. S=0.125(v)(B-A). Reading through the explanation of the formula made me want to go and lie down. In between times, I've found the grapestompers website which has a chapter...

Don't know why my post has appeared twice in this thread ... odd ... I made no attempt to repost it. Sorry if it's appeared twice. I've looked through the tutorials before posting. One relates to freezing the grapes first, but I didn't do that and they're already crushed in the bucket now...

First attempt at winemaking - not very technical! Hello, I'm attempting to make my first batch of wine from real grapes that a neighbour let me pick from her garden. I've washed and stripped the grapes from the bunches and mashed them, so they're now in a large fermenting bucket. It's my...