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I got a question. even though I've made a few batches and always go to dryness. I see the ABV level on the hydrometer stops before SG. What would the difference be if I stopped when the abv level reaches 0 instead of waiting a little longer until the SG reaches .990? I've got a batch now...

I've made a few batches of wine but have come across something I've never seen before. After racking and adding campden I noticed three days later that it's clearing well about one third the way down from the top but is still very cloudy the rest of the way down. Has any one seen this...

I got a question. I'm useing a recipe that calls for acid blend but don't have any how ever I do have tartaric acid. If the recipe calls for 1 1/4 teaspoons of acid blend per gallon What would the equivalent be in tartaric acid?

I saw a recipe over at Jack Kellers place for it and decided what the hey, I'll give it a try. Friday I gathered the fresh leaves from the tree in the back yard, it's a white oak some call it a water oak. It's the one with the pear shaped leaves. Any way I washed the leaves while still on the...

Is any one familiar with their use? I ordered one from another place before I found this site and it was missing the litmus papers. Is it possible to use with out the papers? Useing it without papers I'm getting a good reading of 7 on the cylinder but the ph is off the scale, showing way to...

Not much to see but here it is. This is my first wine ever and I'm very satisfied with it. Also in the photo is the start of the next batch useing the lees and yeast from the first. This batch should take off like a rocket Here's an image with back lighting.

On the potential alc. scale we know that you subtract the last reading from the first to get the final result, but what if your final reading is negative. Right now I'm at negative 1 what do I do there add 1 instead? This must is really strong the first readingindicated 19.5% ABV but just...