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Thx for your help. This wine was made from my own grapes, which I think are Concord. The wine tastes pretty good, a little sharp yet,I think it will be even better in another year,the color is beautiful Rosa. I syphoned the wine into the bottles with the bottling tube. I didnt examine the...

I just tried my wine made last fall and there is something in the bottom of the bottles. Looks like sediment and something growing. Is this ok? I did all the steps to sanitize, etc. What is it and is the wine ok to drink?

Thanks. You all have been so much help. Can't wait to start another batch. G

About 3 weeks ago. And added fining stuff last week. Ready to bottle,but think I'd like to sweeten it a bit more. I meant campden & sorbate. Thanks.

After fining if I want to backsweeten a little more, do I add campden and sulfite again before bottling? Edited by: geri

Thanks Wade, I guess that was the answer I was needing.

Well, I guess I dont "get it" yet. Irack, add campden (2 tablets for 3 gallons), degass, backsweeten and let bulk age. What is this about adding K-meta?? Thought that was a sanitizer. Thanks for the vote of confidence, of course it is going to turn out....with your help! You mean I need to add...

Thanks all for the help! I think I got it except for when to add the back sweetener, now or when I bottle. Feel like I should send you all a bottle if it turns out. Thanks again.

I ordered a fining agent as you suggest, altho it looks really clear. I looked for K-meta, for sanitizer but could not find it on this website, what do you suggest for a subsitute? Do I use this to sanitize the bottles? And if I just soak the bottles in the sanitizer is that ok? Do I degas &amp...

Hi Wade, I've racked my wine 2 times and this week I will rack, degass and add some grape juice to sweeten slightly. I will add 1 1/2 campden tablets (3 gallons of wine), how much sorbate do I add? Then I will let it bulk age for a month and bottle. Sound ok? Newbie

This is a wonderful site, thanks so much for the help. My wine looks beautiful and I sure have learned alot, so next batch will sure be easier.

Thanks for the info. The Easy clean by it self will not sanitize?

I have been using Easy-clean for sanitizing. Just mixed up a gallon of potasiumbisulfate..confused. I have no terrible odor that others talk of, please explain sanitizing for me. Thanks.

Do you need to add campden each time you rack the batch?

Thankyou

If my concord wine seems a little thin, should I add grape juice to backsweeten and improve the flavor & if so, do I cook the juice to concentrate or can I use frozen concentrate and do I use it straight? I don't want it to be too sweet. Thanks for the info, making this little batch of...

Hi...what is abv and is it always necessary to back sweeten before bottling?

Thanks for the help, Wade!

HI, thanks for the info..it is a 3 gallon batch and I mean room temperature to finish the resting. Should I put it in a cooler place?Also, I just learned about degassing, which was not mentioned in my recipe or on some "how to;s". Is this necessary, or can I just let the batch rest for awhile...

Hi, I'm a newbie also, I have a batch of Concord wine going. Question: What temperature should the wine be after racking? My sg is .999 and this is the second racking. Sg started at .1095 but the fermentation seemed to only last a couple of days after the first racking. Is everything going ok...