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Thanks Waldo, It has taken me just over 3 months to produce this hopefully masterpiece. My friends do know about it and as you already pointed out are licking there lips for a x-mas present of it. It tasted very good today before sweetening it so I am sure it's outcome will be good.I have plenty...

How long should I wait to bottle after sweetening my muscadine wine, I added the approprate K+ sorb. to prevent the possibility of referm. One week, two weeks, thanks for the help LA-BOY......BTW its snowing in louisiana, need snow chains or maybe a plow, HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Waldo, how much k-meta and sorbate do I put in it to stablize it. Its right at 3 gallons. Thanks for the help. I do not want to mess this batch up as I have quite a few people that want some of this. la-boy

On day 60 my sg is .990, It tastes a little dry and i would like to sweeten it up a little. This is a 3 gallon batch and is very clear, looks to be my best yet. The starting sg was 1.090. What is my aprox. abv. and When I add some sugar mixture to it, will it start to referment??? So how much...

well, tasting it, the wine seemed a little tart, this was during the second racking so I heated some water, added 1 cup of sugar dissolved it, let it cool and added it to my wine. This was about a 2-2.5 gallon batch. I also at the same time cooked down 2 lbs of fresh frozen blackberries to make...

My blackberry tastes very very mild. Here is the rundown, starting sg was .990 1st rack was 1.020, second rack I am not sure of the sg, but i did add a little sugar mix to sweeten it up alittle, I just forgot to check the sg. anyway I bottled it today and the sg was 1.040. This wine was started...

I cracked my first bottle at 40 days. I will put up a few to age and try it in a couple years.

Thanks, is there a time limit on when I can do this, do I have a couple of days or can I do it a week later. la-boy

ok I added the 3/4 tsp, k sorb., but as of yesterday I see no active ferm. the sg did go up after sweetening, about 1.000. f-pac, what is this and how do I make it. I did notice there was not a large flavor of blackberry so maybe I can add some flavor. thanks

my mistake on the lingo, I put 1/4 tsp of potassium sorbate, not k-meta.I will add another 1.25 tsps, this is about a 2 gallon batch. Also, I must of made a beginner mistake by sweetening before adding the k-sorb. How long should I wait next time before trying to sweeten. Being I did not add the...

My starting sg was 1.100, about ten days later I racked it over to the secondary with a sg of 1.020. I waited about 30 days racked it over again and the sg was .990. I did taste it and it seems to be alittle dry so I added 1.5 cups of sugar dissolved in water along with 2 crushed campden tabs...

We'll lets see, after working a kjillion hrs at work, baseball practice for the kids, refin. the house, cutting yards extra for fishing money, and a pile of other things. I forgot to buy a tube tester to check the sg of my blackberry. It is a 2-3 gallon batch in a 5 gallon carboy, so testing the...

I racked my blackberry over from it's primary ferm. on may 1st with a sg. of 1.020. What is my next step as far as racking/sweetining/ time line etc... This is a 3 gallon batch and I have already strained the pulp/seeds. It fermented like crazy, after I racked it over to the secondary. Thanks in...

It tasted likea semi-dry with a hint of sweetness, not too sweet, but just enough to give it a very good mellow goodness. I cannot wait to bottle it so I can re-taste it in a couple of weeks.... it's miller time La-boy

Thanks for the clarification I should be ok, as I put 3 crushed campden tabs diluted right after I racked, then a week later I put 2.25 tsp ofdiluted potass/meta/bisul, then tonight I added 1/4 tsp of the K-meta. I plan on bottling around the 5-6-7 of may. Thanks for the help. I also started my...

what are sulfities are they bottled as their name says. I have quite a few bottles of additives, I'm just wondering if I may already have them. I will wait to bottle another 2 weeks to make sure the second. ferm is completely done. I did add another 1.25 tsp's of k+ meta to my 5 gallon batch...

I did not have to sweeten it, it was already sweet enough with just the sugar from the recipe. I was just concerned about bottling it too soon. The recipe says I can do it within a month, anyway, What do sulfites do, I am starting to look like a chemist with all of the bottles of stuff. thanks...

The wine is sweetened to my taste so I do not need to make it any sweeter, I plan on bottling it around may 4/5th . When do I need to put the k+ sorbate in. The bottle says only 1/4 tsp per gallon. I have 5 gallons so thats 2 1/4 tsp right. thanks la-boy

Can I add this after racking, I believe the wine has stabilized since the sg has not moved. I checked it today after racking over fri. and adding the fining agents and it looks and tastes great, but was alittle worried about bottling it on the 4th of may. Do I need to add some now or just take...

yeast used was the lavin 71b 1122, the sg had stayed the same for 10 days so I thought it was over. i think my starting sg was 1.100. UPDATE, I syphoned a little out today 4-23 and it looks great. It even tastes great, the harsh yeasty taste a week ago is pretty much gone. It appears clear to me...