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My current batch finished out at 17%ABV and I was wondering how far folks have been able to push theirs.

Hey gang, I am going to rack over and get ready to clear my 5 gallon batch of plum wine tonight. I am gonna loose about a gallon of wine due to the heavy Lees I have. I am shooting for a sweet wine so I am going to top off with a Moscato. The question is this.... Should I use a pink or white...

I talked to my brew house today... He told me I should be good. To not worry and that it is either stick actively fermenting or is is just releasing C02. But either way to not worry.

It is still going, I guess. The airlock spits out a bubble every 4 seconds. You can see the bubbles rising in the carboy. I've got another carboy ready to go.

Okay, I don't feel bad then. I used a juicer to to grind the halves of my plums to extract to most pulp. In my head that meant more pulp more flavor.... I guess that is why I have so much I also squeezed the heck out of the bag to get the most out of it. I will hang it somehow next time...

Just an update and a quick question.................... I just racked the BLackberry wine into the secondaries. I ended up with 1 1/2 gallons. It looks and smells very good. Now the question is this... I last asked about if I should wait until I see a color difference to rack the 5 gallon...

Got it !!!

I just checked on my Blackberry wine. It stopped bubbling this morning. The SG is at 0.994 When I tasted a nip or two from the test tube it was dry and not very sweet. So, I need to stabilize to kill off the yeast then add sugar to sweeten it back up correct ?? Then I just sweeten to taste...

Alrighty, Cool. I thought so and believed that is what I read but wanted to ask.

Alright.... I racked over to the secondary carbon on Saturday. I can see the lees settling on the bottom distinctly. How long do I wait till I rack again ? Until there is a clarity difference in a few weeks or do I do it sooner ?

Just an update... I pulled the bag yesterday morning, then in the afternoon I racked over to the secondary carboy. I had to add about a quart of water to bring it to just where the neck starts to flare up on an angle. So far so good. I can see a good amount of the lees already seperating on...

Should I pull the bag with the skins in it or just let it run ? Will the Spiciness mello out over time ?

Pull the bag before it gets worse or let it run ?

Alrighty gang, It is still fermenting... The S.G. tonight was down to 1.032 IT is bubbling slowly. I only gave the tank a gentle ounch down to keep the top wet. When I tasted it last night on the end it had a spicy taste. Tonight it was spicy and sweet from the start. I could taste the...

Okay, so since we know that it slowing down I can stop punching down the cap and stirring then. So that the lees can begin to settle correct ?

Hey all, I just got home a bit ago.... The airlock is bubbling at once every two seconds. The readings are as follows.... S.G. 1.042 P.S. 11 P.A. 6% I have tasted it again and it is not as sweet as yesterday still fruity in the middle and not as dry on the end. There is a bit of a spicy...

See I actually want mine to be a bit sweet. So I am hoping it stays that way. My starting SG was pretty high.

Thanks Steve, I will get one tonight when I get home.

Hey all, I've been stirring the primary ferment tank several times a day. Since it is slowing down and will be ending in several more days do I need to stop stirring the tank so the lees settle to the bottom ?

I follow what you are saying about the hydrometer. I just stirred again and tasted it again. This time I paid more attention to the flavor and how it ended. It is sweet on the front then in the middle I can taste the plums. On the end it was dry. I looked up the term and I lerned that dry...