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Update Started 5/9/14 at OG 1.080 and at 5/11/14 it's at 1.030 it is fermenting like crazy. Poured a glass today to taste it and it taste great the way it is! Great foam head on it as well. Picture below (btw I will be putting it in a keg to carbonize it) Sent from my iPhone using Wine Making

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What is apple cider acidity level supposed to be at? Mine is 62.5% tartaric acid/4.0 ppt sulfuric. Tested with titration acid. I know fruit wines are supposed to be at 55%-65% would this be a fruit wine?... :o Sent from my iPhone using Wine Making

When it does come time to age that is Sent from my iPhone using Wine Making

Well I have a towel over the primary now so hopefully it will age good Sent from my iPhone using Wine Making

Well all of my wines have always been young wines.. So they go by pretty quick, and always used one gallons so went by even quicker. This is my first 5 gallon batch so I think I will be able to age this Sent from my iPhone using Wine Making

I took the old off and put a towel over it. It does make since, it's a living organism and just like us we need air to survive as well. I'm surprised I haven't had any problems with this.. Sent from my iPhone using Wine Making

Yeah I've heard people saying no don't use the towel just use airlock. Others say use towel.. I'll do some reading. I have always used the airlock. And it comes out fine but I'll try this and see what happensn Sent from my iPhone using Wine Making

Gosh i can't wait until it's finished, I will defently be putting it in a keg to give it co2.. Sent from my iPhone using Wine Making

MY primary bucket has a air leak so bad that the airlock isn't even bubbling unless I shake the bucket and FORCE co2 to rise Sent from my iPhone using Wine Making

That was another thing I was going to ask.. Why do people do that? Sent from my iPhone using Wine Making

Okay so I opened the lid on my primary bucket because their was no bubbling on my air lock. I opened it and it has started fermenting, wow it has an amazing smell, I took a hydrometer reading just to see how fast it's been going and I started around 1pm yesterday it was 1.080 and today at 9am it...

Alright, how many plants did you plant to get your 60lbs last year? Sent from my iPhone using Wine Making

Okay thanks, and yes a Cornelius keg, is this how they make sparkling wine? Sent from my iPhone using Wine Making

Yes kegging it, sorry I worded that wrong. Sent from my iPhone using Wine Making

Well crap.. Have you tried to pump co2 in your wine? I'm thinking about making a gallon of strawberry lime wine and let it ferment then back sweeten then pump co2 in it.. Any ideas on how it would taste? Sent from my iPhone using Wine Making

Okay I have a couple questions about wine coolers. One is can I just add co2 to my wine and bam be a wine cooler? Secondly where can you find 12 oz clear beer bottles?!!?!! Like Smirnoff bottles.. Only ambers ones out their.. Sent from my iPhone using Wine Making

How does this sound so far? Started 5/9/14 PRIMARY 20 cans of frozen apple concentrate - PRIMARY Water to top off 5 gallons - PRIMARY 3 cinnamon sticks - PRIMARY 2 tsp yeast nutrient - PRIMARY Lalvin 71B-1122 yeast - PRIMARY SG 1.080 expected ABV 11% - NO ADDITIONAL SUGAR ADDED. - PRIMARY...

Ah to late/: oh well I will just do this batch with cinnamon haha (: Sent from my iPhone using Wine Making

Hello I am going to make 5 gallons of Apple cider. I have 20 12 oz apple juice frozen concentrate and cinnamon sticks. Should I put 3 sticks in the primary? Sent from my iPhone using Wine Making