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Now what do the raisins do? I see people using them. But I don't fully understand their purpose yet. From the not-so-Highborne.

It should have a bit of alcohol to it. I used 5 kilos of sugar and champaign yeast. From the not-so-Highborne.

Sweet. Thanks for your time. From the not-so-Highborne.

So basically what I got is 5 gal of grape flavored fermented sugar water? From the not-so-Highborne.

Even with the amount of sugar? From the not-so-Highborne.

Okay. I'm having trouble here. I mix a batch of 2 gallons of grape juice. 20 lbs of sugar and topped of with hot water to mix and dissolve. Maxing 5 gallons. Added my tannin, citric acid ann Campden tablets. Let it cool and pitched my yeast. Waited 5 day for it to settle down. Transferred it...

Did you get like a spinach smell to yours. I pick this a.m. Steeping now but the water is more green then yellow. I only used the head with no stems. What's up with that? From the not-so-Highborne.

Thank you Grapes From the not-so-Highborne.

Hello to all! My name is Justin. Long time listener, first time caller! ha. Anyway. I just recently signed up to WMT. So far the information that everyone has provided has been awesome. Thanks for the posts. So far for the past few months I've only been tinkering with homemade wine. You know the...

Does anyone have any plans or blueprints or even ideas for an inexpensive wine rack for bottle storage? From the not-so-Highborne.

K great thanks. From the not-so-Highborne.

What about this turbo yeast? And should the yeast be allowed to breath during the primary fermentation? I know some who just cover it with a towel and lock it during secondary. I have also head people air lock it from the start. What's the best course here? From the not-so-Highborne.

I take it the marbles just take up space instead of diluting a wine then? From the not-so-Highborne.

Yeah that's what I'm thinking. Thanks for the assist. Should I limit the amount of splashing during transferring to limit aeration? I'm getting some mixed messages about this. From the not-so-Highborne.

I'm a beginner and use 5 gallon buckets and jugs. Will this be a problem for me? I don't top off either. Mostly because I didn't know I had to. From the not-so-Highborne.