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My one experience in making a wine (strawberry-raspberry) was fun for me and for the people I gave it to... I started with white raisins (approx 14 oz). processed in small batches in an old coffee grinder. I added 2 lbs sugar, about 3/4 gal of spring water, yeast nutrients and starter, 8 oz...

2015 - my first attempts: Cherry Melomel (meade) -- approx 37 proof Cherry-Elderberry Melomel (meade) -- approx 30 proof Spiced (mulled spices) Hard Apple Cider -- approx 30 proof Strawberry-Raspberry Wine -- approx 20 proof (intentionally watered down from near 35 proof ... the...

As Whitehrs said, you want to add that campden tablet at the start... You will add it again at the end to stop the fermentation process. The purpose of adding it at the start and waiting a few days is to ensure that there is no active bacteria living on that fresh fruit that was added in by...

Keep in mind that if you add additional sugars (in the form of juice or otherwise) at this stage, you may just kick off another fermentation cycle ... If you want to reduce your alcohol percentage, dilution by adding a fruit juice or water (if the fruit taste is already quite strong) can work...