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Quick update—today was day3 with the same SG of 0.995! So I racked it to a carbody and degassed and added my kmeta, sorbate, and sparkolloid! My Skeeter Pee is now sitting in its carboy waiting to clear! I took a little sample after I tested the SG and added a teaspoon or so of sugar to it and...

Cool, thanks, Pam! I won't bother, then. Checked the SG this morning and it's down to 0.995, so it's still dropping, but the foaming activity has slowed way down, which is good. If I get the same SG again tomorrow I think I'm going to go ahead and transfer it to my carboy, mostly because I only...

Thank you, Pam and Calvin! I really appreciate the advice! I do have a lid and airlock for my primary (though to this point I've just had it covered with a flour sack towel, held in place by a bath towel pinned around the primary to keep the must a little warmer--we sleep with it cold in the...

Hello, all! I have embarked on my first 5-gallon batch of Skeeter Pee (second batch of wine ever), and am amazed that it's going so well! I started it last Saturday (11/29) and pitched the yeast on Monday (12/1). I used Lalvin EC-1118 and made a slurry with some of the watered-down must in a...

My first 5 gallon batch has fermented dry as of today! So, that's 2360 + 5 = 2365.

Thanks, Heather! Great advice! I actually started my first batch of Skeeter Pee last weekend (couldn't resist), and it's already almost fermented dry! I'll post about it over in the Skeeter Pee forum later. I'll probably need to build up my patience/skills a bit with a couple of quicker/easier...

You know, I have to say, too, that'sa much as I think the book I'm using is overall a good starting book for newbies, I think this first recipe in it kind of sets people up for, well, not failure exactly, but certainly not a great first wine. At least from everything I've read on the forums and...

Oooh, good to know! Thank you! I'll make sure to wait until it gets down to that range. I'll post an update once I get to that point. Thanks again for all the help!

LOL I got impatient and went ahead and took another SG reading. I definitely do have fermentation going on! SG was 1.060. I also managed to find another carton of juice that my husband somehow missed (yay!), which is a small miracle for as much as we both love passionfruit juice. I was getting a...

Thanks! Yeah, she calls for a low starting volume since you start in a carboy instead of a primary fermenter in this recipe, then has you top it off with water when you rack it the first time (which I think I'm going to do with juice instead). I really waffled over following her instructions or...

Hello, all! So, I'm totally new to winemaking (but loving it so far) and have my first batch underway! I'm using a variation on the "Canny Apple Wine" recipe from "The Joy of Home Wine Making" by Terry Garey, but substituting passionfruit juice for the apple juice (hey, she does encourage you...

Thanks, everyone! Very glad to be here! Thanks! LOL there's not too much to it--I used to ride horses, and at one point had 2--Ann Acre Foot and Southern Arrogance. I needed a new email address around the same time, and well, AnnArrogance was born and I just sort of have never got around to...

Hi, all! I've been lurking on the forums for about a week now, but am brand new to both posting and winemaking! I currently have my first gallon of wine going (a passionfruit wine from 100% juice using Montrachet yeast), and will, I'm sure, have a few questions and so forth, because I have a...