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Well I got fermentation this morning. I should learn to be more patient. Thanks for the help. Thought I posted this earlier but I must have got distracted!

John I must admit that yeast selection confuses me. The guy at the wine shop that I go to advised me to use rc 212. I should have checked here first!

I started concord grape from Vintners best. It is the gallon jug of fruit wine base. I added 4 gallons of water and the gallon of Vintners in a primary. Mixed for 2 minutes Checked the SG, it was at 1.075. Temp was about 71. Pitched the yeast. This was 2 days ago and I have no fermentation. My...

Thank you for the help. I will check that site.

I need help making labels. Can someone point me to a site that is user friendly?

1. Done 2. Done 3. Done 4. Done

Thank you. I will try again and adjust accordingly. Umm..did I mention that I am a newbie! LOL

Ours are not nearly ready to pick. Care to share the recipe that you will be using?

Ok. The strawberry was started from a can of Vinters harvert. It was 96 oz of fruit and I added 2 quarts of fresh berries. Starting SG was at 1.099 The P/M was started with 9# each of mango and pineapple. I used 18 quarts of water and added 10# of sugar. The SG on this was at 1.120 I am back...

I have made a few kits and have turned out some decent wine. With that said, every time I try to make wine from scratch it seems to have a very heavy alcohol taste. I am following directions according to the recipes that I get online from reputable sites. Is this because it just needs to bulk...

rich, I mixed it into the 6 gallons after about 10 minutes.

No. The kit instructions say to just sprinkle the yeast on top. No need to even stir.

Is there anything else that I might try? Like to save this before it spoils?

It started on the floor but was at 75*F. It was moved to the counter top beside the stove when I pitched yeast the second time. Temp is still at 75*F.

I only added the bentonite.

I followed your direction the the letter. Once in the mason jar it did nothing! I then went to my local wine shop and got some 1118 brought it home and mixes it in 1/4 cup 105* water with a pinch of sugar. It proofed nicely so I mixed it in the juice. This morning there is nothing going on...

It is a raspberry dragonfruit wine. I will follow your directions if you think it will work on my wine. Thank you. Will do this tomorrow or Sunday. Will let you know how it works. Ken

I actually have some Lalvin rc 212 in the fridge. Will that work?

When you say a starter do you mean kinda like when you "Proof" a yeast?

I am making a winexpert kit and the fermentation has not started. It has been 72 hrs now. The only deviation that I made was to add more sugar.I have done this in the past without a problem. Maybe I got lucky before. The SG was at 1.080 to start and it is still there. How should I go about...