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I transferred/racked a batch of chokecherry mead ~10 days ago into a secondary 6-gal carboy (SG: 1.008). I checked the SG yesterday, and it has not changed, still at 1.008. My question is: Since the SG has not changed in ~10 days, should I go ahead and rack it again into a smaller 5-gallon...

I made my first ever batch (5-Gallon) of wine/sweet mead. I stared it this past November. I followed all the instructions on the receipt, and racked it when suggested. I racked it from the primary, into the secondary fermenter, the SG at that time was 1.030. After ~4 weeks, the receipt...

I started a 5 gallon batch of chokecherry mead/wine 6-days ago. I have conflicting information on when to remove the strainer bag containing the chokecherries. One receipt say to remove it after 2-weeks, and doesn't mention anything about the SG. Another receipt says to remove it when...

I started my 2nd batch of wine this past weekend. I used ~11 1/2 lbs. of chokecherries and 14 1/2 lbs. of honey from my own bees. The receipt said to add the crushed campden tablets and pectic enzyme at the same time. After reading some of the post on this site, it seams I may have made a...

Hello all, this is my first time on this site. I like the post/threads I read, and was very impressed, so I joined. I am really new to wine making. In fact, I just started my second 5 gal batch this pasted weekend, using chokecherries from around the house, and honey from my own honey...