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oh yeesh... I misspoke... I re-read my post and realized I meant to say read it where it breaks the plane of the liquid. Um. So, anyway, any errors??? Interesting new phenomenon- for me anyway... I tested the ginger beer again today and it started by reading 5% and when I left it alone for...

I actually did calibrate it... but I'm not sayin' I'm right Hey Lockwoode... I did calibrate it, but the error could still be mine:o Let me just make sure I'm reading it right. Fill liquid in test jar to fill line- gently drop in hydrometer, read where hydrometer meets top line of test jar...

It's not half bad... can't wait to try the aged stuff. Thanks for the support,all. I tried the dandelion wine- I couldn't help myself. It is really quite good and I can't wait to try it after it ages the requisite time :)

Okay... I know I did a really dumb thing here... I am making ginger beer. I know its not a wine, but its not terribly different and I figured many of you might know how to bail out a very fluffy-headed newbie. ...Back to my story. I am making the following ginger beer recipe: Dave's Ginger...

Don't know if this is what you're looking for, but... Hi there. I was just looking for a ginger beer recipe the other day and stumbled across this one... (Personal note... I think I would have to be in a geographic area where no fresh was available before using dried ginger rather than fresh...

i got screw cap bottles Hey cpfan- I got some of the 28mm polyseal caps and the companion 750ml bottles from EC Kraus. They were pretty reasonably priced and I'm not planning on doing significant amounts that will store longer than- oh, say- 2 years tops. Maybe some day down the line I'll...

At the risk of sounding really dumb... Has anyone used screw tops? I've read a lot about the winemaking industry switching over to them. It seems to me like it'd be pretty economical and environmentally friendly (overused term, I know, but it can still be used in the appropriate context...)...

Anyone have some recommendations for other first wines? I'm mulling over blueberry wine since I have a great source of non-sprayed blueberries that'll be coming up before too long. Any experience with strawberry wine? I also have a great source for organic strawberries. If anyone has a pet...

Thank you for your help! Thank you! It's always nice to have someone else's experience to prop yourself up on :) I knew my tastebuds wouldn't fool me THAT much! It's pretty dry and I'm going to bottle it pretty soon to let it age. Yippee!

Hello folks... I have a question about something else that's perplexing me. I started a batch of dandelion wine on May 6th. Today is May 29th. I just transferred my wine using a sterilized siphoning tube into other fermentation vessels (leaving behind the sediment- may be an obvious thing to...

Hi folks. I'm brand spankin' new to wine making. I have my first batch of wine ever (dandelion, in case you're curious) fermenting happily away. I'm not a kitchen newbie, and I've made beer a couple times, and I've made loads of (sometimes prizewinning) liqueurs, but this is a new endeavor...

Do I need an airlock? Would a beer one work? Hi folks. I am very new to winemaking, too, but have the following recipe fermenting happily away in a 5 gallon plastic water jug topped with plastic wrap... I have an airlock (a beer making airlock) that I can fit into my jug if you think it's...