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Thank you I'll add more fruit then

Just read somewhere that wine yeast can only make around 12 to 14 % alcohol .. so if I add more water to my wine must it should reduce my current alcohol % and my wine would start fermenting again right ?

Thx for the reply guys , I'm using a hydro meter that comes with a potential alcohol reading too Actually I'm from India ec 1118 here costs around 25 -30$ Since it is imported ,I'll do some poking around to see if I get some cheap So my yeast is the problem? Can i move it into another...

I've just started a new batch of red wine , 4 kg grapes , 2 kg sugar topped up with 3 litre water and used bread yeast for fermentation , I'm using a plastic bucket and covered it with cloth It's been a week since fermentation started my starting potential alcohol was at around 16% . For...

Thx a lot guys !!

@tnuscan , oh that could have happened too found some hard stuff in the side and have attached a picture https://goo.gl/photos/MvmrKLwGiTwQKyPK6 I'll just hang tight now and hope for the best

@wineforfun ya I thought it was yeast too , but this appeared after I introduced more sugar into the mix after primary fermentation was settling down so was worried whether I contaminated it , ya I'm stirring it twice a day

@wineforfun Image added https://goo.gl/photos/KT5rg9XDZ92D41sw6

@wineforfun Ordered the hydro meter will use the hydro meter on the next batch. , So far what I have read is to add sugar to get 1.1 SG for 13% alcohol , and when do I rack the wine ? 1.01?? Also weird brown particles are formed in my current batch but still bubbling , should I be worried ?

There are weird brown particles floating about that wasn't there before, how do I find out if it's some kind of bacteria ?

I've already moved my mix to the fermentation tank and added 250 g sugar to it and the mixture is bubbling merrily again.the wine tasted a bit better after adding sugar but I didn't taste it after fermentation began. Next time if I want a sweeter wine should I add sugar after fermentation or...

I've just tasted the wine its neither sweet nor bitter ,

Thx for the reply , sanitized everything the first time , but washed stirrer before and after use din sanitize every use , will do that in my next batch Its been only 8 hrs since i did the racking, can i move it back to the bucket or let it be Okay ill do the second racking in a month and how...

Hey guys im from India and im new to wine making , i dont have access to all equipment , so made some light reading and started my own wine making , Pls do help me with suggestions so that i could make my next batch better Ingredients: 4 Kg - Grapes from super market 220 G - Honey 1 Packet...