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I made a bit of a mistake last night when filtering my strawberry wine using my new Minijet pump setup. I ran 1gal of starsan solution through the Minijet first, then proceeded to run about 2 gallons of my wine through it, using a smaller container to catch the remaining starsan solution that...

Hey, all, I used sparkolloid to help clarify some made-from-scratch strawberry wine. This resulted in some EXTREMELY FINE sediment that apparently clouded the wine after the slighted agitation during bottling. Consequently, nearly every one of my 22 bottles has some very fine, yet obvious...

Hello! I'm on my first make-from-scratch-batch of frozen strawberry wine and am a bit paranoid about stuck fermentation. I started with 18 lb frozen strawberries for a 5 gallon batch, which I partially crushed while in the primary fermenter. I read that leaving the pulp free in the must is...

Hello! First post here, first wine making experience. I'm using a Fontana fruit wine kit and am now waiting for fining/clarifying agents to take effect prior to bottling. Starting SG was 1.072 and finish was 0.992. I racked the 6gal from primary into a 6gal and a 1gal carboy for finishing up...