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Thanks for all the help! It does seem to be a more expensive wine to make. I did find one on amazon called FruitFast Cranberry Juice Concentrate. Theres one ingredient "concentrated 100% cranberry juice" so it seems like it would work. In the description they say that 3/4 pound of...

I did come across that one and it seemed like a good option. I have absolutely no clue how much i would use, do you have any recommendations? I'm likely making 3 gallons. I've read people use 3-4 cans of frozen concentrate per gallon. But it seems like it would be super expensive to use about 10...

I am wanting to start a batch of cranberry wine and since cranberries aren't in season right now I'm thinking of using a concentrate or juice. I haven't checked my local stores yet but have looked around a little online. Does anyone have any brands or specific juices/ concentrates to look...

So its fine to leave in the primary for a few days even with fermenting done/ below 1.000? I have some that read ~.994-.996 and will probably just leave for a few days under airlock and check s.g again before racking to carboy. I just worry a little about oxidation but think under an airlock it...

Awesome, thats what i will do then. Is there any specific ratio of k-meta and water you use in it? I would imagine it keeps for a decent length of time maybe 3-6 months?

I will keep that in mind. Ill probably try to stick to using a wine bottle with a bung/airlock on it. One other question that popped in my head is about sterilizing solution. Obviously before adding things to my primary fermenter and when racking ill just mix up solution and sanitize...

I will definitely have to go check out my local homebrew store. The stuff i have now has all came from online so i need to check out my local place. I like the idea of putting extra into the wine bottle to save for topping up, id like to not have to add store bought wine and keep it all as...

I was hoping to do something similar to this. How do you store that 750 ml bottle do you need an airlock on top of that to keep it from going bad?

That makes sense. So i will add my 5lb of fruit and then add my simple sugar solution or fill up with water a little past the 1 gallon mark and then add sugar to adjust to my S.G. I need. Its making more sense now i feel like i could ask a million questions when starting out. Does it make a...

My apologies for not being clear. I do have a 2 gallon food grade bucket that im going to be using as my primary fermenter and then will rack into a carboy after around a week or so. I think the part im not sure on is how much water and sugar to add before primary fermentation. Since i...

That makes sense to put the hydrometer in the bucket, i was a little worried about pulling too many samples when im only making a one gallon batch. If i want to have 1 gallon of finished product should i have my fermenter filled up to around 1.5 or 2 gallon line so that i dont fall short?

That helps a ton actually. In my head i've been thinking that if i got an S.G reading but still have a fruit bag in there its going to pull more juice and sugar out and cause the reading to go up over time. So i will do that then and leave it a little lower and then let it sit and then check and...

I am planning on making some blackberry wine. I bought a one gallon starter kit and a few other supplies and have been doing some reading on all the processes and feel like i have a pretty good grasp so far. I figured id start small and make a few small batches and once i feel more comfortable i...