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Ahh. Down the road I might try it out. I didn’t get my S.G. on this first go round. I honestly didn’t know enough when I put the recipe together as to how important it was. In my naive state I figured if one had a good recipe, good results “just happened.”

I’m working on my first 6 gal. batch of muscadine wine. As a newbie I still have a lot to learn. I bought a spectrometer and realized it can be used before the fermentation process but will not be accurate as the alcohol develops. I ran across an article about a fellow who believed that there...

Thanks for your responses. I’ve been using Camden dissolved tablets in distilled water for sterilization cause the star san I ordered is delayed in shipping (coming tomorrow). I read that mixing it and putting in a spray bottle is a good method. How long will the star San be effective mixed in...

This is my very first attempt at winemaking with the proper equipment. I’ve made 2 different gallon batches in the past with just warm water and sugar, and the results were interesting. Ok, so I crushed 38 lbs. of washed & cleaned muscadines and placed in a large fine mesh bag in my clean 8.9...

Thank you. This will be an interesting experiment, or become a hobby. Time will tell. I think I might not have an issue with winding up with less than 6 gal. of wine for my carboy. I just figured out that my fermentation bucket has a red “start” line” up from the bottom of the bucket. Not sure...

Question 2- just placed 36lbs. crushed muscadines (in a nylon bag) with tannin, yeast nutrient, peptic enzyme, 6 crushed Camden tablets and 11 lbs. sugar dissolved in distilled water in a brew bucket at the 6 gal. mark. should I stir now? Or wait the 24 hr. mark when I add the yeast? Also, I...

Thank you, will do.

Hello and greetings from the sunny South I had a good crop of muscadines on my pool fense this year. I made a good bit of jelly and ordered a 6 gal. winemaking kit. I read a great deal, looked around on this site and figured out enough vocabulary to follow along. Question 1- I’ve kept the...