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Just started the oddest wine I've yet made. A lime/coconut wine, with a base of Welch's white grape juice. :)

Well, I decided to add more yeast, to see if that would jumpstart the fermentation. I added the other half of the packet I used for the blackberry, and it's bubbling again, so hopefully it's ok. :)

When I mixed it, I added a tablespoon of acid blend, which is what my friend recommended for the size of my recipe. (Making a gallon and a half.) I used frozen fruit, and added yeast nutrient. Temperature isn't an issue, I think, as both are in the same room. Down in the basement, that is...

Initial reading was 1.100. I put a bit too much sugar in, but whatever. Current reading is holding at 1.090. I realize that wine is not created instantaneously. As I stated before, my concern is due to the fact that it is not bubbling anymore. Everything I've yet read leads me to believe...

Starting SG was 1.1, it's at .9 now and been holding there for a few days. It's been in in primary since August 31st. (Not long, I know.) It seems to have stopped bubbling, though, which is what is making me think fermentation has stopped. The smell was coming off of the blackberry as...

Hi there, My name is Daniel, and I live with my wonderful wife and dog in Culpeper, Virginia. A co-worker makes homemade fruit wine, and has given me a couple of bottles. They were excellent, and I was looking for a hobby. It was either this or get back into model rocketry. Since I tend...