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Reading quite a few posts here about back sweetening. They almost all say sugar or sugar syrup. Does anybody use non sugar sweetener tabs? Could you just click a tab in to bottles before sealing them or after opening? If you pop a sweetener in a bottle before sealing it, could it cause it to...

Hi all. I've just made two kit wines for the first time in over 25yrs and all seems to be going to plan. Going so well that I thought I'd try something different, for me. I had three ltr of pure red grape juice and one ltr of pure apple juice and an empty demijon. After cleaning everything, I...

I started two Beaverdale kits, one a Sauv Blanc on the 2nd Feb and a Chateaux Du Roix on the 3d. The SB stopped bubbling Friday 19th the CDR stopped on the Mon 22nd. I racked the SB on Tues 23d and added the stabiliser. I racked the CDR on Thurs 25th and added the stabiliser. As per the...

Hi All. I'm very new to the forum and just started trying some kit wines after about some 25yrs. I bought two beaverdale kits here in Scotland, one white and one red. My wife doesnt drink red and I don't drink white, keeps it simple. I wasn't expecting such a difference in the two fermentations...