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    Calculating Residual Sugars

    Hello all, I am needing help converting the residual sugars of a couple of my wines into a percentage instead of mg/L. I am using the Accuvin Residual Sugar Test Kit and it measures in mg/L. I am testing a kit red (Fiero) and my usual Dragons Blood. The Fiero i let ferment all the way down to...
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    WineXpert Stuck Ferment

    Hello all, I Started a Wine Experts Green apple kit on 10/18. This would be the 4th kit I have made from them. All the others turned out great. The moscato i started on 10/26 is doing great, but this one is having troubles. It is stuck at 1.040 SG. OG was 1.110. I waited about 10 days and...
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    WineXpert Chardonnay Kit

    My wife wants me to make her a Chard. I was looking at a wine expert chard kit and while at the wine store I saw a jug of vinters best chardonnay concentrate. Which would be better to use?
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    Scaling up a recipe

    Hello all. I have a question about scaling up recipes. Looking at a recipe for one gallon and its calling for 2 tsp acid blend 1 tsp pectic 1 tsp yeast nutrient. I am wanting to do a 6 gallon batch but looking at those ingredients when you raise everything 12 tsp acid blend 6 tsp pectic and...
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    Wanted Curtec Drum

    I am looking to buy a couple 15 gal Curtec drums. Only places i can find online have a minimum order. Anyone have any they are not using anymore. I know i could use trashcans or rubbermaid tubs but I'd really like to have a couple of these.
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    Dragons Blood

    Hello again friends, I started a batch of Dragons Blood last night and have a question. Only thing different is i did double the fruit. After i mixed the sugar and all the other ingredient's together and before i added the fruit i checked the SG, it was 1.122. Today after i let it sit 24 hours...
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    Clearing Dragons Blood.

    Hello again everyone. Working on a batch of dragons blood. Followed the recipe exactly other than using super kleer instead of sparkolloid. Been almost a week and there was a lot drop out of it, it isnt clear like i see in others pictures. Just wondering what could keep it from clearing crystal...
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    Vinbrite Filter

    Hello all. Who here uses the vinbrite pad filter? I have one and would like to use it on a batch after it clears from the super kleer. Which filter pad works the best?
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    Super Kleer Directions.

    So I was looking at the directions on some super kleer i have and noticed a difference. Older one says stir gently, the new one says vigorously? Anyone else notice this?
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    Stalled Fermentation

    Hello all. I have a batch that i think has stalled out. Started 6 gallons of welches concentrate. Had an uh oh moment when i added sugar and added to much and started with a SG of 1.122. About half way through i stirred it really good and it overflowed out of my bucket like a volcano. Now about...
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    Newbie Fermenting Question

    Hello all, New winemaker here. A guy i knew used to make a really good wine from Welches concentrate. I wanted to start off by making that since it seemed like it would be fairly simple. He gave me his recipe and told me what he always did and what he used. I put everything together and its been...
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