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Hi all I’ve got a real ongoing problem. Simply put all the wines I have made stop fermenting at about SG 1.002 to 1.004. They Al fast v slightly sweet. They were meant to be dry reds. I even bought a whit wine kit and followed instruction to the letter except racking at 0.996. Reason is...

I have just started a new WinExpert Classic red (Merlot) Followed instructions to the letter. 2 1/2 days in no sign of fermentation starting. Not even those minute bubbles around the surface which are usually a first sign. Question. Leave it alone fo a few more days before worrying? Temp...

Soon my first 5 gallons. Proceeding perfectly. I had added some more sugar and again perfect fermentation. After few days checked SG - 1.040. I though I would add a bit more sugar (as syrop), picked up the wrong bottle and mixed thoroughly into the wine. Realised my mistake a few minutes...

Hi Whilst waiting for some wines to mature I thought I would give Wine Buddy 7 day Kit a go in the meantime. It went off like a volcano for about 3-4 days then quietened down. It hasn’t stopped, very slow (4 bubbles/min) fermentation. Now 2/3 bubbles a min. I took SG about a week ago...

Hi all I wonder if, instead of bottling) anyone has tries filling wine bags, say 2-10 litre bags? I can understand that for long maturing bottles are better but for short term and wine to drink after a few months surely bags are an alternative? I would be interested to heard thoughts...

I have a Beaverdale red which has now cleared beautifully. I took the SG and it is too high 1.01, tastes slightly sweet. Not good in a dry red! I would like to get this down to the 0.990-0.995 range. Could this be done by adding a fresh activated yeast? Alternatively add some more sugar (to...

Hi all Hi all I have just made a six bottle kit of Beaverdale Cabernet Cabernet Sauvignon red, which appears to be excellent up to now. After seven days, the wine should’ve cleared according to the instructions. Seven days is up now, and the wine is not really clearing very slight sediment...

Hi I bought a wine refractometer from a seller (no name to protect the guilty/innocent) on Amazon. I calibrated it with distilled water. The tested it on two commercial Bordeaux wines of excellent quality. One 13.5% ABV the other 14%. I readings of between 5%- 7%. Clearly faulty. So issued...

Hi all A newbie on year. My first post is a massive compliment to CJJ Berry. It concerns a batch of Bilberry wine I made in 1971, yes 1971. A 30 bottle batch from dried bilberries. . I went to work aboard about 6 months later and left behind about 12 bottles At the time I was a regular...