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<blockquote data-quote="Clawhammer" data-source="post: 658656" data-attributes="member: 37301"><p>Thanks everyone for sharing your thoughts, it definitely helps me get my head around what I should be thinking.</p><p></p><p>My first batch has been sitting in secondary fermentation for about a week now still going strong. I got a wine thief today and finally took a SG reading and was surprised to see it at 1.03. I tasted it and it is quite sweet and a prominent but not overpowering alcohol flavor. The current carboy is 6 gallon and it is at the 5 gallon mark. Would it make sense to top it up with water to dilute the alcohol and sweetness? </p><p></p><p>I made some adjustments, picked a bunch more berries, and got a second batch going. I used less sugar and OG was 1.09. After 6 days of primary fermentation the bubble rate slowed big time. It is already at .99. Should I do the first rack now? Should I add kmeta to the secondary since fermentation looks about done?</p><p></p><p>Thanks again! All opinions highly valued</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Clawhammer, post: 658656, member: 37301"] Thanks everyone for sharing your thoughts, it definitely helps me get my head around what I should be thinking. My first batch has been sitting in secondary fermentation for about a week now still going strong. I got a wine thief today and finally took a SG reading and was surprised to see it at 1.03. I tasted it and it is quite sweet and a prominent but not overpowering alcohol flavor. The current carboy is 6 gallon and it is at the 5 gallon mark. Would it make sense to top it up with water to dilute the alcohol and sweetness? I made some adjustments, picked a bunch more berries, and got a second batch going. I used less sugar and OG was 1.09. After 6 days of primary fermentation the bubble rate slowed big time. It is already at .99. Should I do the first rack now? Should I add kmeta to the secondary since fermentation looks about done? Thanks again! All opinions highly valued [/QUOTE]
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