joeswine---I will try keeping the heat down on the next batch, which will probably be this weekend. I have 11 gallons of scuppernong, 3 gallons of blueberry, and, well, I'm just behind. This thing with the sugar has been a real problem, and I think that with all this fine help, I may get going. Thanks for all the help and suggestions everyone. I will try them out shortly and see what happens.
And yes, I have seen that you can constantly learn new things!