goranmagdic
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Good afternoon! I received a wine kit for Christmas, and have started making my first 1 gallon batch of date and rainsin wine, using the following recipe:
1kg Stoned Dates
500g raisins
1.5kg sugar
High Alcohol yeast
Pectolase
Yeast Nutrient
After adding 4.5 litres of water, and letting the fruit soak overnight, I took a sample, and my hydrometer floated way above the scale. I had to add almost 2 more litres (stirring after each jug of water) to get the specific gravity to around 1.090 (if I've read it correctly). Do you think the recipe has too much sugar, as the high floating level of the hydrometer suggests? Or have I done something wrong?
Thanks,
David
1kg Stoned Dates
500g raisins
1.5kg sugar
High Alcohol yeast
Pectolase
Yeast Nutrient
After adding 4.5 litres of water, and letting the fruit soak overnight, I took a sample, and my hydrometer floated way above the scale. I had to add almost 2 more litres (stirring after each jug of water) to get the specific gravity to around 1.090 (if I've read it correctly). Do you think the recipe has too much sugar, as the high floating level of the hydrometer suggests? Or have I done something wrong?
Thanks,
David