Yooper

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Usually, you top off with a similar commercial wine. In this case, you could probably use some water since your OG was so high. I usually make a bit more must up when I make the batch, and keep it in a wine bottle with an airlock and use that for topping up. Or I use a similar wine. You could use any dry white wine with good results.

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johnnync

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What about welchs white wine?
I have a batch of it going and should be done before I have to rack

Yooper

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Sure, that would work also.

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well I racked the pear wine tonight at 24 days with about 1/4 inch of lees
I made a decision to top off with pear fuice from the baby section.
Guess we will see what affect it has on the outcome

I used one crushed campden tablet, wouldnt that stop the fermintation? Or could it start back?
And if it does start back what is the cons?
thanks

Yooper

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Yes, if you added more fermentables, like pears, fermentation will start back up a bit. The only thing you may notice is that it won't clear until fermentation is done, and it'll drop some more lees as a result. Eventually, you'll want to top up with something that won't ferment, like wine or water, so that the wine can finish and clear.

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johnnync

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well I sampled the pear wine today.........

So lets talk about blending

Can I make a similar fruit wine....like plum but with less sugar (less abv)
and blend the two together?

The wine is clear and has very little lees. But very strong.
Still in my learning curve ...sorry