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• Posted in thread: Kmeta+sorbate... how long should I wait before I can backsweeten? on 01-23-2013 at 01:57 AM
  So I should be safe adding sugar now? Great to hear it :)

• Posted in thread: Kmeta+sorbate... how long should I wait before I can backsweeten? on 01-23-2013 at 01:37 AM
  Title basically says it. I just made the first batch I've ever wanted to backsweeten. Added
  Kmeta and potassium sorbate. How long should I wait before backsweetening?Thanks!(I found a
  post here that s...

• Posted in thread: Warm hard cider? Yes or no. on 11-16-2012 at 04:44 AM
  Depending on how much you warm them you risk evaporating off the alcohols. Other than that I
  see no issues.Is there a 'preferred' method for heating alcoholic beverages? I want to minimize
  alcohol eva...

• Posted in thread: Didn't mix bentonite well enough... on 10-15-2012 at 10:24 PM
  Thanks :)

• Posted in thread: Didn't mix bentonite well enough... on 10-15-2012 at 08:45 PM
  Best as I could tell, it was fully dissolved. I used HOT water this time (probably 150+). It
  was a consistent "stormcloud" grey without any lumps I could see. It still behaved this way.
  (Though, bette...

• Posted in thread: Didn't mix bentonite well enough... on 10-15-2012 at 08:34 PM
  A couple of things:1. Dissolve your bentonite in 1/2 cup of warm water.2. I think you are using
  too much. My package calls for two tsp for 5 gallons of wine.My package calls for the same
  (2tsp in 1/2 ...

• Posted in thread: Didn't mix bentonite well enough... on 10-15-2012 at 07:02 PM
  A few teaspoons, but it's not stacked densely on the bottom. Think of stacking a bunch of round
  things and how there'd be a lot of air in the gaps (except in this case, wine). My containers
  at the mom...

• Posted in thread: Didn't mix bentonite well enough... on 10-15-2012 at 06:35 PM
  I skip the bentonite in kit wines and do not add it to fresh grapes either. If I were in your
  circumstance I would not try to remove or re-apply the finning agent just let the wine go it
  will clear on...

• Posted in thread: Didn't mix bentonite well enough... on 10-13-2012 at 05:57 AM
  I just added bentonite to my batch, and evidently I didn't mix it well enough, because there
  are a number of clumps of gray clay at the bottom of my wine now.What would you recommend I do?
  I could pas...

• Posted in thread: Specific Gravity Rising on 10-02-2012 at 07:13 PM
  I'm a newbie myself, but is it possible the original gravity reading didn't factor in
  temperature, and thus was higher than measured?