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Thanks for the info. I will probably order a test kit for down the road as we do more wines. They don't look that expensive. Thanks for helping calm my nerves.

So we started making a strawberry wine yesterday and after we already got going on it I realized I only had a very little bit of acid blend. The recipe calls for one tsp per gallon. I think I got about 2 tsp into it on a 5 gallon recipe. Unfortunately we don't have much of a LHBS near us and the...

Yeesh. I may have to change my username If things dont work out. I want you to know however, I have learned a valuable lesson here and I will no longer offer advise in the wine making field. And you should never again listen to some dude who assisted his wife make wine ONE time. On a more...

It'll be fine. Trust the wine. RDWAHAHB Unless its like 80 degrees in your house, then grab an umbrella.

Welcome and congrats on your first brew! With out knowing what you have for equipment in the first place it is quite difficult to answer your first question. As far as obtaining equipment goes you can check the for sale area on this site, craigslist, online shopping at Northern Brewer, Midwest...

Oh yea, just remembered, we didnt do a yeast starter for it like I do for brews. We just pitched dry yeast directly in and sealed it up. Maybe only got about an inch of krausen on it. Even without rehydrating or a starter we hit our final gravity on the nutz. Think we held 68-70 degrees for the...

No, her's only had juice and oak powder. However, she did use the big mouth bubbler that came with the Master Vitner kit from Midwest Supplies and a glass carboy for a secondary so you should be ok. Her wine she transferred to a secondary. I dont know if skins float or sink, but one would think...

Welcome to the obsession!

Welcome!

Welcome from Winona MN. :mug:

My wife made her first batch of wine 6 months ago. She used one of my 6.5 gal carboys I use for homebrew. Worked fine. It does get a little close to the top when degassing using a drill, but just reverse directions on your drill and it will go back down. It did not ferment as aggressively as...

Thanks so much for all the replies I sure do appreciate it. It's really nice to have a place to ask questions of veteran brewers. Cheers! Slainte! Prost!

my OG was 1.04, the kit said It was supposed to be 1.042. It was a 5 gallon batch. I only brewed 3.5 gallons, then added distilled water after to bring it up to the 5 gallon mark. I did not boil the distilled water though. Pitched yeast at 78 degrees( got impatient). I chilled using an Ice...

Hello, I am in the middle of my first batch of beer. It is an Irish Red Ale Extract Kit. I took a gravity sample on day 11 of primary fermentation (1.014) and the beer amazing taste and aroma to it. I couldn't believe I had actually made delicious beer! So stoked! Now just tonight, on day 14 in...

Hello, I have actually been a member for a year and a half. Thats when i bought a bunch of brewing equipment. Brewed right away, didn't check to make sure I had the right fittings on my chill plate, so I tried to "rig" er up. Ended up with a bunch of cold water on the floor that my 6.5 gal glass...