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Fermentation did pick up again. Im not using a yeast nutrient, I heard raisins were just about as good? I knew adding sugar would cause it to pick back up again, I more or less wanted to just see what would happen.I didn’t have a hydrometer when I first started, so who knows! I used Cotes...

Wine making is sure testing my patience! I racked last night, and am checking pretty regularly for fermentation to pick back up. I thought it was pretty odd that fermentation stopped 2.5 weeks into it.. This seemed pretty sudden? I added sugar, 4 smaller cans of peaches and a half pound of...

Ok thanks a lot. I got worried I would I would have to dump it

So I went out of town for the weekend, and when I came back fermentation had come to a grinding halt.. Today I took a reading on the hydrometer and it was floating just shy of .990. I took a little sip and wow! it was very bitter/acidic. Its been two weeks and 2 days since I pitched the yeast. I...

Thanks for all the input!

Ok so another update! I racked last night after having it sit for a week. I used a 1/4” siphon hose (last time I ever use one that small again) and moved it into this blue jug. Added a can of peaches, and 2 1/2 cups of raisins. I do believe there is too much head room in my secondary...

Just wait till i get paid.. Ill post what I bought.. haha

Im kind of in a similar situation as you, minus the previous experience. I made a decent peach wine that got everyone pretty froggy at my buddies wedding with sugar, water, peaches, and yeast. For equipment, I have a 5 gallon steamer pot as my primary fermenter (I should use a food grade bucket)...

Ok. Well, I plan on adding a can of peaches when I rack on Saturday, Ill also make a run to the local home brew shop and that guy is a pretty good help as well. Thanks! Heres a pic of whats in my primary now. Ive got cut up peaches, and then some peach halves from a can as well.

Ok so heres from my first batch with no additives. Im not going for high grade, sell on a store shelf quality, so pectin isn’t really a concern for clarity. Is there a ‘too late’ time to add camden tablets? At the earliest, I could get camden tablets on saturday, which is a...

I'm not sure how many times I'll rack this, it's just started and there's plenty of time. This will probably be the last peach wine I make, it seems like peach has more tricks than others. So the Camden tablets stop cell division, which then just allow all the yeast to die to stop fermentation...

Ok so I’m bringing this thread back to life. I started another batch last night. I used a can of peaches on top of my original recipe, minus 2 lbs of sugar. This came out to more than my 5 gallon pot could handle, so I’m using a gallon jug as well. Its in my closet bubbling away...

I have a pretty cheap set up. My fermenting vessel is a 5 gallon blue water jug from an upright water dispenser, and my airlock is a home made rig from youtube. I knew the bread yeast wouldnt get me where i should be, but had to start somewhere. Now, Im just curious as to how many grams per...

Im from just North of Hilton Head. I see youre from Augusta? Ive been there once before just to hit the bars and it wasnt too bad of a town!

I recently made a 5 gal batch of peach wine. This was my first batch, so I now realized I made some mistakes and plan on making a second batch. This was my first batch- 1. 4 gal water 2. 10lb sugar 3. 20ish peaches 4. 2 packets of Red Star (regular off the shelf bread yeast, NOT turbo...