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Thank you....that helps a lot. :) So with a wine that has already fermented some but died out, is it OK to add a yeast starter?.....his wine hadn't started fermentation at all. If so, I'm wondering if I should/could add the yeast nutrient (food grade urea and ammonium phosphate) again ...

Newbie here.....started wine-making last fall. I started Martina's After Eight Chocolate Mint wine last October. I didn't add the acid blend until I transferred to a carboy (like I had read about). I bottled it yesterday. It had been 5 months so I was sure it was done....hadn't...

I'm thinking dried lavender should work because it's used for cooking and in sachets, etc....the scent doesn't seem to fade or morph. How much did you use in your mead? Did you use the amount the recipe called for when using fresh flowers? I'm wondering about that....do I use less...

In looking at Jack Keller's Lavender Wine recipe, I see he says the flowers can be frozen but doesn't say anything about whether they can be dried. Does anyone know if it's OK to use dried lavender buds/flowers? Are there any flowers or herbs that couldn't be used dried?

Does it matter how much water is added to the must? :confused: Can I add just a little water to get more of the fruit's flavor?

Do you have to keep topping up the small bottle?

I thought I read that freezing would kill the yeast (accept maybe 1 or 2 hardy ones).

Fruits have their own pectin and it will get firmly set (like hard jam) if you continue to boil/cook. I'm not sure if there is a way around this.

Do you suppose freezing the must would stop fermentation?

When I take a sg reading before putting into a secondary, I drink the sample. I really, really like it at that point.....little alcohol, fruit flavor, sweet, and a little bubbly. Is it possible to stop it at this point with potassium sorbate or something? Or isn't there enough alcohol to...

Everything I can find about making soda pop involves using flavoring. I would love to be able to make soda pop with my fresh fruit. Does anyone know if it can be done? If so, where can I find instructions on making this?

I wanna' know, too!!!:ban:

Darn!!! I was looking forward to hearing how it worked out!

Will these fit other bottles?.....like beer bottles?

What happens if there is too much space? Why is this bad? The lids are metal and can rust....I wonder if I can cover them with plastic wrap or something. So too much suface area is bad??? Kind of like too much headspace? Is it really, really bad? Or just a little bad? :o :confused: What...