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What do some people use an airlock and some use a towel to cover the carboy? Can they be used interchangeably? Thanks

Hey guys so I'm making the Welch's Grape Juice Wine from the recipe I found on here. This was my process: 1) Pour required grape juice concentrate in carboy. 2) Add yeast nutrient 3) Add required sugar water 4) Top off to 4 gallons with water 5) Add pectin enzyme 6) Make starter (pour...

Ok thanks a lot guys. Now since the Campde/Kmeta kills yeast and other microorganisms, if I use the Campden tablets prior to pitching my yeast, how woundn't the campden tablets kill my yeast as well and stop all fermentation? Do they "deactivate" after a certain time period?

Ok thanks a lot I'm gonig to follow the recipie. Also one more question, instead of boiling the water could I use campden tablets? Can someone give me the "story" on these tablets (what they're used for, how long they activley kill the yeast, can I add yeast after using campden tablets, etc)...

Ok thanks a lot. Do we necessarily need to do all 3 of those things? And also, if I use campden tablets won't that kill my yeast that I'm gonna put in there to ferment? Like do the campden tablets "deactivate" and render Useless after a certain period of time? Thanks again everyone.

Thanks for your response. I'm assuming RO is reverse osmosis water? When I said using my tap water, I mean just straight, unfiltered tap water. Will water straight out of my spigot be fine? Or could I use campden tablets somehow to nutralize/steralize the water to make it ok for brewing? Also I...

Hey guys this is my first post on this forum. Me and my friend have thoroughly read a lot of threads on this website. We have all the indredients and our process down, I just have a fast question. In order to make Welch's Grape Juice Wine, me and my friend bought Welch's Grape Juice...