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I'm making a pomegranate-cherry wine, that has been fermenting beautifully...until today. All of a sudden it tastes like really sweet pomegranate juice instead of wine. I juiced 120 pomegranates, all by myself, and I don't want to lose my wine. What could be wrong?

Thank you so much! I really appreciate your assistance. I'm so happy about stumbling across this app. The more I use it, the better I like it. Just out of curiosity, what is wine yeast? And what makes it different from bread yeast? Thanx again! I'll keep you posted on the results...

Okay first - I don't have a hydrometer. I'm using an old Pennsylvania Dutch recipe from the Wm. Penn family. It's very basic. For every gallon of juice, add a gallon of water and a pound of sugar. 1 yeast cake it says and let stand for 15 days, strain, and add another 2 pounds of sugar, then...

I'm making grapefruit wine and I'm not sure it's doing what it's supposed to be doing. This is only my second time. During the active fermentation, I didn't notice any activity, other than three layers of separation, until 18 days later, when the fruit sank to the bottom. I then strained it into...

Do I need to do anything special due to the acidity?

My first attempt at wine making, this past fall, was such a success - I'm totally hooked! I used pomegranates, but didn't filter the juice, which I will definitely do next year. The recipe I used was from an old cookbook with three generic recipes from Wm Penn's wife. Flower, vegetable and...