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Thanks TkmLinus for the advice. Great idea! Glass carboys are getting expensive that's for sure. I will try to run down some 6 or 6.5 stoppers. Cheers

Thanks Funky Frank for the info. I transferred into a glass carboy this morning. I was reading about topping up the carboy to reduce oxygen in the must. Distilled water and 4 oz of Vodka per gallon?? What do you usually use to top this head space off? Store bought wine? I would need a couple...

Good morning fellow brewers. I checked my specific gravity again today using a hydrometer. The batch is still brewing and my current reading is at 1.020 Is this reading low enough to transfer it over to the secondary or should I wait a few more days for it to finish? Thank you in advance for...

So warmed up the room to 71 degrees and my brew is bubbling like you can't believe. Obviously working well this morning. Thanks for the information about the racking. I will keep an eye on it and take a reading in a week or so. I have another glass carboy to transfer it into as well and yes, I...

Success! I turned up the heat to 71 degrees and I have foam on top of my brew. It is finally working. Will have to keep it warm for a week or so. When should I transfer into another carboy? Hmmm, I will have to check out some of the forums for the correct procedures. Thank you for the...

Thanks for the reply. As to the questions: I measured the specific gravity with my hydrometer. I measured this once I had blended the grapes with a blender and put them into my primary container. I think that reading might be an issue as there was quite a bit of residue from the grapes floating...

I live on Vancouver Island BC. I picked my grapes in the backyard on the 28th of August, blended them slightly in a blender after the stocks were removed and put them in my primary fermentor. I had 23 lts of juice. I measured the specific gravity at that time and it gave me a reading of 1.44 I...