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So I've looked for an answer to what seems to be an extremely simple thing but honestly haven't gotten what I feel to be a confident answer... In a nutshell, if you start a 5 gallon batch of wine how much will you bottle? That is to say each time you re-rack your run and loose volume, do you...

What do Ya'll do to sterilize previously used bottles and corks before bottling? Thanks!

OK this blackberry wine I have been working I just racked for what I was hoping to be the last time. It has had a SG of .990 for some time and I stabilized it 2 weeks ago. I just racked but had an odd quart after filling my gallons so I sweetened and drank some and it was good so I was just...

I've been fermenting this blackberry wine for about 2 months now. It appears to me that fermentation has been over. No evident bubles for some time and minimal sediment at last racking I added stabilizers today and would like to rack one more time and sweeten so I can get it bottled. Is there...

I am working on a batch of Blackberry wine, I started with a SG of 1.090. At transfer from crock to carboy I had a SG of 1.030. Less than 3 weeks later, essentially all bubbling has stopped and I have a SG of .992. Is this about normal? I just siphoned and racked for the first time. Is it...

I have just racked a batch of blackberry wine after 4 days from the initial fermentation crock and I have a specific gravity of 1.020. I am wanting a quite sweet country wine. The wine already smells quite dry if that makes any sense. I am afraid I do not have it sweet enough. is it to late to...

I am making a batch of blackberry wine for the first time so please excuse my dumb question. I have just added my yeast to my must in my primary(first) fermentaion tub. I am using a 5 gallon plastic water jug for my secondary. I am yeielding about 3 gallons of wine. Do I need to fill my...