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I've made some dessert wines and want to fortify them with some brandy. Should I be adding the brandy to the carboy just before bottling or should I be adding it and letting it sit for some time? I'm not a brandy drinker, is one 750 ml bottle enough for a 2.5 gallon batch of dessert wine? Any...

I didn't take a SG reading at the start so can't determine my abv. I've tried a vinometer but can't seem to get it to work. Is a refractometer a good choice to measure the abv? Are there different types I should look for?

Thank you for your help! I am glad that I won't have to dump it!!

Thank you for the replies. I will look and see if I still have the instructions and see what it says for the expected SG. I am using a hydrometer not a refractor, not sure what the latter does?

I've started an RJS Cab Franc dessert wine from a kit. After the primary fermentation I took a SG which was 1.040. I left it another week, and it was still the same 1.040. Tried another kit and it had the same results , stuck at 1.040 after 2 weeks. Room Temp is 21C . Maybe this IS the correct...