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Thanks that's a good idea!

Thanks for the reponses, I think I shall invest a meter. Ruining 30 bottles would just be bad this time year.... Christmas guests tend to get a tad grumpy when the wine well runs dry. Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

Yes

Now could I empty the bottles into the bucket and let it air out over night and then rebottle?

Have a question about overuse of Camden tablets. I did a double dose Camden for one of my 6 gallon buckets 12 tabs instead of 6. The flavour finish is off with a tad of sulphur. (granted I only use camden one time through the entire process of wine making right.before bottling. The wife...

Finished bottling the lilac tonight... Like a good strong tea with a kick. Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

Goodluck! I know mine smells good right now...here's to hoping it stays that way after the process

We are making a batch of lilac right now going from the data on jack kellers website. So far the batch is bubbling like a fiend! It's a gallon batch but it would of been more but my wife thought I'd made a new tea...lol. Only thing I will do different next time I pick is I will wear a...

Wow, thanks for the info. I am going to do my next batch of elderberry by the books and see the difference it makes. Thanks again, D_O

I meant I soak the berries for five days . I have been making bigger batches as of late and haven't been using them within the year so I'm mainly concerned about shelf life. Thanks

Anyway.... How long of a shelf life do the additives give the wine?

I have been making various wines over the last few years and I just found this forum a couple of weeks ago... I learned just basic winemaking from my Amish neighbors which is as follows: ferment berries for 5 days stirring once a day.... Strain and add sugar and yeast. Let is perk till it...