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I'm making Blackberry wine following VH 3 gallon recipe on label of can. I racked it into the secondary last night. The next step says to rack again in 3-4 weeks when SG is 1.010-1.000. Well, my SG is already at 1.000. I meant to move it to secondary 3 days ago when it was 1.040 as instructions...

Thanks for the reply. Sounds good to me! Less work!

I started my first wine kit, Island Mist Exotic Fruits Zinfandel. I sprinkled yeast over the must last night, covered it and inserted airlock. Do I stir the top half daily? The instructions do not mention stirring at all. Primary 1: Blackberry Primary 2: Island Mist Exotic Fruits...

Thanks for the info. They still have the airlocks on them. They are clear and red. Smell like grapes. I'll check SG tomorrow. How do I check acidity? What is MLF? Don't forget, I'm a newbie to this. I have some sorbate, but it's a couple of years old. What's the shelf life? I've ordered...

Newbie here with unsual wine problem. 2 1/2 years ago we started making concord grape wine from our grapes. After primary and secondary fermentation, we racked it a few times to get clarity. We were to the point of trying to determine how much sweetener to add to the wine. We like sweet wine...