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Thanks for the replies! Now for the stupid question. My wife and I were talking about adding sugar to raise the alcohol content. One of us says that it will make it sweeter while the other thinks it will have no effect on the sweetness since the sugar is converted to alcohol. My question...

Is there a formula that I could use to determine how many lbs of sugar equals x% of extra alcohol. I just received my new kit today and I'd like to raise the expected alcohol content a few points. Thanks

Thanks everyone for the input. I added the metabisulfite and sweet reserve last night. I tried it before adding them and to my surprise it tastes awesome as is. To be fair I'm not a big wine person, that being said if I like it as is I'll defiantly wait it out and let it age. Here's the next...

I've got the WE Diablo Rojo kit and they say it's ready to drink at 4 weeks. I'm entering the final stages. I'm adding the last of the packets it came with soon and here's my question. With these cheaper kits will I add a noticeable improvement by racking the wine and letting it bulk age in...

I've got the WE Diablo Rojo kit and they say it's ready to drink at 4 weeks. I'm entering the final stages. I'm adding the last of the packets it came with soon and here's my question. With these cheaper kits will I add a noticeable improvement by racking the wine and letting it bulk age in...

hi everyone! I just started my first wine kit a little over a week ago. I used Diablo rojo from wine experts. I noticed an odd smell during fermentation in the primary. after it was in the primary for 6 days I moved it to the carboy. After 3 days in the carboy the smell has seemed to gon away...