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Yes, if I am not mistaken, bread yeast has a low tolerance for overall alcohol content.

Sorry, didn't get my whole answer in before clicking post! Like I said, I think the sour is just a natural side effect, I add I no citric acid and mine still comes out tart. If you don't mind dry, I would just let it clear in secondary, and bottle. I think it is going to age nicely in the next...

Maybe someone can jump in with the additives that halt/slowdown fermentation, but I always just let it take its fermentation course, clear then bottle. I know the correct additives come with commercial kits, but I honestly don't remember what they are called. Chris

Sounds safe and sound to me. Just sounds a little young tasting. I can't see anything in your process that is glaringly wrong, even the vodka addition I don't think would hurt anything. You may also be getting a little off taste from the bakers yeast, but if it tastes good but a little tart...

I've been using 1 ball per 1 uncooked cup of rice. Been working good for me.

Just started batch 3. 3 gallons, so running total 28551 gal.

I have not used the regular Chinese balls, these were the only ones I couod find in Canada. But figuring they were made in North America, quality control may be better production batch to production batch. I have been using one ball to one cup of uncooked rice. Overkill probably, but I have lots.

Yup, bought 2 bags, they work good, not a bad batch yet.

3 more gallons here. 28,477.5+3= 28,480.5

Hmm, good call on the pectic Enzime, I was hoping that the cherries would not break up too much, but probably wouldn't hurt to add some. I don't think nutrient is needed, it is taking off like a rocket ship! As for taste, I sampled some off the spoon today, and it was good. I think this is...

Grape concentrate

Pretty excited to see how this turns out. Grape Cherry wine SG. 1.090 3.78L Cherry juice 11.36L grape juice 4x295mL grape concentrate 8 cups sugar 4x540mL Cherry pie filling Water up to 23L Package oak chips 60gr Package oak cubes 100gr Lalvin EC-1118 Just added all the juices together...

5 weeks and 502 pages all read. Ya for me!

Got my second batch started today, 4 cups of Jasmine rice, rinsed, boiled in 5 cups of water on the stove, cooled all afternoon. Spread out on 2 cookie sheets, 6 yeast balls crushed up Miami Vice style, sprinkled over the rice, then packed into the jars. Interested to see the taste difference...

It's early, but I like it. Seems to fight the tangy ness of the wine. At 1/4 tsp vanilla, and one stick cinnamon per 750ml, you can taste it, but it is definitely not over powering. Going to let it sit in there for a week to pass final judgement, but the taste is defiantly a keeper. If it is...