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When I added the dextrose to the compote and water mixture the water was already boiling hot which would have dissolved most of it, no? Bearing that in mind, should I try to restart fermentation? If so, how do I go about that?

Hey guys, I'm making 5 gal of Bluberry Country wine using the following recipe: 8.8 lbs of Blueberry compote (100% Blueberry) 8.75 lbs Dextrose 7.5 tsp Acid Blend 2.5 tsp Pectic 2.5 tsp Energizer 5 Campden Tabs 1 Montrechet Yeast Started the brew on June 10th in a bucket and transferred it to...

Second batch is now a month old in the secondary. Still zero activity as far as bubbling goes and my hyrdrometer shifts in the wine thief whenever I try to take a measurement. It seems to drift up to around 1.070. Initial gravity reading was 1.075 so I don't think all of the sugars have been...

I just racked my most recent batch of Apfelwein after 12 days in the primary. Is that too early? Did I lose any yeast by racking at that point? If so, is there any way to salvage this batch or am I just screwed?

Very insightful advice. On the note of sucrose over dextrose- what exactly is the difference between the two with regards to brewing? I used dextrose because I previously made an Apfelwein (from this recipe) and had some leftover. I am relatively new to brewing so I wasn't aware of any major...

I'm making Strawberry wine by following this guy's recipe: https://youtu.be/tdqRrdihr3c [Embed] His recipe to make 2 gal of finished product is as follows: 9 lb strawberries 6.61 lb of sugar/dextrose 8L boiling water 4 tsp Pectic enzyme in .5 cup of warm water Yeast and yeast nutrient .25 tsp...

Thanks for the advice. I'll let it go for another week or two and come back with an update.

Well, I just remeasured the gravity today and it looks like somehow I got it wrong yesterday. I'm using a "Thief" product to take samples out of my carboys and I suspect the bottom of it leaked too much product yesterday without my knowing. According to my measurements taken just now, I'm...

I used 2 lb of dextrose per batch and just under 5 gallons of apple juice per batch as well. I used the following yeast- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074KC2J34?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2_dt_b_product_details Is that the right kind? I also have some yeast nutrient. Would adding that to the batches now do...

Hi all. First time posting, first time brewing. New to the game. I started brewing three 5-gallon batches of Apfelwein on 4/22 of this year. As this was my first time brewing I did not take an initial gravity reading. I bottled the first batch on 5/22 of this year, exactly a month since...