Recent content by Ras Skipper

Bja; I had thought about that! Thanks Truckjohn; Yeah, I think this is what i'll do...the wine does have a nice dry finish...just soo bitter now..i'm thinking christmas for the next taste...Cheers!!

I have taken that all onboard. I shall inform for of my progress (if interested :P) Thanks again!! Ras

Guess I dont have much of that info! 1. The hydrometer when down to just below 1000...maybe 998-997 2. No idea what grapes they are. Just picked them from an old guy who gows them for no aparent reason { :) } 3. I think they were in the fermenting bin for 30 days before it reach the desired...

will the grape juice change to wine (lol) and will that sour one calm down? Thanks

4 month old wine. 1 demi tastes soo sour, but with a nice dry after taste. (12%) The other just tastes like grape juice. (11.5%) Is there any way to reduce the sourness? Also, will the grape juice start to taste more "winey" with age. Or is it just rubbish?! Cheers!

I have 2 batches. The second is the one in which I did not blend them. It is soooo sour lol....help

Slighty off topic, but the wine has been sitting there since mid Sept; tasted them both, the first is nice and dry, the second is SOOO sour! Is there a remedy for this?? ps I have also read that the addition of sugar could be a possible solution < :) > to this problem???

This may not help; but I would drink it and learn from my mistakes.

Its clearing nicely.....guess there was some pectin lurking around....

LOL. Right, I racked it. Addedd pectolase. Topped of with a little reseved stuff. Now I will await the clearing (if any) I'll post the results soon. Otherwise i'll wait for a month or two to see what happeds before considering fining. Thanks

Thanks, but why would this one still be fermenting when the first lot (its the same) is not. Oh, one thing. The old man who lent me his stuff for this, told me to blend the grapes with a blender(LOL) And i did. This maybe why it's cloudy? (The second batch I DID NOT BEND!!)

Hi, Made two batches of grape wine. The first on the 15th Sept' and the second on the 23rd. The second load stopped fermenting after about 10 days (1090- 1000) The first batch is still bubling away (and its cloudy, whereas the other is nice and clear) The gavity is down to about 1002. Also...

Thats more like it!!! Thanks so much for that! I have done as you have instructed. Its sitting in the demi now. Thanks for that!!

The no help wasnt very helpful......:mad:

Hi, I had 6 kg of grapes. Its ready to to be put in demi johns. But there is only a gallon and a half. Do I top up with water. Then add sugar to get the desired alcohol. Start grav with 1090 its down to about 1040 or so. Any help?