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Thanks for answering! You da Man!!! :ban:

I really appreciate YOU going into detail and figuring out the alcohol content. This is exactly what I needed...now I have a general idea and since I don't have any Local Regulations here in Costa Rica...and it's only for personal and friend consumption anyway... I guess it's safe to say I...

Thanks greatly...this is the formula I was looking for! Can you tell me what those abbreviations mean? OG = FG = ABV = THANKS!

THANKS for your information...very helpful and it does help! Any idea on what the alcohol content is at this point based on the SG readings I gave? Also...I am trying to make this wine without ANY Chemicals. Any suggestions would be appreciated. My last batch of banana wine turned out...

Based on the Before and After Readings I gave... Would YOU know how to tell or figure out what the Alcohol content would be at this point? Thanks for your helpful information! Burt

I would like some advice and maybe someone who knows how to (in simple language) to tell me how to read my Hydrometer. ??? I started with an S.G. of 1.082 going into the Primary on 6/17/15 On 6/28/15, I transferred into the Secondary and had as S.G. reading of 1.010 - 1.012 Today...

Thanks jtratcliff, I've heard about some people topping off with water...but HOW MUCH is TOO much water and how does that affect the taste or the wine??? And what is FG??? I'm new at this... Thanks for the advice.. Burt

It's been about 1 1/2 months since I poured my Banana Wine from the Primary container to the Secondary Container. It's been sitting since 7/7/14 and now has a Gravity of 0.990 Surprisingly...it's already a beautiful golden color and you can smell just a hint of banana. It smells great...

You're right...it does dent the top of the corks. I would think if the shaft of the corker was larger, it wouldn't have that problem. It is a minor problem and since shipping a floor corker wasn't financially a good move since I am in Costa Rica... I had to make this work. So far...it is...

Thanks G.F. I'll look into getting some of that.

I'm sanitizing everything with a bleach and water solution...then I rinse everything with WATER....to get all the chemicals off... I'd use something else if I could...however, since I'm in Costa Rica.. Bleach was the only thing I could find. Anything to big to soak...I clean the best I can and...

Thanks Chuck, I think you're right...after looking at the evidence and watching the video a few times. I think I was putting too much weight on the bottle... I think the cork was not lined up and was sitting on the otter rim and I was trying to get it to go in. I later bottled a few...

I think I'll order some of that KMeta...and get a few other things while they are shipping to Costa Rica. You can really get bananas FREE here...They are everywhere! Only need to wait until you find a bunch ripe and ready to harvest. I bought the ones for this batch...but it only cost me...

Thanks Tom, I don't know what the odds of getting Meta here... I've been using Bleach and water (1 Tbp per gal) to sterilize everything and used the same to soak the corks. Then of course I rinse everything, I wondered if when... Using the hand corker...would squeezing the cork into the...

Thanks Tom, I am using a #9 I got here... http://www.midwestsupplies.com/9-premium-corks-15-16-x-1-3-4-bag-of-100.html I had to go back and look to see if it was a #9 like you suggested. These are NEW corks...just opened...and the bottles I am using....are bottles I saved from wine I...