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Wife bought me a box of liquid Certo Fruit Pectin. I have 5 lbs of frozen rasberries and 3 cans of rasberry pie filling. I have no cheese cloth. Can i mix fruit and pie filling in a bowl and use the pectin to start the cell break down? How long should mixture sit before i add to grape juice?

Please explain the foggy wine? Should I buy another chemical to help? I saw a few recipes in the recipes threads where it is used. Bulk Fresh fruit is hard to come by. I have 5 1lb bags of frozen berries. I can use something other than Grape Juice if you think it would work out...

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I have an air lock on the top of the carboy. I thought this needed done for a while to let it degas?

I want to start my second project. My first is underway and looks like it is doing good thanks to you guys and these forums. If you have a moment, would you review below? I have enough stuff to start another batach and would like my action plan here reviewd. If I skiped something or looks...

Ok so what I did was crush 5 tablets. I had put them in already. THINKING I wuld be desolving 5 more later to put in. I only put 5 crushed in. I then transferd it to a smaller carboy. So I think it mixed up ok during the transfer process. There is about 1.5 -2 inches from the air loc to...

Its about 5 gallons of wine so 10 tabs tonight?

How fast is right away. Can i do it in an hour or 2 if i drop tabs now? Desolve in what and how much?

So my wine bucket isnt enough to fill the carboy. I just racked it for the first time. See attached pics. I have a smaller plastic carboy. 5 gallon. I can re rack it there right now if you guys font like tha air volume. How many camp tabs...how often...crush or whole...when do the go in. Same...

OOPS forgot "Do you have yeast nutrient?" No not yet. I will buy some though for future batches.

I have a an hyrdometer now. Did not get a readint to start. There is no foam...there was like the first 2-3 days. I have opend it every day every other day.... to a taste. It has gone form SWEEEET to now it is sweet but can deff taste Ahlc in it. I could make an cup of warm sugar...

dang. that borke my heart. I will trash 1 full unused lb of it when I get home :(

Well seems this stuff is ferminting SLOW any way, I will just do that and pitch an extra full bottel of juice. It has been bubling about 7-8 days. Bubbels every 4-6 secconds on the air loc. I HAVE NOT Placed anyting in it. NO tablets at all. SHould I got ahead and drop a few campden in there.

I have a 1lb bag of pectic enzyme. It is still sealed in its bag. And the bag is in another bag that is air tight. It was moved out side into a storage shed for some reason.....an old hog barn. I have no dout it is air tight. Can heat and cold kill/ruin it? Im guessing it has been 2 or 3...

Did not take any masurments. New meter got to my house today. I have been told to let it be until the air loc is done bubbling and yeast is done. I have NOT been stiring it daily.... so maybe I better give it a stir. Between what you have stated, and another thread...I think I know what I need...

I changed my mind. I think Im going to just rack this tonight? I have borrowd sorbate and tabletss. 5 gallons How much sorbate and how many tablets per gallon do I put in after it is transferd to 2ndry? Also, WHEN does it go in? I think I want to rack this tonight and let it finish...

OK im in luck. It is still going. Buble every 4-5 seconds. I took a green taste test last night. I can tast Alhc in there but it still has a good amount of surgar. Im going to end where ever it is at on Friday. My order will be here Thursday. Help me out n my next steps please. Drop in 1 tab...

Wife wants me to try a bucket of the Apple Rasberry juice. I have no idea if this will work or not. I was thinking of doing this down below. I new at this so plz hang in there with me. If you got a better way please share. 5Gallons 10 Cans Juice 6. lbs of sugar 5 bags of frozen...

So I have not done this in a while. I started 5 gallons of wine. Used 10 cans grape consontrate. And 5 and 1/2 lbs sugar. Pitched wine yeast. Day 4 ...aire loc is still bubbel'n. I seem to have lost ALL my additives.No cam tabs....nothing. Do I have time to order? Took a small taste and...