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RDWHAHB! It's fine, give it time. Sometimes it will take off, sometimes it will not, and other times you are not going to notice it. Your wine may very well be fermenting. I would say give it another 48 hours (72 hours total from the initial pitch) and then take a gravity reading. The...

I will be racking for the 4th time. I know I did not add it at rack 2, but I don't remember if I added one at rack 3 or not.

To keep it short, I didn’t write down on my sheet if I added a campden tablet at the last racking. Would it be better to add a campden tablet, or better to let it go to the next racking and then add the tablet? **Note this is strawberry wine.

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Coming along quite nicely! Tasted a bottle I set aside (had leftover wine), and it is really starting to taste quite good. There is still a little burn from the alcohol (as well as an alcohol-ly aroma), but the sweetness is just right for me. I'll have to sweeten it up some more for everyone...

Thanks for all the recommendations, I will keep all of them in mind. We have decided to go to Orange Beach in Alabama. Not much closer, but we were able to get a great rate at one of the hotels there. Thanks again for the help!

No we don't have them here in St. Louis; however, my wife is from Texas, so if we see a Whataburger we'll be stopping!

Thanks for the heads up. I was trying to stay on the cheaper side; however, the reviews have been 50/50 on the Days Inn. I'll take your advice and not stay there. The Hilton is only $20-30 more, and there won't be much guessing involved.

The wife and I are headed to Pensacola, FL for a mini-vacation. Anybody been there or live there, and can you recommend a hotel or condo? Or more importantly, any place I should not stay?! We looked at the Days Inn (located on the beach) and a condo, IIRC called the Sand Dollar. They looked...

Racked to the secondary yesterday. It sat in the primary for 20 days, which is longer than a planned; however, life sometimes gets in the way of brewing. I'm certain it was the yeast giving the off-smell, when I got to the bottom of the bucket I smelled that funky smell all over again...ugh...

Yes. Welcome, and RWDHAHB!

You can find th receipe on Jack Keller's wineblog. From what I remember, it was two 3lb bags of limes squeezed plus the zest from one of the 3lb bags, 5lbs of sugar, about 30 drops of pectic enzyme, 3 campden tablets, and yeasr nutrient; although I don't remember how much. Mix it up and wait.

Depends if the testing is conducted on the finished or the raw water. If it is finished water it needs to be less than 5% of samples (actual value is dependent on the number of customers served). In addition, the testing is not that expensive (especially when faced with installing a UV...

Filters will remove some of the calcium; however, it will be negligable. UV would be an option; but, it is incredibly costly. Even in small systems that less than 15 MGD, it starts around $50 million not including the cost of replacement bulbs. Either way, the filters (sand and carbon) will...

I can't believe they are not already filtering their water. Granted, ground water and surface water have different regulations; however, it appears to me the Bull Run is a surface water source. That said, just because the water has been fine for a century, it certainly does not mean it will...

That's a pretty cool idea, and I may have to give it a try. In addition, his wine only sat for 4 months, I am under the impression wine should bulk age at least 6 months, preferably a year. I will experiment with my wines when they hit the 6 month mark to see how much gas is left in them.

Mmmm, it's starting to smell like a margarita! In like a lion, out like a lamb?

It's my first shake at Lime, so I'm not sure what to expect from it. Agreed, it was pretty cheap to make, I think time will take care of it. How long did you let it bulk age and/or bottle age before tasting. From the receipies I have read and from what I heard from others, it needs at least...

I misunderstood your previous post; I thought you stuck the hydrometer into the entire batch. If you took a sample it should be fine. Remember to not put the sample back into the batch, either drink it or pour it down the drain. I take a reading at the very beginning (OG), before I pitch...

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