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That's funny! When I racked mine into the secondary, There was this funky yellow muck (yellow dye) that resembled a hint of latex paint merking at the bottom of the carboy. I'm glad I don't drink Mt. Dew anymore... Well, Besides this project!!! Most of the dyes will be gone after I mix in the...

Mountain Dew is a citrus soda with lime, lemon, orange etc. I racked the Dew wine and checked the SG. I'm right at 0.994 and WOW!!! Talk about rocket fuel!!!! There are notes of the citrus flavors but the alcohol takes it over. Very dry but it could be drinkable after back sweetening.

As of today, Its starting to clear but I do need to rack it and check the SG. I will do that in the morning when I get back from St. Louis.

It's light and also it will not rust. I would really look into it more and ask them what wineries use them. Call the wineries and ask them how the like them and how they hold up to their barrels. Ask them if they are durable and solid. If so, It will be a great investment.

Chew and wine at the same time... That right there is nasty!!!

I don't think my mother in law would be able to wait that long, but who knows... She might forget that I made it!!!

I will do that... Between this and the Apfelwein, I will be drooling every time I walk by them for then next six months!!!

Thanks for the reply!! I will have to say it's quite good and it's about 13.3%. But wow!!! I feel it in my chest!!!

I have about 5 1/2 gallons of blackberry wine that's just about to come out of the secondary. It's starting to clear and the SG is at 0.992. It's a bit on the acidic side and I was wondering if it will mellow out when it's ready to bottle or I can pitch in some Calcium Carbonate to help it out...

I should of said that the can of concentrate was a 96oz tin can. Its conentrated enough for a five gallon batch.

I made five gallons of blackberry wine with a can of concentrate and ten pounds of fresh blackberries. I have it in the secondary right now. I haven't had any problems as of yet with the solid packed fruit concentrate either.

On 8/3 before I pitched the yeast my starting SG was 1.070. As of today the SG is right at 1.030!!! It's right about where I thought it would be after 3 days. So far things are looking good for alcohol production!!! After that, I have a feeling I will need to work at getting some flavor in it.

I'm sure it will be harmless. I just checked on the Dew wine and it's still working like it should. I'm kinda excited that this is still fermenting like this. We will see in a few days after the fermentation slows down so I can get a SG reading.

Thinking about it, When I boiled the syrup and let it cool, I skimmed some white stuff off of the top. Do you think I got that stuff out?

That's good that you did get some rain. It's the first time for over 3 months for us. I don't have much money in this project so if it doesn't turn out good, At least I can say I tried it!!! I do have another bottle of syrup so I can back-sweeten to get some flavor into it.

Do you think that it will settle to the bottom after fermentation or stay suspended in the liquid with the coloring?? BTW Arpolis, Did you get any of those storms that rolled through yesterday? I know your area is in need of the rain like my area.

That's a good question... I was just checking it out and what do you know, The airlock sure is busy!!!

This is a couple of hours later...

Here we go!!! I started a 3 gallon carboy with the Soda Stream Fountain Mist syrup. 1 16.9oz Soda Stream Fountain Mist syrup 4 lbs sugar 1 1/2 teaspoon Yeast Energizer 3 teaspoons Yeast Nutrient 1 package Lalvin EC-1118 About 2 1/2 gallons water I took the bottle of syrup and added it to a...