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I'm pretty sure it will taste much worse.

Haha! Maybe if I make a batch of Pinot Dew IN the Shorts growler it will summon the Devil himself. :drunk: One of the benefits of living in northern Michigan is not only having access to a ton of Bells, but also Founders and Shorts.

Alright guys here it is, a quick video showcasing the Mountain Dew wine. I wasn't sure how I'd show the activity in pictures so I made a video. It's popping the air lock about 3-4 time a minute. That's awesome! If I had to do it again I would probably add some corn sugar at the beginning to...

holy sh** guys! You'll never believe this! I've had to put things on hold for a week or so (mid terms) and haven't had time to make a starter or anything. I just walked into the kitchen to get a glass of water and hear fizzing coming from the jug of Pinot Dew!! The yeast finally took off nine or...

Alright, I'll do that. Can anyone give me a quick lesson in making a yeast starter and explain what high krausen is?

Should I get the yeast going first THEN dump it in? I'm kinda pissed it didn't work. Keep the tips coming. I'm going to start a new batch.

three days later and nothing is happening. What should I do? (Besides throw it out)

Alright guys, after 3 long days of shaking the fizz out I pitched the yeast tonight. It STILL had carbonation after sitting out for 3 days. Not much head space but oh well! OG is 1.05, this is the OG of regular ol' Mt. Dew if you want to tuck that little gem of knowledge away for future use...

someone told me a little while back you can fill the space with those glass stones used in fish tanks.

I've got 4 liters of Dew that have been sitting out with the caps off for a few days at about 68 degrees. I'll transfer them to a Rossi 4 liter jug tomorrow and pitch the yeast. I'll add some yeast enzyme too I think to help things. I'm using Montrachet yeast just because I have an extra pack...

It's my first batch and I'm learning a lot. My next batch will hopefully match the secondary when I rack it.

Added a 4 liter bottle of chardonnay to it and crossed my fingers. I think that can only improve the Welch's wine :D

I'll try to fix it. If I leave that much air in the top it's going to ruin the wine I suppose

no, it hardly has any CO2 left in it

Hi guys, I made a 4 gallon batch of welch's wine in a 5 gallon bucket and now I'm racking to the secondary but the car boy is 5 gallons, leaving me a bunch of air in the car boy. Should I fill it up with water or something or is it OK to leave as is?

do you think if I let it sit capped in direct sunlight it will breakdown the sodium benzoate

Mountain Dew Throwback has real sugar in it BTW I'm going to make up a small batch and will report back how it went. Stay tuned!

Is this possible? Edit: pics on page 3

What was your OG? I got my 5 gallon batch to 1.1 with 6.5 lbs of sugar and hope that's enough. How much did you end up back sweetening it?

Hi guys, First post and I've got a question. I'm making this with Welch's apple cherry 100% juice and cote des blancs yeast. Do I have to let it sit for 5 days after pitching the yeast or can I airlock it right after pitching the yeast. I'm using yeast nutrient too if that helps, but...