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    First time using hydrometer.

    Your welcome
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    First time using hydrometer.

    Hope that helps it's what I use to work out what my starting sg needs to be
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    First time using hydrometer.

    1090 should get you around 11-12% if you ferment dry il send you a chart
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    First go without using a kit

    Thanks yooper
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    Any help on a recipe

    Thanks mate I will invest in a ph kit
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    Any help on a recipe

    Fermentation has started now :-)
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    Any help on a recipe

    The reason I'm aiming for a low abv is I'm trying to get a similar tasting wine to a favourite of my partners wich is only 5% that's to low for me so we agreed slightly higher aiming for around 7%abv The reason I added 3l of water was on the advice from a guy at the local hb store who said...
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    First go without using a kit

    Thank you I have active bubbling now :-) quick question if I want to stop fermentation before it hits 1000 ie so the wines not compleatly dry do I use campden tablets for that 1 per gallon
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    First go without using a kit

    No bubbles in the airlock doc I'm at work ATM will check when I get back wich would be around the 57 hour mark since yeast was pitched
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    First go without using a kit

    My must temperature is at 16o so according to the info on the attached image for white wine it should ferment
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    First go without using a kit

    48 hours no activity :-(
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    First go without using a kit

    Thank you doc it's been 33 hours so far and no sighns of fermentation will be more patient
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    First go without using a kit

    Ok I've had ago at making a white wine with out using a kit and just shop brought ingredients I've used 3 litres of water 5 litres of white grape juice 7 litres of pear juice 7 litres of apple juice 1.4kg white sugar White wine yeast Yeast nutrient My og is 1064 Can anyone see any issues...
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    Any help on a recipe

    Ok so I started my batch I've used 3 litres of water 5 litres of white grape juice 7 litres of apple juice 7 litres of pear juice White bourdeoux yeast 1.4 kg white sugar And yeast nutrient My og was 1064 Pitched the yeast 24 house ago What do think does that sound ok for my first attempt...
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    Any help on a recipe

    Thanks for the help makes much more sense to me now
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    Any help on a recipe

    I was going to use just shop brought grape juice just to try a batch and see how it goes
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    Any help on a recipe

    Hi I've made my first batch of red wine from a kit the kit came with 5litres of grape juice and I had to add 17 litres if water. Question is if I make a batch with out buying a kit do I just buy 5litres of shop brought grape juice and as before add the 17litres of water. Any advice on this...
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    Can I add water

    Thanks mate so 23 litres of pure apple juice it is
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    Can I add water

    I'm going to try and make plain old apple cider using store brought apple juice in a carton. I'm going to make a 23 litre batch of cider. Do I have to use 23 litres of apple juice or can I add water ie 15 litres of pure apple juice and 8 litres of water. I brought a cider kit that only had 5...
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