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Well its off and running... I did activate the yeast prior to pitching and it is already bubbling away! I read somewhere that the wine needs air so I had planned on leaving it in the plastic primary covered with a paper towel held down by a rubber band. Then I read that you should avoid contact...

Hi all, I just started my second batch of wine from frozen concentrates. Nothing pricey just the Old Orchard brand from the local grocery store. This is only the second batch I've made and I have a couple of questions. I just bottled the first batch that was made from the white grape concentrate...

Okay its starting to make sense. I didn't do an initial test due to fears of contaminating the wort. I am getting ready to order another extract so I guess I should learn how to read instructions :) That calculator sure takes some of the guesswork out of it huh?

Okay, so I brought the beer to 60 degrees and followed the suggestions. The Hydrometer comes with a plastic tube so that is what I used to test it. The beer crossed the meter at 1.010 and water crossed at 1.000. Does this mean the meter is calibrated correctly? If so, the beer would only be 3%...

I see this is an older thread but I'm hoping that someone will still read this and possibly answer some questions. First, I have a triple scale hydrometer and every batch I have made thus far (3) always have the exact same readings which is right around 2-3% on the PAV side or 1.020 on the...