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Right now, I'm making red wine. I have 4 buckets each are 6 gallons. I tried sealed buckets and I did not see any difference at all except putting pressure on the threading on the spigot but hey, it's just me. I always ferment at 1.0.82 and sometimes 1.090 It takes long time for the CO2 to be...

Right now, I'm making red wine. I have 4 buckets each are 6 gallons. I tried sealed buckets and I did not see any difference at all except putting pressure on the threading on the spigot but hey, it's just me. I always ferment at 1.0.82 and sometimes 1.090 It takes long time for the CO2 to be...

It's yeast by products. Yeast produces CO2 and alcohol etc. When the wine is about to be come dry, the fermentation slows down and you can still get CO2 coming up, even when it's dry, the left over takes time to be release. I've started making red wine and white wine on 27th February, for red...

You start with Step one cleaner to remove any solid objects ( not sure if it's no rinse cleaner) then santize anything comes in contact with your must.

I tried making sugar wash from 1.40 until 1.080. Every time I start doing sugar wash. the fermentation stops working at 1.020 or something. I bought yeast nutrient and it worked.

Heuy, Turfgrasss. I've had 1kg of Lalvin 1118 for almost 5 yeast. I've never put then in refrigerator, sometimes they're kept in plastic jar in dark place and most of the times the lights of the room were on for a few hours. I still use them, and I still make a good dry wine that reaches 11%...

I had before but, I do live outside the USA. Here DHL or any other courier company would charge me a lot to ship chemical substance (If it's liquid only I think)

Thanks for the tip. I will consider using mild soap with hot water just to remove anything stuck in there and leave no perfume attached to plastic.

Thanks for the feedback. The same company sells cleaners with no perfumes. I never thought I would find something like this sold locally. They charged me like almost $300 just to ship 2 bottles of starsan, sure they lasted 5 years but still kind of expensive. As for cleaners, I found these and...

I just found out that Sana sanitizer (Second picture attached) contains 70-75% Ethanol and 30-25% water is it still safe to use on equipment?

Hey guys! I used to buy Starsan from Amazon but it costs me A lot to ship them to my country. I have no experiences in trying other sanitizers and I know household detergents would leave smell in my equipment. I found these in a website and can be delivery cheaper than buying and shipping...

I should try it out since I don't smell a strong sulfate smell from the solution when I crushed the tabs. Could you please give me a link to the online store? I will appreciate it if could.

Thanks!

I'm so sorry, I just got confused. Isn't campden tablets (potassium metabisulfite) as same as k-meta?

I'm sorry. What I meant exactly is the: HM Digital TDS-4 Pocket Size TDS Tester Meter with 0-9990 ppm Measurement Range , 1 ppm Resolution, +/- 2% Readout Accuracy Thanks for the tips.

I'm getting confused reading about using tablets as sanitizer. Some people say 14 crushed tabs, other says 18. I crushed 15 tabs and dissolved them into a warm water. The label says 550mg of active potassium meta. I'm still not sure how many tabs should be used and for how many months I...

I got it :) I made a slurry one and poured it in the bucket, I stirred for like 5 minutes once every hour ( 3 hours total), I left it for 1 day but I noticed nothing. Did I add enough? Or should I have left it for a few days?

you mean like this in the cup or just needs to be thicker like cement?

This is my first time using Bentonite. I read about it but I guess, I've prepared it wrong... I added 2 teaspoons and half cup of water 140F. I stirred for 2 minutes and left it for 4 hours, it is still in liquid shape. What I'm worried about is that if I have to pour it in the bucket or just...

Thank you for your replies. I will try using campden tablets and if that didn't work, I will go for the bleach. I live in a country where alcohol is illegal, so my only choice is to make wine. Thanks again!