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    Mistake making by 1st batch of wine

    Ok, so I am still struggling with my very first batch of wine. I still have not bottled it and intended to do so today, but first I wanted to figure out the alcohol %. I did make a huge mistak though, by not taking a reading BEFORE the wine started the ferment, I actually didn't get a...
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    Mistake making by 1st batch of wine

    I actually added one TEASPOON per gallon, that's what the label said to use, and I followed the recipe from How To Make Homemade Wine, did not add tannin though... I made peach wine
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    Mistake making by 1st batch of wine

    JVD- I did not pour the entire bottle of yeast energizer, just a tbs per gallon (I made 5 gallons) and I guess I never had a yeast packet in the first place, that's why I got confused. Has anybody else experienced making wine with "wild yeast", should I add something to it to make it sweet? I...
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    Mistake making by 1st batch of wine

    well, since it was my very first time making wine a lady gave me all the ingredients, I read YEAST NUTRIENT (LD Carlson) on the little bottle and added thinking it was actual yeast. What now? Will it taste awful? Doesn't the taste depend on the type of yeast used?
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    Mistake making by 1st batch of wine

    I just realized I made a mistake while making my first batch of wine. I added yeast nutrient instead of yeast to the primary fermenter (DID NOT ADD ANY KIND OF YEAST) now, I'm really confused because it did bubble during this past week, and even had sediment when I just siphoned the must into...
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