Recent content by deebee1901

Morning! I made 5 gallons of assorted supermarket juice wines a few weeks ago and have just racked them into their second demijohns. However I appear to have forgotten to add a campden tablet to one of the demijohns (found a tablet on the worktop) and unsure which one. Due to the nature of the...

Due to the lack of White Grape Juice knocking about I'm really interested in your 'experiment'. Have you used the end result in your wine making and can you feed back on your results please? I've put Sultanas on my shopping list, just in case lol. Yours, hopefully ...

Thanks for that Applesnmore. I might just put the paint brush down and go and collect the vine cuttings. I've googled it and there's lots of info on freezing them for Dolmas but very little, i.e., nothing, on freezing for wine making. Really interesting that they have a floral taste. I've read...

Did you end up making this Tau?

I have shed loads of leaves on my grape vine. As I don't have time to use them at the moment, I wondered if they would freeze ok? It'd be a shame to waste them. If they're ok to freeze, any suggestions as to how to get the best from them or can I just put them in a plastic bag and stick them in...

I actually wanted to drink it ASAP (got excited when you mentioned it would be ready in 48hrs). I have finings ready but thought I had to get all of the CO2 out before adding?

Followed your instructions to the letter and alls good except I don't seem to be able to get rid of the CO2. I don't have a wand so used a long handled spoon on and off for about half an hour. I then tried the 'shaking vigourously' method (but had to leave the bung on as my hands aren't big...

Happy days ... it's bubbling every 30 seconds or so but reads 0.994. Doesn't taste bad either for a first attempt. I'll give it the finishing touches and rack it later. Emulsioning a ceiling and wine tasting in the same afternoon should probably be avoided. Many thanks! x :party::nono:

lol ... if I'm not planning on drinking soon ...? I'm off to check the gravity ... :thumb::cheers: Many thanks! x

Thanks both! x

Perhaps I'm using the wrong terminology or perhaps I've just misunderstood completely? The redcurrant has been racked from the primary fermenter into a DJ. I thought that during secondary fermentation I shouldn't allow it to sit on the sediment so that it doesn't pick up the taste of decaying...

Probably a typical newbie query but how the hell do you see if there's sediment in the bottom of a dark DJ? I've made 1gallon of Redcurrant and 1gallon of Raspberry/Apple/Cranberry WoW and can't for the life of me see if they're ready for racking. I could just rack anyway but get the impression...

I tasted it this morning and it's definitely 14% plus. Wow! Still tastes very slightly yeasty - will this disappear with time? It's getting there but hasn't cleared completely yet. IYO is it best to leave it to clear naturally or use finings? And is the aim to bottle as soon as possible or is it...

1 ltr WGJ 1ltr Pineapple - not from concentrate 1 ltr apple juice 700g sugar pectolase cup of strong tea juice of 1 lemon nutrient GV9 Champagne Yeast Juice (no pips) of 3 passion fruits Given the lack of WGJ around at the moment, what could I substitute this with? And does it have to be...

Nope, I've just checked the hydrometer and it doesn't go to 1160 and I remember being confused at why my reading was 60 (didn't understand the 1.060 bit). I had to watch a couple of YouTube videos to understand. So ... What shall I do with this batch? Will it be drinkable if I leave it? If...