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    hi. corn question

    hi after trying moonshine and liking the popcorn aftertaste but not the high % i was wondering if i could make a corn beer /cider/ wine.. whatever it may be called. i was assuming that with the lower % then i may get more taste of the corn which i would love if anyone has any info please feel...
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    tesco blackcurrant high juice = my bj wine

    unsweetened it was lovley with only 3 weeks age. its finished know, next time i may sweeten and leave it a bit longer, this is my new fav wine
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    tesco blackcurrant high juice = my bj wine

    lol aslong as it gets a laugh :cheers:
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    tesco blackcurrant high juice = my bj wine

    tesco high juice i got 4 bottles then boiled for 10mins then added 2kg of surar threw in the fv and added 4 gallons of water, cup of tee, nutriant, pectolase then yeast and its bubbling away has any one done used high juice before and how was it ? 488g sugar per 1l bottle, then added 2kg of...
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    ribena wine

    gd for you!. 12% isnt silly high
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    tesco high juice 50%blackcurrant wine

    today i took a reading and it was bang on .990 so i put in 3 campden tabs and 2 teespoons of stabiliser 2 stop fermentation. and its still bubbling away could it go beyond 0.990?,as my hydrometer stops at that and also will it make it stronger, taste test from 1.000 was nice strong wine with the...
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    tesco high juice 50%blackcurrant wine

    tesco high juice i got 4 bottles then boiled for 10mins then added 2kg of surar threw in the fv and added 4 gallons of water cup of tee nutriant, pectolase then yeast and its bubbling away has any one done used high juice before and how was it ? 488g sugar per 1l bottle, then added 2kg of sugar...
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    ribena wine

    thats what i like 2 here gayle. how do you calculate the % if you stagger the sugar?
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    ribena wine

    its at 28 degrees and gravity is at 1070 with a potential alcohol of 11% so i was a way off thinking id get to 15% however im still happy with 11% and maybe as it cools this will rise. next time im going to use 3litres of ribena and top it up to 15 litres of water use more sugar and hope i get...
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    ribena wine

    ive got my ribena boiling with 900g of sugar added, ive made a cup of tee with 2 tee bags and gave them a good squash against the side, 1ce its cooled a little im going to add the ribena, tee and 7litres of cold water ontop and mix to give me 9litres. then i will let it cool to around 25 degrees...
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    ribena wine

    also asd it my 1st attempt its all a learning curve, i dont know if i will have to stop the fermentation or not if i do i have the stuff to do it. and yea i want to stop it around medium-sweet and then sweeten it by adding sugar or a little more ribena. just to make it sweeter on the tounge
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    ribena wine

    i will have to add campden for when i add more sugar to sweeten wont i ? also alot of people diss the youngs yeast i think its ok, only used 2 kinds and this was the best my prior winey/ciders turned out to be around 10,12% and fermented to 999. every one told me it wouldnt get down to that...
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    ribena wine

    well aroung 15% was my first thought so im going to stick around the 15 mark
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    ribena wine

    hay im going to make some ribena wine today in approx 1 hour lol, just need some advive. i bought the cordial the 2l one it was on offer i cant find the amount of sugars inside as it only stated it when diluted. dialema. im going to use this method Ribena wine Maths; 1 litre of ribena = 525...
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    1st time making wine a little help needed

    i cant seem to find any recipes i used to find them easy, thanks for the info tho what if im making 4 gallons ?
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    1st time making wine a little help needed

    whats yebbut? to me 20% is fine and i will last the nite lol my dads a whiskey man ive seen me and him go through two bottles in a night lol but as i said if its as low as 15% its still fine plus if its to strong theirs always lemonade for the mother but she can still drink it up lol most...
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    1st time making wine a little help needed

    oh and they have stopped selling steriliser as tanning was in its place dam
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    1st time making wine a little help needed

    thanks once again old bloke i believe its around 800g per gallon correct me if im wrong, i have super wine yeast if its between 15-20% end product i will be happy with that, i want it strong for my summer bbq,z and for giving to mates and family so we can get sozzled cheep and quick my family...
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    1st time making wine a little help needed

    hay thanks were is the recipe ?
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