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Ah, good point, I best make it not to her liking, that way she'll never want anymore and I can have it all :tongue:

Thanks all for the advice, just a quick update, fermenting seems to have stopped and got a reading of 0.997 so might be rack and continue with step 2 My next is going to be a rose for the wife so I might do a starter for that just to experience it

Thanks, I'll do a starter next time, I think I just wanted to go by instructions but can see why rehydrating properly first beforehand is better so I'll definitely go that way

Just a quick update, been 72 hours now and looks more active, gravity reading is 1.087 and can hear the activity now, thank you for your advice, I just needed a bit more patience

That's possibly the best pic, there's the odd pop inside now so I think it's picking up. Is it a good idea to tighten the top by only a 1/4 turn to allow air in to allow the yeast to multiply,g then fully tighten it up once it gets a bit more aggressive?

It's in a 23l screw top type Fermenting vessel, should be airtight, I'm not fully relying on the airlock but there's no bubbling sounds inside either. I can get a picture to upload later, I'm just hoping that there's something happening when I get back from work. Does opening the top a few...

Hi Started a California connoisseur merlot kit on Wednesday, followed instructions perfectly, near the end I sprinkled the yeast in, not stirred, screwed the lid on and pushed the airtrap in the bung. 24 hours later not much sign of anything happening other than the crusty layer on top, so did...

That looks nice, I've gone for a California connoisseur merlot 30 bottle kit as the reviews look good for them. Once that's done I might look at experimenting a bit, the elderberries added in with something sounds interesting, or even make a rosé for the wife, will have to think about it while...

I should also add that this concentrate is labelled as 65 brix which is 1.32 sg or 858g/L So if I was to use 250ml of rgc 214.5g 3L rgj @160g/L Then too up with 750ml water 450g sugar It should equal roughly 1.097 sg Also add in tannins, pectolase, citric acid, nutrient and yeast Does that...

Hi Done homebrew a few times in the past from kits but I want to try and make a red wine, I've looked through the WOW thread and many other posts and thought about getting 1L of red grape concentrate off eBay and either just use that or add it with additional rgj from supermarket. I've noticed...