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Thanks Rob, why do you advise only 2 litre's per gallon?

I found the following instructions for making wine from fruit juice for 1 gallon 1. Set up the brewing vessel: 1. Pour 2 litre (i.e. one standard carton) of fruit juice into the demijohn. 2. Add the yeast. 3. Add the yeast nutriment. 4. If the total amount of sugar in 2 litres of fruit juice is...

Thank you for your help gents

Hope somebody point me the correct way, From your experience what is the lowest practical specific gravity to start a WOW wine and then the highest, if this depends on the yeast can advise me on the different types. Also if I feed the yeast with sugar what specific gravity to start adding the...

Thanks hedgerow pete, what is the manufacture and capacity of your steamer.

Thanks for the advice, much appreciated.

Moley, have you made wine from a smoothie, made by yourself and not shop bought?

I have considered purchasing a juicer with a pulp removing facility to maximise the flavour, is this a good idea for wine making or does it have any disadvantages? I was told not to use a smoothie maker because the wine will not clear, this was from my local brewing shop. Do you have any...

I was always told that you can make wine out of almost anything, why is it difficult to ferment sugar water if you can with fruit tea bags, what is the chemical that allows this fermentation?

I have not explained the Alco coke recipe to assist with my question. The instruction was to ferment water and sugar, then after the fermentation is completed, racked off and stabilise. Then to add the coke concentrate, “diet” so the end product will not restart producing alcohol and...

I am planning to brew Alco Coke after finding the recipe on this forum, just one question how many tea spoons of citric acid do you recommend to be added to yeast, nutrient, sugar & water to create a PH of between 3 & 4? After some research this level of PH is the optimum level for the yeast to...

994, depending on which calculation you use? (SSG-FSG)*129 = 10.58% or (SSG-FSG)/(7.75-3*(SSG-1000)/800) = 10.98%

Racked the Fruit tea wine off last night and it tasted great. Thank you for your advice

My hydrometer initial reading of the must was 1076, so after your advice I will wait till next week and re-test Thank you for your help with this issue.

I am new to homebrew and would be grateful for some advice, I purchased two 22.5L carboys which came with caps. These caps are designed to fit both an air lock and thermometer and just push over the top of the carboy glass lip. Started my fruit tea wine must on the Friday and the fermentation...