dandy New Member Joined Aug 16, 2019 Messages 14 Reaction score 0 Sep 4, 2019 #1 Can anyone advise how you know whether your wine needs sugar prior to bottling, and how much to add? Tried brewing wine once many years ago and cocked it right up by over doing the sugar bit at the end.
Can anyone advise how you know whether your wine needs sugar prior to bottling, and how much to add? Tried brewing wine once many years ago and cocked it right up by over doing the sugar bit at the end.
Chippy_Tea Administrator. Staff member Administrator Moderator Joined Mar 17, 2013 Messages 50,994 Reaction score 18,966 Location Ulverston Cumbria. Sep 4, 2019 #2 You only need to add sugar at the end if you need to sweeten the wine or make sparkling wine.