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Hi all, help wanted for sulfites and bottling... Wondering how late or soon it is for bottling. i syphoned an 11.5L carboy into 2 x 5L demjohn's yesterday and added 1/4 teaspoon of ascorbic acid and 1 campden tablet however there was a slight fizz to it so i thought bugger bottling that now...

i have two 5L demijohns as an experiment of the apple blackcurrant. (also got 2 x 11.5L carboys of one apple and one grape juice) the 2 x 5L ones... apple blackcurrant juice, pectic, nutrient, 1/4 teaspoon tannin, adjusted one to 3.4 and one 3.47 PH, the 3.4 is 1.099 and the 4.47 is...

Has anyone tried this with apple/blackcurrant juice? wondering how that would turn out? Cheers

So having done a few batches in the past im exploring cheap options as i can buy wine cheaper than i can make it. Im doing this for learning purposes not thinking this will make an excellent drop. Im using 99.6% store bought juice with no preservatives etc, 2 seperate experiments, one apple...

google tells me alot about sulfites but i want to ask around here. Its hard to tell whos right as they are all different Is PPM the milligrams per Litre? so if i add one 440mg campden tablet to 5L demi it will be 440ppm divided by 5 which equals 88mg/L, is this 88PPM? what is a good sulfite...

Ive seen some posts saying that berry wine doesnt age long. Wondering about shiraz wine grapes, can that age longer if the PH tannins and alcohol levels are sufficient? like 5 years? Cheers

Searching for grapes and found this link for Shiraz Grapes in Australia ready for harvest in Feb 2019 for AUD$2.30 per kilo plus 20% for freight to Queensland, so $2.76 per kilo https://www.shirazrepublic.com.au/shiraz-grapes/ Looks like i can order a single box around 17-19kg per box as a...

i put it in on the 9th september. it was nearly done. ive labeled the bottles Sep 18 seems like a good fit.

When do people consider the time a wine has started aging? from the moment it goes to secondary at 1.00, a week later? or when its bottled. I have some blueberry wine ive had sitting in secondary since 9/9/18, 2 months ago. Should i consider this wine 2 months old? no sulfites added yet...

Interesting thread, i like those kits but i only make red. i have a bottle that has too much free S02. will it reduce over time? or if i put it in a decanter will that also let it loose some free S02? wondering if i add too much campden tablet by mistake can i just wait a little longer or air...

when you say use more sulfites for long term, do you mean double or triple dose it? my campden tab box says 1 tablet per gallon for bottling, if im bottling long term should i use 2 or 3 per gallon? long term i mean 1-5 year and beyond

it will be dry even adding blueberries. you will need t oback sweeten if you want it sweet adding blueberries will just increase flavour, not sweetness

did you make the brandy too?

bottled a 3 bottles yesterday, well 2.8. one being a tad under full. still had campden tablet in it. left it for a day and a bit before just trying it. tastes fine while drinking, but after i take a breath after drinking it it has an after taste soon after, not right away but it comes, one i...

thanks, i have the red floor corker, looks like it squeezes it and it opens in the bottle? Easy to use. i set the corks to go in about 1mm below the top of the bottle. bottled 2 testers yesterday.