Recent content by smacksfrog

I just realized how easy that method can be: Just take the difference in the 2 sg readings and divide it by .211. /simplify Made that so complicated....

Well, I need to drive and go get more yeast balls- I've convinced myself mine are broken. My wine always turns out lower abv than everyone on here and I really don't like the flavor- tart, sour... just not pleasant. It's never been "fizzy" when i sample it like some report... etc. To that...

I had an earlier post about bad results makng this wine and I think this was a big part of my problem. I had little airspace and a sealed jar, I dont think my a. Oryzea was taking off. More airspace and my wine came out much much nicer this last pass.

I have tried this recipe a couple times now always with the same result: a sour flavored wine that I dont like much. I have tried a few different rices, all more or less the same. For the first couple small scale attempts I was pretty cavalier about sanitization but after bad results I got...