Back-sweetening: Would appreciate any help with the process and measurements for back-sweetening a batch of wine.
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Easy...Make certain all sugar is fermented out by using hydrometer to obtain S.G. (if 1.00 or below you should be fine, although I usually end at about .995) Clarify if wine is not clear, and add campden and Potassium sorbate according to directions then make simple syrup with sugar and bottled water, add and taste, repeating until you are at desired sweetness...Bottle (age) and enjoy...
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It is sweet and syrupy. Technically it is a reduction but not like cooking down wine vinegar in a pan. The reduction occurs as the vinegar agesin wooden barrels over time the barrels used are smaller. I have purchased three bottles each came with a batch number. I researched and found this to be the highest grade at a reasonable price. I will definitely buy another. You will not need to cook this down to get the sweet thickness of a reduction.
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Sorry to hear about your problem wish I could be of help, but I haven't had that problem with mine yet. Although sometimes when opening a bottle of wine I have to try twice because the cork only comes half way out. I starting to think the product isn't as great as I thought.
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Dear Mindy, I use Cornucopia Kits almost exclusively. In fact I just finished bottling my second batch of the White Strawberry Merlot (I also make the Black Cherry, Tropical Riesling and Blueberry Shiraz. Have a box of Peach Chardonnay I'm about to start). I have NEVER seen any solids of any kind in the juices. I would contact the company immediately and find out what's going on. Personally I would have the kit replaced. Hope this helped, and Happy Winemaking!
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I have no idea - when I used to make my own from the leaves, which I distilled, I added a small amount of vodka to keep it from spoiling. It did not take much. mac
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I would highly recommend changing the yeast you're using. This sounds like missing or dead yeast in the recipe...
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I used 1 tsp. per gallon in my banna multi grain mix and the yeast really took off. Have a shiney day!
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There should be a line engraved on it, but a 1 pint bottle of heavy cream, that is 16 ounces liquid. Along with some vanilla, and sugar to taste. Have fun.
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Not sure what happened to your wine, perhaps Oxygen (air) was allowed to mix and create the bad smell , also some times using too much potassium meta by sulfite (sterilizing agent) will give the wine a foul odor.Rack the wine several times and follow instructions in the kit. If everything fails use the wine for cooking. Good Luck!!
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Get a big sturdy double-mesh strainer, hook it over a deep pot or bowl. In several batches, rub & press hot cooked-to-mush fruit thru w/a med.-stiff rubber spatula, frequently banging the strainer against the pot to force the puree to drop. I make ~3 doz. jars of blackberry jam every summer and I've tried everything, believe me. (I have wild blackberries & they are SEEDY!!) Unlike food mills, very little wasted pulp. If you like, tho, you can put the accumulated waste in a small saucepan, add ~1/2 cup water, simmer & stir for ~5 minutes, and pour off the separated pulp.
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Thinkproducts.com contains the information on back of each bar there. Hope that helps.Val
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I can only offer a "best guess" and it would be "incompletely". Wine Away is the best at what it does but NOT the miracle it claims to be. Good Luck!
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The list is quite extensive, depending on your question. Everything needed to use the kit is included, but fermenter buckets, stabilizer jugs, stirrer and a few other assorted items. You need to look into it further, it is somewhat costly for start up, but well worth it if you use a goodly amount of wine. "Orchard Breezin" is the kit of my choice, Vino Italiano is lots more difficult to use.
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Hello Special Effects is all out and is currently making a new batch of Burgandy Wine that should be done in November/December. As soon as it is back in stock we will have it. Thank You
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Thank you for your interest! The lines are at the following measurements: Good = 4.5 oz., Bad = 7 oz., Don't even ask = 9.5 oz. If you'd like more precision, we recommend the Caloric Cuve wine glass. Cheers!
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The instructions recommend that these kits should be made to six gallons, the confusion arises when many folks indicate that they only make the kit up to 5 gallons ( thereby producing a wine with slightly a slightly higher alcohol content and more body) either volume will generally produce an acceptable finished product.
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Go on utube. Juices are too thick unless you water it down. Wines does work, but only half bottle because of all the fizz it creates. Manufactures do not recommend it.