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Can someone give me their step by step guide for backsweetening fruit wines from end of fermentation including when to add Pot Sorb and CTs, whether to stir when sugar added etc. Also is it different for juice wines? Thanks, Barry

I intend to backsweeten a couple of wines after adding potassium sorbate. my question is do i do this straight after first rack or do I wait a bit or do i do it after final rack before bottling? Any help appreciated

Sounds good Ive built a tilted racking box that sits about 45 degrees and it works really well

Can I sweeten my pear wine and apple wine up with WGJ or do I need pear and apple juice respectively? Only because I have it in

Thanks Moley.

Just racked my first WOW: SG 1.088, FG 0.990 and would like to get it from dry to medium dry. I have Youngs Wine Sweetner but dont know how much to use to get it to medium dry... anyone have any idea? OR does anyone know another method I can use: I am off work tomorrow so i can shop if need be.

I did a WOW version using pineapple juice: up to 4.25L in a 5L PET and got up the next day and it was all through the airlock and I had to clean and change the airlock about 5 or 6 times within an hour or 2. Its calmed down now although after this (above) it came through again overnight. Will it...

Whats a bottling stick? I assume they are refering to a LITTLE BOTTLER. CLICKY HERE I may purchase a bottling stick they look good. Regarding your tilted racking device: I took the inspiration from yours and went and built one tonight with a little, sorry a lot, of help from my brother in...

Whats a bottling stick?

Checked and its not done 1.009

Thanks Is that slow enough then coz its been there or thereabouts for about 5 days?

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Impressive but how do you get the plastic tube to stay at the deep end because Ive tried slanting it but it just pops up the other side unless I hold it?

How slow do my bubbles need to get to for me to think about testing to see if the wines ready for racking? Got an elderberry going for 3 weeks, now down to a bubble every 30 to 40 seconds?

Thanks Ive tried a clothes peg and it helps lots but moving it lower and bottling then is difficult: my arms not long enough :lol:

Thanks Do you have to syphon it then when bottling or can you pour it in? I ask because if I syphon it i will find it difficult to keep the syphon low enough whilst aiming in the bottles and changing from bottle to bottle.

Everytime I bottle wine I end up disturbing the sediment and end up losing loads of wine: can this be done solo, if so how? or do I need someone to help?

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Okay will do Moley thanks, so from now on I'll take it as done when the bubbles down to about 2 mins. BTW I did my first WOW about 10 days ago SG of 1.088 when adjusted for topping up and its been going really well: I think Ive been converted.

Racked it a couple of days ago with a hydrometer reading of 0.992.