11-11-2007, 08:51 AM
How did you make your wine more dry? 1 cup of sugar in these sugaryjuice mixes is more sweet than I care for.--- "ericlrichardson" wrote:>> ok, i got my ez caps a little while ago but just now decided to try> a batch. well, before i had the ez caps i tried another method of> winemaking that used a gallon instead of 2 liters, anyway i used> like 1 or 2 cups of sugar (cant remember which) with the gallon> setup. it was WAY dry, and i hated it. so with the ez caps idecided> to use 4 cups of sugar for a 2 liter. i put in the 4 cups of sugar> and then very hot water to disolve the sugar. after that i pouredin> a container of thawed welches (everyone seems to use welches)> concord grape juice and then put in the yeast. after that i filled> up with warm water untill it was as full as it should be (about 90%> full). so, its been 5 days of fermenting, i tried it yesterday and> it was SWEET! but i am going to let it ferment for a total of 10> days. i want the alcohol content to get to 17% so that the yeast> will die, which will stop fermentation without the need for any> chemicals. so, has anyone ever tried that much sugar? did it turn> out? how long did you have to ferment? anyway i figure the winewill> turn out 1 of 3 ways. 1) too sweet 2) too dry 3) just right.> personally i am hoping that it will turn out just right. but if it> is too sweet then i can use 2 or 3 cups of sugar for the nextbatch.> also, has anyone tried any of the other winemaking yeasts on the> market instead of just the yeast that comes with the ez tops?> thanks.>ORGINAL POSTER: jokirkev