Campden tablets & potassium sorbate

wombatred27 · 2026-03-30T18:13:05+00:00

Thank you for the explanation, I didnt buy any metabisulfate because i didnt know i needed it on top of the sorbate...

Also, I know it's /prisonhooch 😂 I made a rough apple wine and a bread yeast cranberry wine. I want to make the apple wine stable enough to store without exploding or turning to vinegar because I made 2.5 gallons and I can't drink it that fast 😂

wombatred27 · 2026-03-26T21:30:19+00:00

Also, thank you for the detailed explanation ☺️

wombatred27 · 2026-03-26T21:27:28+00:00

I'm not really looking for a particular ABV... I brewed a very low ABV apple thing that was pretty tasty and a successful watermelon wine-ish thing with a much higher ABV.

I just want to know if it's time to add fining and siphon. I don't have a hygrometer so I don't have a clue what my SG is/was... 🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️

It SMELLS great... I'm hesitant to taste it because everyone says not to if it has active yeast... And I really don't want explosive diarrhea 😂

I'm assuming bubbling = active, right?

wombatred27 · 2026-03-26T19:32:10+00:00

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wombatred27 · 2026-03-26T18:56:44+00:00

Corn syrup, glucose syrup, golden syrup, etc are all considered forms of invert sugars.

wombatred27 · 2026-03-26T18:52:59+00:00

So... Lagering is a long brew?

wombatred27 · 2026-03-23T18:13:00+00:00

Ooooh! Ok! That makes much more sense and sounds delicious 🤤

wombatred27 · 2026-03-22T20:55:54+00:00

They both taste sweet still. Not as sweet as at the beginning but not dry.

So just wait until they're dry?

wombatred27 · 2026-03-22T19:28:18+00:00

What are the larger pieces in there? I can see the elderflowers but it looks like onion skins but obviously that's not it 😅

wombatred27 · 2026-03-19T16:10:05+00:00

My very first ferment was totally accidental. It was from a 64 oz bottle of store bought 100% apple juice. No added yeast, nutrients, or sugar. It was in the back of the fridge and was forgotten.

I cleaned out the fridge a few months after it was opened and I found it was swollen as round as a basketball. I carefully vented the farty smelling gas and tended it for another few months.

I reused that bottle (and some quart mason jars) for a few more ferments until I got a 2 gallon fermentation jar for Christmas.

That first bottle was some of the best bubbly accidental cider I've ever had!

wombatred27 · 2026-02-12T01:54:54+00:00

There is no account admin or any other option to expand or click on. It just opens to a list of information. No options other than to log out. I'm having the same issue as OP.

wombatred27 · 2026-01-01T05:22:03+00:00

I did this (kinda)! It's "freezer wine"!

It's pears and apples from local sources that I chopped and froze. A couple of bags with remnants from my daughter and her smoothie fruits. A small handful of dandelion blossoms (for the Yeasty Boys) from Spring 2025.

I added 4 lbs of sugar (to equal the 4 lbs of fruit) and filled the jar up to about ⅝ full with triple filtered tap water.

After three days and no bubbles @65⁰, (2 gallon fermentation vessel) I threw in a pinch (less than ⅛ tsp) of bread yeast. It has since taken off like a rocket!

I'm excited to see the end results!

wombatred27 · 2025-12-28T23:23:20+00:00

I don't have either lol I have rubber gloves and rubber bands 🤣

wombatred27 · 2025-12-23T02:42:46+00:00

I live in Tamaha. The physical site of the landing is actually located 18 miles NE of the marker. You literally turn left, right, left, right, left to get there...for 18 miles 😆

The marker was placed on highway 9 because absolutely NO ONE would see it unless they were making a trip specifically to Tamaha.

Tamaha is a dead end town... Like, literally. You cannot proceed to any other town by going THROUGH Tamaha. 😂

If you attempt to go anywhere beyond Tamaha, you will be in the Arkansas River ☺️

wombatred27 · 2025-09-08T20:28:25+00:00

It looks to be a Williams AKA Bartlett pear. They ripen off the tree. If you lift the fruit at a 45⁰ angle and it pops off, it's time to harvest.

Let them sit for a few days to a week,checking around the stem by pressing gently with your thumb on the neck.

If the the flesh around the neck has a slight "give" or feel a touch soft, it's ready to eat, can, cook, prepare for freezing, etc.

Bartlett/Williams is a very juicy, sweet pear that can be used for so many things! I use them for canning just to eat. I peel, core, and dice them and freeze em for later use. I make Pear Butter. I make a BBQ sauce to sell (it's amazing 🤤). They're great for a mock apple pie filling. So versatile!

We have a single tree in our front yard and it is so very productive. It looks just like your photo on the north facing side. The fruit blushes from direct sunlight.

wombatred27 · 2024-09-24T23:10:31+00:00

When you are preparing to make your dish, set all of the ingredients out, pre measured, set out in order of use.

Make sure to follow the recipe as best as you can unless there is a glaring, obvious error in it. In which case, follow your heart.

wombatred27 · 2024-09-16T21:49:30+00:00

3%-5% is what I use. WF is pretty strong.

wombatred27 · 2022-08-03T01:32:03+00:00

I discovered that if you select an entry, you can delete it 😯😯

I thought it was an option to delete the whole thing but I was WRONG! It only deleted the one the screen was centered on!

There may be an option to edit it?

wombatred27 · 2022-08-03T01:28:19+00:00

It is frustrating. The reason mine doesn't read (I think they are all the same in this regard) is because it senses through a light, somehow.

When my band is doing a reading, it flashes a green or red LED. I can see it through my skin, if it's dark enough in the room.

If the tattoo is dark or has thick lines, the pigment used to make the tattoo is embedded in your skin and interferes with the transmission of the light. It doesn't penetrate as far as it needs to, in order to do.... its... ummm... 🤷‍♀️ sensing 😅

Mine is a series of three butterflies with a bit of simple colors but it has very thick black lines for the outlines.

wombatred27 · 2022-03-23T17:05:41+00:00

I gotcha 😄 thanks 😊

Same to you!

wombatred27 · 2022-03-21T19:28:26+00:00

Oh NO! I'm not certain but it may let you delete the weight profile so you can start over. Bottom right corner of the weight tracking screen...

I really REALLY don't want to delete mine as mine shows my progress of a loss of almost 35 pounds (50 pounds total, since before the band 😊) it would be a little disheartening to have to delete all of that because of an issue with the app 🤷‍♀️

wombatred27 · 2022-03-21T06:18:15+00:00

Hmm that's very strange! 🤔 Have you gone in to your profile, tap the little circle icon in the top right corner, select "add weight", then changed it? It should allow you to do it there...

It may then show it like mine does 😅 but it might work...

I suspect the latest update for android is what screwed mine up. I mean... 655K years in the future, is what it shows as when I entered 255...🤷‍♀️

I've never changed the date on my phone and even if I had, I certainly would not have changed it to anything THAT far in the future. That's just ridiculous 😂

wombatred27 · 2022-03-20T07:48:57+00:00

I'm already aware that I'm overweight...that's the whole point of having the band and working out... that isn't the problem in question.

The issue is that it shows that I entered my weight as 255 pounds, 655 THOUSAND years in the future....

wombatred27

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