adjust sugar for wine sweetness

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Cornbread
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adjust sugar for wine sweetness

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I read this and found it interesting. It is probably in this forum somewhere, but I wish I had seen it earlier. I know it's just common sense.

You can adjust the amount of sugar according to the type of wine you wish to produce:

SG for dry wine 1.085-1.000
SG for medium sweet wine 1.120-1.140
SG for sweet wine 1.140-1.160
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Re: adjust sugar for wine sweetness

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I dont see it working that way but ok,, two ways to do it,1) add potassium sorbate/potassium metabisulfite (stops yeast) then sweeten or
add a little sugar at a time ,untill yeast die then sweeten.

(this should have been in wine/beer)
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Re: adjust sugar for wine sweetness

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Thanks Dnderhead. I got a feeling I will probably get several responses to this. I just like sweet wine (like winoes & rednecks.LOL)
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