I then poured the remaining liquid into a demijohn (in this case a 3 litre dilute pop bottle). Before the dilute pop bottle I used a larger glass demijohn but this was too large for the amount of liquid I had. At this point I was panicking slightly as I have used the same amount of sugar as I should have used for a larger batch, meaning there is a higher sugar content. This will mean a sweeter wine which is no problem! At this point I should have taken a S.G. reading so I could work out the alcohol level at the end but didn't have time so will play it blind.
The next day I had a look at the mix and am happy to report that it is bubbling away quite happily. Now I need to wait a couple of months before racking the wine, then maybe another rack followed by bottling the wine and finally leaving for upto a year to develop. I will update as I go!
Thanks for the update - looking good so far. I had never thought about scooping the floating flowers (or fruit or whatever in cases of other wines) before sieving it all out into a demijohn. This may be the way forward - and I shall try with my rhubarb wine, which is currently in its bucket, tomorrow.
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Congratulations on the job. I wish I'd saved some rhubarb from my dads allotment to make some more wine! He had loads but not sure if he has any left.
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