Thanks for all the advice. I think I will just continue as we have been
for now. Maybe on my next purchase of equipment I will order an acid test
kit.
Shelley and I tend to "jump into things" no matter what we do. We once
planted 144 hot pepper plants and we still have a freezer full. At this
point we have around 34-40 gal of wine in the basement. A few people said
that we should slow down for our first year making wine.
I know I need to be patient and we are doing pretty well at not tasting
it too often. I usually pull a sample every two months or so when we rack
them. We are just looking forward to sharing it with our friends but right
now we don't have anything good enough to share.
Thanks again,
Tom and Shelley

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Hello,
We are new to wine making. We started our first batch in April of
this
year. Right now the only testing equipment I have is a Vinometer and a
Hydrometer. I see a lot of other posts about checking the acid levels and
other things that at this point I do not fully understand. Should this be
something I need to worry about or should I just go with taste and
experiment for the first year or so?
The next batch I would like to make is a grape (probably from juice
because of how late in the year it is.) I would consider buying testing
equipment and posting my results for advice if it would benifit the wine.
Thanks in advance.
Tom and Shelley
http://justusinpa.us