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Default how to make wine with typical new england grapes(concord)?

(attributions had gotten sort of mangled; if I'm attributing to the
wrong person, I apologize)

>> "rabbits77" > wrote in message
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>> . com...
>> > Ok, and just one more question on this line:
>> > Â* Â* Â*If 1.000 or lower, rack into clean secondary and reattach airlock.
>> > Â* Â* Â*Rack again after 2 months and again after additional 2 months.
>> > I take this to mean if the SG is 1.000 or lower than immediately rack
>> > to secondary. Otherwise leave it be. Either way, you re-rack twice more.
>> > In the case of the SG being 1.000 you will have re-racked three times.
>> > In the case otherwise you will have re-racked twice. Is that
> >> correct?


While I'm also a beginner, I believe the instructions are meant to be
read as "wait until SG is at 1.000 or lower, then rack". And yes, a
total of three rackings.
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